Knowledge & Discovery

Nanoink, Printing Technologies Could Enable Electronics Repairs, Production in Space
Researchers — as well as a toy Cy the Cyclone — test their nanoink and printer technologies during a NASA microgravity flight. Pictured, left to… Read More

Nov 22, 2024
Inaugural Iowa Biosciences Showcase Helps Bioscience Startups Chart Their Entrepreneurial Journey
More than 75 innovators, representing 15 early-stage startup companies, participated in the inaugural Iowa Biosciences Showcase, September 17, 2024, at the Iowa State University Research… Read More

Nov 22, 2024
Young Families Are Leaving Many Large US Cities − Here’s Why That Matters
Parents and educators rally at Boston City Hall demanding urgent action to improve the city’s public schools. Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via… Read More

Nov 21, 2024
Why School Police Officers May Not Be the Most Effective Way to Prevent Violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe. Portland Press Herald via Getty Images In 1975, only… Read More

Nov 19, 2024
Linking Data on Genetics, Traits and Environment Gives Crop Breeders a Wider Lens
The intricate interplay between weather and genes is difficult to untangle and the research focus of Jianming Yu, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University. Illustration… Read More

Nov 13, 2024
A New Wrinkle in Turtles: Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
A giant musk turtle is one of the two species of turtles studied by a research team led by Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution… Read More

Nov 11, 2024
Only 5.3% of Welders in the US Are Women. After Years as a Writing Professor, I Became One − Here’s What I Learned
The author welds a headboard. Jo Mackiewicz Read More

Nov 6, 2024
Engineers build zero-trust, real-time cybersecurity tools to protect renewables on the grid
Researchers are working to protect power grids that include renewable resources such as wind or solar farms. These Central Iowa Power Cooperative transmission lines are… Read More

Oct 21, 2024
Understanding How Plants Balance Growth and Survival, One Cell at a Time
Hongqing Guo, assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, inside a plant growth room in the basement of the Advanced Teaching and Research Building. Read More

Oct 18, 2024
Empowering Rural Electric Infrastructure Resilience
A team selected for strategic-plan seed funding during the spring 2024 Community Vitality Research and Innovation Roundtable recently received a three-year $1.5 million award from… Read More

Oct 8, 2024