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Tulane University researchers have discovered a new magnetic topological semimetal that could one day lead to more energy-efficient computers, televisions, cellphones and other electronics.
Energy Conservation/Efficiency | Research to Secure Our Energy Future | University Research | Tulane UniversityMiddle- and working-class workers’ earnings in the US have been stagnating or sinking in recent decades, according to a study conducted by a team that included researchers from the University of Minnesota.
University Research | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesRaul Boquin, now an MIT senior, remembers the assignment from his freshman year as if it were yesterday. During a leadership workshop, he was asked to write a headline for a newspaper in his imagined future.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT researchers are exploring the secrets behind the conch shell’s extraordinary impact resilience, which could inspire better helmets, body armor.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMany cognitive processes, such as decision-making, take place within seconds or minutes. Neuroscientists have longed to capture neuron activity during such tasks, but that dream has remained elusive — until now.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyYou might be more willing to eat vegetables if they came with indulgent labeling, Stanford University researchers say. Care for some “sweet sizzlin’ green beans and crispy shallots?"
University Research | Stanford UniversityImagine Alexander Graham Bell’s reaction if someone handed him an iPhone and told him that the device in his hand was the same as the large, cone-mounted transmitter he invented and used to call Thomas Watson in 1876.
Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Storage/Distribution | University Research | Northwestern UniversityNearly three dozen higher education organizations, including the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Council on Education (ACE), wrote to Senate leaders urging bipartisan support and passage of the Dream Act.
Immigration | LettersA new camera that builds on technology first described by Stanford researchers more than 20 years ago could generate the kind of information-rich images that robots need to navigate the world.
University Research | Stanford UniversityA new Northwestern University study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly cost-effective way to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions.
University Research | Northwestern University