Engineers at Iowa State University have found a way to combine a genetically engineered strain of yeast and an electrocatalyst to efficiently convert sugar into a new type of nylon... Read more
The tiny tube circled an ant’s thorax, gently trapping the insect and demonstrating the utility of a microrobotic tentacle developed by Iowa State University engineers. “Most robot... Read more
Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University pr... Read more
Next-generation permanent magnets will rely more heavily on iron or other abundant materials and less on rare earths Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have o... Read more
A medical device, once its job is done, could harmlessly melt away inside a person’s body. Or, a military device could collect and send its data and then dissolve away, leaving no... Read more
A new kind of single-dose vaccine that comes in a nasal spray and doesn’t require refrigeration could dramatically alter the public health landscape — get more people vaccinated ar... Read more
The THz generation can be tailored simply by tuning the size of the meta-atoms in the metamaterial Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have demonstr... Read more
Systems that allow users complete anonymity are being abused. Iowa State’s Yong Guan wants to add some accountability. The World Wide Web is, in many ways, still the Wild Wes... Read more
“In the future, we can do all of this 3-D video conferencing on the phone,” Nik Karpinsky quickly tapped out a few computer commands until Zeus, in all his bearded and statuesque g... Read more
It has come on like a tidal wave, washing across the Corn Belt from Minnesota to the Texas panhandle, a disease that few farmers had seen until five years ago. Known as Goss’s wilt... Read more
On TV and the Lecture Circuit, Bill Nye Aims to Change the World As the car pulled into the parking lot of a Starbucks, William Sanford Nye unknotted his trademark bow tie and slip... Read more
“This technology could have a payback period of less than one year.” All chefs know that “you have to break some eggs to make an omelet,” and that includes engineers at Iowa... Read more
An overzealous effort at protecting consumer from foodborne illness in California may be having unforeseen consequences on biodiversity, sustainability Clean greens are healthy gre... Read more
Could assembled concrete towers be a viable alternative to the steel towers now used for wind turbines? Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high perform... Read more
Many states are using the technology to scan driver’s licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And while facial recognition tec... Read more
