Kansas State University

Diamond used to produce graphene quantum dots and nano-ribbons of controlled structure

Kansas State University researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals

A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering -- the process by which grasses disseminate their seeds -- were under ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Solar rays could replace petroleum fuels, research shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Alternative fuel sources for cars may have a glowing future as a Kansas State University graduate student is working to replace petroleum fuels with ones made from sunlight.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Cybersecurity experts begin investigation on self-adapting computer network that defends itself against hackers

(Phys.org) -- In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

All wrapped up: Researcher's graphene cloak protects bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a cloak that surpasses all others: a microscopic carbon cloak made of graphene that could change the way bacteria and other cells are imaged.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Graphene Used As Floating-Molecular Carpet To Ornament It With 24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes'

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on graphene.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The right recipe: Engineering research improves laser detectors, batteries

Think of it as cooking with carbon spaghetti: A Kansas State University researcher is developing new ways to create and work with carbon nanotubes -- ultrasmall tubes that look like pieces of spaghetti or string.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From protein to planes and pigskin

Scientists may soon be able to make pest insects buzz off for good or even turn them into models for new technologies, all thanks to a tiny finding with enormous potential.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

1918 flu resulted in current lineage of H1N1 swine influenza viruses, study says

In 1918 a human influenza virus known as the Spanish flu spread through the central United States while a swine respiratory disease occurred concurrently. A Kansas State University researcher has found that the virus causing ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwater

The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Radioactive decay is key ingredient behind Earth's heat

Nearly half of the Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials inside, according to a large international research collaboration that includes a Kansas State University physicist.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

New biosensor may improve food, water safety and cancer detection

A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food safety and reduced health risks.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Economics, physics are roadblocks for mass-scale algae biodiesel production, study finds

Companies looking to engineer an eco-friendly diesel fuel have more red lights in their path. According to Kansas State University researchers, making petroleum diesel completely green would not only bend the laws of physics, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Computer modeling used to study protein involved with cancer, aging and chronic disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new biophysical and biochemical study may lead to better understanding of how structural flexibility controls the interaction of a protein that is closely involved with cancer, aging and other chronic diseases ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovering the bigger picture in chromosomes

By mapping various genomes onto an X-Y axis, a team comprised mostly of Kansas State University researchers has found that Charles Darwin and a fruit fly -- among other organisms -- have a lot in common genetically.

Biology / Biotechnology

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