New mineral, 'priscillagrewite,' named in honor of renowned Nebraska geologist
The greatest Christmas present Priscilla Grew received last year was an email.
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2020
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Buffer could limit environmental spread of antibiotic resistance
Many livestock receive antibiotics that protect against bacterial diseases. But over time, antibiotics also trigger the evolution of bacteria that can resist them. Those antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in turn, can pass along ...
Ecology
Sep 7, 2020
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To the choir: Forward-thinking faculty sharing innovations mostly among themselves
Eager to learn the latest in instructional practices that research says will better engage and educate her students, an assistant professor of biochemistry attends a virtual workshop devoted to exactly that.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2020
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Physicist proposes way to record shutter speeds of molecule-glimpsing 'cameras'
Capturing frames of photosynthesis and other molecular gymnastics in action means reaching a shutter speed that makes fast look very, very slow—so fast that physicists are just now working their way up to it.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 5, 2020
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Study finds gay and bisexual youth more likely to abandon churchgoing as they reach adulthood
Religious beliefs have shaped societal attitudes toward sexual minorities, with many religious denominations vocally opposing expanded sexual minority rights. Because of this stigmatization, lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2020
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It's a trap! Study finds effects of weather, time on wildlife sightings
Since the early 1900s, ecologists and conservationists have glimpsed wildlife via camera traps: temporary photo stations that capture evidence of whatever animals wander by. As a low-investment and unobtrusive technique, ...
Ecology
May 26, 2020
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Paper focuses on investing wisely in sustainable intensification research
When you decide to make a large investment in something—for example, a house—you likely ask yourself a series of questions to gauge if it's a smart buy. Will the size and type of house you've chosen, in a given city or ...
Environment
May 26, 2020
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Study yields breakthroughs in understanding failure of high-performance fibers
Pull 'n' peel. For many, the phrase probably conjures the signature bundles of red licorice (and the only real way to eat them). To material scientists like the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Yuris Dzenis and his colleagues, ...
Materials Science
May 20, 2020
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'Strange effect' raises possibility of smaller, smarter optical filters
Polarization, in sync. On the macro, everyday level, it reads as an oxymoron. To the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Xia Hong and her fellow nanoscientists, though, the apparent contradiction makes a kind of harmonious ...
Nanophysics
Apr 29, 2020
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Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils
On the surface, it resembles a stainless steel spear, roughly 6 feet long with a silver-dollar diameter that ends in a 30-degree point.
Environment
Apr 7, 2020
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