Case Western Reserve University

CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation

Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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'Ethical Adaptation to Climate Change' envisions the good life in a harsher world

Think like a planet - and reorganize society to reflect it, says Case Western Reserve University's environmental ethicist Jeremy Bendik-Keymer. That's a new way of thinking about reversing the tide of climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Discovery of earliest life forms' operation promises new therapies for key diseases

Bacteria provide a well-known playground for scientists and the evolution of these earliest life forms has shed important perspective on potential therapies for some of the most common, deadly diseases. Researchers at Case ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Magnetic nanochain detonates chemo barrage inside tumors

Medicine-toting nanochains slip into tumors and explode a chemotherapy drug into hard-to-reach cores of cancer, engineers and scientists at Case Western Reserve University report.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

CWRU raises wind-energy labs over Cleveland area

Case Western Reserve University and its partners have erected their third and largest research wind turbine — and begun the process of tying into the grid.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Researchers find simple and cheap way to mass-produce graphene nanosheets

Mixing a little dry ice and a simple industrial process cheaply mass-produces high-quality graphene nanosheets, researchers in South Korea and Case Western Reserve University report.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (33) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Engineers propose method to eliminate wasted energy in computer processors

In today's computer processors, much of the power put into running the processor is being wasted.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

How heavy and light isotopes separate in magma

In the crash-car derby between heavy and light isotopes vying for the coolest spots as magma turns to solid rock, weightier isotopes have an edge, research led by Case Western Reserve University shows.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Implanted biofuel cell converts bug's chemistry into electricity: Scientists take step toward cyborgs

An insect's internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially providing power for sensors, recording devices or to control the bug, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University report.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (23) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

F. nucleatum enables breaking bond on blood vessels to allow invaders in

A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people s ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Twisting molecules by brute force: A top-down approach

Molecules that are twisted are ubiquitous in nature, and have important consequences in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine. Some molecules have unique and technologically useful optical properties; the medicinal properties ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electrochemistry controlled with a plasma electrode

Engineers at Case Western Reserve University have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of solid pieces of metal.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oldest fossil rodents in South America confirms animals from Africa

In a literal walk through time along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru, a team of researchers found rodent fossils at least 41 million years old – by far the oldest on the South American continent.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aquarium fishes are more aggressive in reduced environments, a new study finds

An angry glare from the family goldfish might not be the result of a missed meal, but a too-humble abode. Fish in a cramped, barren space turn mean, a study from Case Western Reserve University has found. Ornamental fishes ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers build a tougher, lighter wind turbine blade

Efforts to build larger wind turbines able to capture more energy from the air are stymied by the weight of blades. A Case Western Reserve University researcher has built a prototype blade that is substantially lighter and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast