Embracing complexity
Mathematicians from more than a dozen countries will gather at Case Western Reserve University next week to discuss the theoretical world of high dimensions.
Mathematics
Jul 30, 2010
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Studies help understand why some people are so sure they're right
Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western Reserve University may help explain the extreme perspectives, on religion, politics ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2017
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Exposing cancer's lethal couriers: Nanochains mark micrometastases for early diagnosis, treatment
Malignant cells that leave a primary tumor, travel the bloodstream and grow out of control in new locations cause the vast majority of cancer deaths. New nanotechnology developed at Case Western Reserve University detects ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 24, 2012
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A new species of horse, 4.4 million years old
Two teams of researchers, including a scientist from Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4 million-year-old fossil-rich deposits in Ethiopia.
Archaeology
Dec 12, 2013
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Environs prompt advantageous gene mutations as plants grow; changes passed to progeny
If a person were to climb a towering redwood and take a sample from the top and bottom of the tree, a comparison would show that the DNA are different.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 1, 2011
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Research aims to convert greenhouse gas into valuable products with electricity
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing ways to convert waste into fuels and other products, using processes that are energy efficient and powered by renewable sources.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 4, 2024
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Researchers love triangles: Shaped catalysts spark longer, faster-growing, rule-breaking nanowires
A research team at Case Western Reserve University has found that gold catalysts shaped in the form of a cube, triangle, or other higher order structures grow nanowires about twice as fast and twice as long compared to wires ...
Nanophysics
Jun 6, 2012
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Science wins fight over evolution in schools, says Case Western Reserve University author
If you want to understand how evolution has challenged the constitutionality of the separation of church and state, Mano Singham from Case Western Reserve University provides a concise and chronological history in his new ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2009
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Biologists find keys to driving a cockroach
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified neurons in a cockroach's brain that control whether the insect walks slow or fast, turns right or left or downshifts to climb.
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2015
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Dealing with the unexpected
To regain balance from an unexpected slip on the ice can require an abundance of rapid movement, but conscious thought isn't part of the equation.
Other
Oct 22, 2010
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