2008

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January


Ethical, legal and policy issues sparked by rapidly emerging technologies

A transdisciplinary team of faculty members and students at Arizona State University has begun a research project to address the growing lag between emerging technologies and the policies and ethics...more

New course examines questions arising with the nanotechnology boom

The science of the small is on the cusp of something big, says Professor Doug Sylvester, who’s offering a nanotechnology course that will be of interest to ASU students across many disciplines...more

Using NASA satellites to detect pollution and protect health

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release December 17, 2007 ASU RESEARCHERS USE NASA SATELLITES TO IMPROVE POLLUTION MODELING TEMPE, Ariz. -- Detecting pollution, like catching criminals, requires...more

 

New York Times spotlights Fernando's ocean wave motion lab

In a New York Times interview, Harindra Joseph Fernando, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, talks about how a wave tank in his laboratory that can mimic oceanic...more

 

Smart antenna systems expand horizons of wireless world

A feature story in Arizona State University’s Research magazine describes work to improve antenna technology, led by Constantine Balanis, an ASU Regents’ Professor in the Department of...more

 

Chinese and U.S. high school students to explore Mars together at ASU

 Electrical engineering professor Jennie Si will be busy in late January and early February with her other role at Arizona State University. She is director of ASU's China initiatives and...more

 

Chemical engineer's NSF Career Award will expand ASU nanotechnology efforts

Nanotechnology research and education at Arizona State University and beyond will be boosted by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award recently won by Bryan Vogt, an assistant professor in...more