ASU scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk
Courtesy of ASU News Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin – weight for weight – at least five times as strong as...
View ArticleAs Brazil ramps up sugarcane production, researchers foresee regional climate...
Courtesy of Arizona State University News By Skip Derra Conversion of large swaths of Brazilian land for sugar plantations will help the country meet its needs for producing cane-derived ethanol, but...
View ArticleArizona State University goes paperless to manage curriculum; promote...
Courtesy of Arizona State University News Governet, innovators of technology solutions for higher education institutions, announced today that Arizona State University, renowned for its academic...
View ArticleScientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global CO2 emissions
Courtesy of ASU News Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind online “game” to better understand the sources of global warming gases. By engaging...
View ArticleEngineering students to help sustain rural communities in Kenya
Courtesy of ASU News By Natalie Pierce and Joe Kullman A group of Arizona State University students will travel to Africa this summer to make progress on a five-year project to help improve the quality...
View ArticleASU scientists strike scientific gold with meteorite
Courtesy of ASU News An important discovery has been made concerning the possible inventory of molecules available to the early Earth. Scientists led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor in the...
View ArticleASU alum helps corporations operate more sustainably
Courtesy of ASU News Growing up in Gonzales, southern Louisiana, Andrea Baty was always outdoors – hiking, playing and exploring. The outdoors taught her about the human impact on the environment,...
View ArticleChemical sludge as new sentinel for human health risks
Courtesy of Arizona State University Thousands of chemicals serving a variety of human needs flood into sewage treatment plants once their use life has ended. Many belong to a class of chemicals known...
View ArticleArtificial leaf jumps developmental hurdle
Courtesy of ASU In a recent early online edition of Nature Chemistry, ASU scientists, along with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, have reported advances toward perfecting a functional...
View ArticleKenya water project earns ASU engineering students national award
Courtesy of ASU Arizona State University’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a winner of a 2014 Premier Project Award from the national EWB-USA organization. The chapter is being...
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