Science & Technology

MagLab Open House 2021 moves online

Published: February 16, 2021 | 10:01 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s annual open house will move to the virtual realm for 2021 with 20 live virtual events, an expansion of the lab’s traditional one-day extravaganza. From Feb. 19 through March 6, science lovers across the world will be able to connect with MagLab scientists to experience all that the lab has […]

Pandemic moves ‘Ask a Scientist’ event to digital realm

Published: February 11, 2021 | 2:31 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Associate Professor of Psychology Sara Hart and Associate Professor of Chemistry Ken Hanson played Super Mario Bros while taking questions about their fields. (Courtesy of Ken Hanson)

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Florida State University Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ken Hanson strategized how to continue his popular “Ask a Scientist,” a monthly event where the community engages with scientists and can ask questions about anything from molecular chemistry to dinosaurs to child development. His lifelong love for gaming led him to develop “Ask […]

FSU professor receives USDA grants to help develop food safety tests

Published: February 10, 2021 | 2:37 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Qinchun Rao, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences in the FSU College of Human Sciences. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University researcher has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop tests that will uncover adulterated or contaminated foods. “These projects will protect against contamination of the food supply that may cause wide-scale public health harm,” said Qinchun Rao, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and […]

International study shows asteroids as past, possible future water source

Published: February 8, 2021 | 4:23 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University geochemist was part of an international team that published startling evidence that a type of meteorite — fragments of ancient asteroids that land on Earth — shows signs it contained liquid water no more than a million years ago. Scientists have long hypothesized meteorites delivered water from asteroids to Earth in the solar system’s infancy. […]

The strategic position: How molecules sit on surfaces drives energy and electron transfer

Published: February 2, 2021 | 10:35 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Kenneth Hanson, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Florida State University researchers seeking to make newer, more energy efficient materials have made a breakthrough in understanding how structure dictates electron transfer across surfaces. It all has to do with how the molecules are positioned. Ken Hanson, associate professor of chemistry, and his colleagues found that the way molecules assemble on an inorganic material plays a key role in how energy and electrical current move across […]

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor will teach robots concept of risk with Toyota grant

Published: January 26, 2021 | 2:06 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Christian Hubicki, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering/Mark Wallheiser)

For Florida State University engineering professor Christian Hubicki, robots aren’t just a tool for the future. They’re a way to understand everything around us. Hubicki, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, will continue that quest thanks to a $750,000 Young Faculty Researcher grant from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). […]

FSU computational mathematician recognized among the world’s most influential researchers

Published: January 13, 2021 | 2:30 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

An applied and computational mathematician in the Department of Scientific Computing at Florida State University has been named one of the world’s most influential researchers by a prominent global citation database. Web of Science, a platform that includes nearly 1.9 billion cited references from more than 171 million records, noted Max Gunzburger, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished […]

GAP competition supports researchers moving from laboratory to marketplace

Published: January 5, 2021 | 2:13 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

A method to improve testing for E. coli in beef and a system for evaluating a product used to reinforce pavement earned funding through a Florida State University program that supports researchers who are bringing their academic work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded faculty members a pot of […]

FSU computational scientist demonstrates how supernovae detonate

Published: December 17, 2020 | 10:34 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

The mystery of how supernovae fully form and function is one of many secrets of the universe that scientists have yet to unravel, but new work by a Florida State University research team has used theory and computations to show how one class of these luminous stellar explosions go from a slow burn to a brilliant detonation. Their […]

FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems to partner with City of Tallahassee on power grid research

Published: December 14, 2020 | 1:20 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Hui Li, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, stands in the city's solar farm west of the Tallahassee International Airport. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

Florida State University will join the City of Tallahassee and other research partners on a U.S. Department of Energy project to improve integration of solar panels into electrical grids. The project, which is funded by a $3.8 million grant from DOE as well as $1.8 million from FSU and other research partners, will develop cutting-edge […]

FSU researchers investigate how face shape affects COVID-19 mask performance

Published: December 9, 2020 | 3:33 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, Science & Technology

Kourosh Shoele, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)

Face masks are helpful in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but researchers believe they can be made even more effective, something that has implications far beyond the current pandemic as masks could become a more commonly used public health intervention. Kourosh Shoele, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College […]

Research assistant VP named to National Academy of Inventors

Published: December 8, 2020 | 12:04 pm | Posted in: News, Science & Technology

In recognition of his decades-long contributions to the biomedical field both through academia and the corporate world, Assistant Vice President for Research Eric Holmes has been named to the National Academy of Inventors. “We are thrilled for Dr. Holmes to receive this distinction,” said Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander. “Dr. Holmes is always thinking about inventive ways to transfer […]

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