Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving his astronomy hobby beyond the 20-inch telescope he'd hauled to star parties under the dark skies of Texas and Arizona.
Astronomy
Feb 5, 2020
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Just like a chameleon changes its skin color in response to its environment, engineers have found a way for liquid metal—and potentially solid metal—to change its surface structure in response to heat.
Materials Science
Jan 13, 2020
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A new study that examines the genetics behind the bitter taste of some sorghum plants and one of Africa's most reviled bird species illustrates how human genetics, crops and the environment influence one another in the process ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2019
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NASA's planet-hunting TESS Mission keeps giving astronomers new realities to examine and explain.
Astronomy
Nov 20, 2019
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Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of the world's most productive cropland are due for expansion and replacement to meet the demands of agricultural intensification and climate ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2019
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Iowa State University researchers have found a natural way to add color to clothing using the leftover grounds from your daily cup of coffee.
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2019
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A new study from Iowa State University scientists could flip the established framework for how scientists believe geography influences sex determination in painted turtles on its shell.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2019
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Martin Thuo of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory clicked through the photo gallery for one of his research projects.
Materials Science
Jul 29, 2019
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New research published this week identifies the genomic features that might have made domestication possible for corn and soybeans, two of the world's most critical crop species.
Biotechnology
Apr 24, 2019
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Astronomers from the United States and South Korea have made the first high-resolution, radio telescope observations of the molecular clouds within a massive star-forming region of the outer Milky Way.
Astronomy
Apr 15, 2019
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