Millions of tons of plastic are discarded each day, and for much of it there are few options for conventional recycling. But that material could soon find a new and beneficial use thanks to microbes being harnessed by Montana ...
Biochemistry
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Children as young as age 6 develop ideas that girls are less interested than boys in computer science and engineering—stereotypes that can extend into the late teens and contribute to a gender gap in STEM college courses ...
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2021
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Without looking down, Kira runs her index finger across the screen of an Android tablet that she is holding in her lap. For the occasion, she has painted her fingernails bright pink. When her finger touches a line drawn on ...
Engineering
Mar 5, 2012
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Computers didn't start in Silicon Valley. They started here," in Philadelphia, says Jim Scherrer.
Computer Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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Even a small effort up front can boost the abilities and confidence of girls as they anticipate taking challenging science courses.
Education
Mar 6, 2021
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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an iPad app that helps students learn spatial visualization, an essential skill for doing well in science, math and engineering. They have been testing ...
Software
Sep 16, 2013
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A cubical satellite small enough to sit on the palm of your hand is zipping around the world and sending data about radiation to the Louisiana students who designed and built it.
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2021
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Researchers from the Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have sped up the movement of electrons in organic semiconductor films by two to three ...
Materials Science
Oct 18, 2018
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Ten high school teachers spent a week at MIT in July designing and making Frankensteel, a self-healing material inspired by the villain in the Terminator 2 movie. Next up: they aim to recreate the calculations and experiments ...
Materials Science
Aug 29, 2022
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This summer, a group of interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., hoped to make their impact on the center last more than their 10-week term.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2013
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