New research illustrates how birds help to produce rare wild chili peppers
If you've enjoyed some spicy food lately, you might have a bird to thank.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2018
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Engineers develop smart material that changes stiffness when twisted or bent
A new smart and responsive material can stiffen up like a worked-out muscle, say the Iowa State University engineers who developed it.
Materials Science
Feb 14, 2018
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Database for steganalysis of forensic evidence
There is nothing striking or remarkable about the tens of thousands of pictures an Iowa State University research team has spent the past 18 months collecting for a new database.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 13, 2018
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Chemists follow molecules down 'nanowells,' track catalytic reactions in nanoconfinement
Chemists have measured the effects of nanoconfinement in catalysis by tracking single molecules as they dive down "nanowells" and react with catalysts at the bottom.
Nanophysics
Jan 31, 2018
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Engineers develop flexible, water-repellent graphene circuits for washable electronics
New graphene printing technology can produce electronic circuits that are low-cost, flexible, highly conductive and water repellent.
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2018
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Combating data breach fatigue
If you shop online or swipe a credit or debit card when out to eat, you've likely received a notice your personal information was compromised in a data breach. And if you're like most consumers, chances are you did nothing ...
Security
Jan 24, 2018
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Millennials will soon dethrone boomers as largest voting bloc
Dave Andersen sees a significant political shift on the horizon as millennials surpass baby boomers as the largest voting generation.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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Engineers make wearable sensors for plants, enabling measurements of water use in crops
Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then to their upper leaves.
Nanomaterials
Jan 4, 2018
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Researchers developing, testing nanovaccine to protect against the flu virus
For many of us, a flu shot is a fall routine. Roll up a sleeve, take a needle to the upper arm and hope this year's vaccine matches whichever viruses circulate through the winter.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2017
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Corn genetics provides insight into the crop's historical spread across the Americas
Iowa State University scientists have taken a journey through the past by studying the genetic changes in corn brought about by domestication.
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2017
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