Iowa State University (ISU)

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, generally referred to as Iowa State, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States

New atomic sensors could lead to a new generation of smart materials

Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley convert diamonds’ atomic flaws into atomic sensors with front-row seats to a quantum world of materials under extreme pressure Since their invention more than 60 years ago, diamond anvil cells have made it possible for scientists to recreate extreme phenomena – such as the crushing pressures deep inside the Earth’s

New atomic sensors could lead to a new generation of smart materials

Printing flexible electronics on almost anything using a new heat-free technique

Martin Thuo of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory clicked through the photo gallery for one of his research projects. How about this one? There was a rose with metal traces printed on a delicate petal. Or this? A curled sheet of paper with a flexible, programmable LED display. Maybe this? A gelatin cylinder

Printing flexible electronics on almost anything using a new heat-free technique

Enabling ultrafast quantum computing

Jigang Wang patiently explained his latest discovery in quantum control that could lead to superfast computing based on quantum mechanics. He mentioned light-induced superconductivity without energy gap. He brought up forbidden supercurrent quantum beats. And he mentioned terahertz-speed symmetry breaking. Then he backed up and clarified all that. After all, the quantum world of matter

Enabling ultrafast quantum computing

Fleets of drones can become real – just a few obstacles to overcome

Search and rescue crews are already using drones to locate missing hikers. Farmers are flying them over fields to survey crops. And delivery companies will soon use drones to drop packages at your doorstep. With so many applications for the technology, an Iowa State University researcher says the next step is to expand capacity by

Fleets of drones can become real – just a few obstacles to overcome

A new class of mosquito repellents based on naturally occurring compounds that are effective in repelling mosquitoes

Nearly 700 million people suffer from mosquito-borne diseases — such as malaria, West Nile, Zika and dengue fever — each year, resulting in more than 1 million deaths. Increasingly, many species of mosquitoes have become resistant to the popular pyrethroid-based insecticides. Today, researchers report a new class of mosquito repellents based on naturally occurring compounds

A new class of mosquito repellents based on naturally occurring compounds that are effective in repelling mosquitoes

Cheap sensors-on-tape can be attached to plants and provide new kinds of data to researchers and farmers

Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then to their upper leaves. This was no technical, precise, poster talk. This was a researcher interested in working with new, low-cost,

Cheap sensors-on-tape can be attached to plants and provide new kinds of data to researchers and farmers

A nanovaccine for the flu

For many of us, a flu shot is a fall routine. Roll up a sleeve, take a needle to the upper arm and hope this year’s vaccine matches whichever viruses circulate through the winter. The most common method to make that vaccine is now more than 70 years old. It requires growing viruses in special, pathogen-free chicken

A nanovaccine for the flu

Quasiparticles could lead to faster circuits and higher bandwidths

Zhe Fei pointed to the bright and dark vertical lines running across his computer screen. This nano-image, he explained, shows the waves associated with a half-light, half-matter quasiparticle moving inside a semiconductor. “These are waves just like water waves,” said Fei, an Iowa State University assistant professor of physics and astronomy and an associate of

Quasiparticles could lead to faster circuits and higher bandwidths

Taller wind turbine towers could enable wind energy production in all 50 states

Sri Sritharan called up a digital map of the United States and pointed to a dark blue band running through the middle of the country. That’s wind country. The blue band runs east from the Rockies to just south of the Great Lakes, then around Arkansas and down to south Texas. It shows where there’s

Taller wind turbine towers could enable wind energy production in all 50 states

An electricity generator that mimics trees

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but electricity might someday. Iowa State University scientists have built a device that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree and generates electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind. Michael McCloskey, an associate professor of genetics, development and cell biology who led the design of the

An electricity generator that mimics trees

Engineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable cheap paper electronics and commercial devices

The researchers in Jonathan Claussen’s lab at Iowa State University (who like to call themselves nanoengineers) have been looking for ways to use graphene and its amazing properties in their sensors and other technologies. Graphene is a wonder material: The carbon honeycomb is just an atom thick. It’s great at conducting electricity and heat; it’s

Engineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable cheap paper electronics and commercial devices

A quick-destructing battery to power ‘transient’ devices

Self-destructing electronic devices could keep military secrets out of enemy hands. Or they could save patients the pain of removing a medical device. Or, they could allow environmental sensors to wash away in the rain. Making such devices possible is the goal of a relatively new field of study called “transient electronics.” These transient devices

A quick-destructing battery to power ‘transient’ devices

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Kan Wang, Justin Valenstein, Susana Martin-Ortigosa and Brian Trewyn, Iowa State University (IMAGE)
Members of Kan Wang's research team gather in a Hach Hall meeting area dedicated to the late Victor Lin of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory. From left to right are Wang, a professor of ...
Iowa State tops $1.5B fundraising goal, despite pandemic problems
For the second time, Iowa State University has exceeding its “Forever True, For Iowa State” fundraising campaign goal by bringing in $1.542 billion by June 30 — thanks to 532,377 gifts from more than ...
Alumni and friends make long-lasting impact through Forever True, For Iowa State campaign
Madisyn Rostro knows the impact of the $1.542 billion that alumni and friends of Iowa State University gave through the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign. With the help of a scholarship and an ...
Iowa State, Notre Dame highlight AP preseason All-Americans
Notre Dame and Iowa State each had three players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team, led by Fighting Irish defensive back Kyle Hamilton and Cyclones running back Breece ...
Iowa State’s Sloss Center continues to strive for gender equity on campus (FOR MONDAY)
According to Andra Castle, assistant director of the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity, the Sloss center will continue to provide multiple resources this year focusing on the ...

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U-Michigan to lead $15M Great Lakes region innovation Hub
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Meet the 5 Iowans who will share their 'fresh starts' at the next Des Moines Storytellers Project
Lessons learned from life-altering experiences" will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park.
‘The poet is a thorough manager of influence’
TNS speaks to Raza Ali Hasan, the Pakistani-American poet earned a BA and an MA from the University of Texas, Austin, and an MFA from Syracuse University ...
Scientists use mathematical concepts to analyze fMRI data
Research led by a Wayne State University Department of Mathematics professor is aiding researchers in Wayne State's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in analyzing fMRI data. fMRI ...