Research
2012 Mag Lab Open House
Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory held its 18th annual open house. About 5,000 people attend the event each year which features several demonstrations including the Electric Pickle, Potato Launcher and Einstein Ice Cream.
Researcher delves into racial disparities in autism diagnoses
FSU researcher Martell Teasley has conducted a study that revealed African-American children tend to be diagnosed with autism later than white children, which results in a longer and more intensive intervention.
Mag Lab open house preview: cryogenics
Graduate Assistant, Ernesto Bosque, shows us what happens when you put a balloon, or flowers, into the liquid nitrogen.
Mag Lab open house preview: Tesla Coil
Electronics Engineer Andy Powell gives an electrifying demonstration of a Tesla coil.
Mag Lab opens doors to community to celebrate science
If you like to see things ignite, levitate or go kaboom, don’t miss the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems’ annual, joint Open House on Saturday, Feb. 18. It’s fun for the whole family — and you’re sure to learn something new, too.
How do children learn to read silently?
When a beginning reader reads aloud, her progress is apparent: Hunched over a book, little index finger blazing the way, she moves intently from sound to sound, word to word.But when that same child reads silently, it’s much harder to measure how much she is reading –– or understanding. Yet as she advances through school, teachers will expect her to learn increasingly through silent rather than oral reading. Researchers at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University will tackle that paradox over the next four years. Funded by a $1.6 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, a team headed by FCRR researcher Young-Suk Kim will examine a poorly understood area of literacy: the relationship between oral and silent reading, and how those skills, in turn, relate to reading comprehension.
FSU unveils its first CNG car
Florida State University rolls out its first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) car. FSU’s Office of Research teamed up with American Honda to build the environmentally friendly vehicle from the ground up.
Official ribbon cutting of new FAR building
Florida State University officially cut the ribbon on the new Facility for Arts Research. The FAR building will combine the physical and digital art world together.
Inter-American Seas Research Consortium draws crowd
This ISRC symposium is devoted to exploring the relevant "hot topic" research areas within each of the institute's three theme areas: Coastal and Marine Science; Societies, Culture, and Connections; Law, Risk, and Governance.
Go 3D with FSU’s new Facility for Arts Research
FSU’s new Facility for the Arts Research will combine the physical and digital art worlds together. The FAR Building will allow artists to collaborate with each other using different forms of technology such as 3D printers.