Science & Technology

FSU’s virtual ‘Art in STEM’ exhibition brings the beauty of science to a worldwide audience

Published: April 7, 2021 | 2:35 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News, Science & Technology

Timothy Hua, “Brain Organoid in a Test Tube,” depicts a human brain model that will improve understanding of and treatment for a type of pediatric cancer, captured by microscope, 2019.

Florida State University’s Graduate Women in STEM organization will present the seventh annual “Art in STEM” exhibit April 9, again using a virtual platform to invite viewers from across Florida, the U.S., and the world to experience the intersection of art and science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This exhibit provides a creative outlet for the Florida State community to explore the beauty […]

International study discovers ancient meteoritic impact over Antarctica 430,000 years ago

Published: April 2, 2021 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Particles from an exploding meteor that reached the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago. The particles are evidence of an airburst — a large meteorite or comet collision with the atmosphere that leaves no crater behind — that created a jet of melted and vaporized meteoritic material that passed through the atmosphere to reach the Earth’s surface. (Courtesy of Scott Peterson / micrometeorites.com)

A Florida State University geochemist and postdoctoral scholar were part of an international research team that has found new evidence of a low-altitude meteoritic touchdown event reaching the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago. The geological record has long shown evidence of meteorite collisions with Earth, but scientists had previously only known of two airbursts […]

Roach-like bug lights way to understanding how muscles work

Published: March 29, 2021 | 3:00 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in science, it sometimes takes a thousand photos to tell the whole story. Florida State University researchers have assembled the first atomic-level resolution image of part of a molecule that produces force in muscle contraction, an accomplishment that is opening new avenues of research into […]

FSU researchers discover how ‘cryptic species’ respond differently to coral bleaching

Published: March 16, 2021 | 1:20 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Erika Johnston, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biological Science and a co-author of the paper, at a coral reef in Moorea. (Florida State University/Christopher Peters)

Certain brightly colored coral species dotting the seafloor may appear indistinguishable to many divers and snorkelers, but Florida State University researchers have found that these genetically diverse marine invertebrates vary in their response to ocean warming, a finding that has implications for the long-term health of coral reefs. The researchers used molecular genetics to differentiate […]

FSU researchers enhance quantum machine learning algorithms

Published: March 16, 2021 | 8:57 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

William Oates, the Cummins Inc. Professor in Mechanical Engineering and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering/Mark Wallheisier)

A Florida State University professor’s research could help quantum computing fulfill its promise as a powerful computational tool. William Oates, the Cummins Inc. Professor in Mechanical Engineering and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Guanglei Xu found a way to automatically infer parameters used in […]

FSU researchers use pressure-sensitive molecular materials to harness cooling technology

Published: March 9, 2021 | 12:07 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Air conditioners, refrigerators and other machines that heat and cool work with a simple premise. Pressure is applied to a gaseous refrigerant to turn it into a liquid state and then removed again so cold air is released. That cycle repeats. But it isn’t the most efficient or environmentally friendly process. And now, researchers from […]

Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee offers remote space mission simulator

Published: March 1, 2021 | 11:41 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

A student participates in a virtual Europa Encounter mission. (Courtesy of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee)

When the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed some of the in-person activities typically offered by Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, the science center created an online space mission that has since been used by hundreds of students. The center, which is the K-12 outreach facility of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, adapted its on-site space mission simulator […]

FSU College of Arts and Sciences announces new interdisciplinary data science program

Published: March 1, 2021 | 10:31 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

Florida State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary graduate program that will welcome its first students in Fall 2021. The FSU Interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Degree Program, or IDS, leverages FSU’s strengths in computer science, mathematics, scientific computing and statistics to prepare students for contemporary careers in […]

FSU researchers develop battery component that uses compound from plants

Published: February 22, 2021 | 2:08 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

From left, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering associate professor Daniel Hallinan Jr. and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering assistant professor Hoyong Chung. Their research developed a way to use lignin, a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid, in the electrolytes of batteries. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University research team has developed a way to use a material found in plants to help create safer batteries. Using the organic polymer lignin — a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid — the team was able to create battery electrolytes. Their research was published as the […]

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 […]

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