Iowa State University, Author Profile

What You Eat Could Impact Your Brain and Memory

January 29, 2019

You may be familiar with the saying, “You are what you eat,” but did you know the food you eat could impact your ...

Experience of Black Doctoral Students Underscores Need to Increase Diversity in STEM Fields

April 11, 2018

Insight from the research is valuable in reversing the trend of underrepresented students and employees in all STEM fields, r...

Chemists Use Abundant, Low-Cost, and Non-Toxic Elements to Synthesize Semiconductors

March 16, 2018

While semiconductors may not contain rare materials, many are toxic or very expensive

Software Aims to Reduce Food Waste by Helping Those in Need

March 7, 2018

A program that distributes leftover food from catered events to the homeless in India inspired the vision for the online, int...

New Research Illustrates How Birds Help to Produce Rare Wild Chili Peppers

February 28, 2018

A new study involving Iowa State University researchers explores how a mutualistic, or mutually beneficial, relationship betw...

Engineers Develop Smart Material That Changes Stiffness When Twisted or Bent

February 16, 2018

In lab tests, mechanical stresses transformed a flexible strip of the material into a hard composite that can support 50 time...

Database Will Help Build Foundation for Steganalysis of Forensic Evidence

February 13, 2018

Steganalysis is of growing interest to forensic investigators analyzing digital photos, which might contain hidden content re...

Chemists Follow Molecules down ‘Nanowells,’ Track Catalytic Reactions in Nanoconfinement

January 31, 2018

Previous studies of such reactions have been limited to theoretical work with simplified models and experiments following a c...

Engineers Make Wearable Sensors for Plants, Enabling Measurements of Water Use in Crops

January 4, 2018

The tool making these water measurements possible is a tiny graphene sensor that can be taped to plants

Corn Genetics Provides Insight into the Crop's Historical Spread across the Americas

December 19, 2017

Corn was first domesticated roughly 10,000 years ago in central Mexico by selecting desirable traits of teosinte, a species o...

Researchers Developing, Testing Nanovaccine to Protect against the Flu Virus

December 15, 2017

Researchers from three different universities are working together to develop and test what they think could be a ...

New Online Database Brings the Genome into Focus Using Molecular Structure

December 12, 2017

The database is freely accessible to anyone on the web, where it allows scientists to study the functions and structure ...

Research Details Genetic Resistance to Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans

November 22, 2017

A recently-published paper shows a gene found in a model plant called Arabidopsis could confer improved disease resistan...

Consumers May Not Recognize Costs, Consequences of Demand for 'Clean' Food

November 2, 2017

Before buying into the latest fad, think about whether it is market-driven or science-based, experts recommend

Researcher Finds Further Evidence That Fats and Oils Help to Unlock Full Nutritional Benefits of Veggies

October 11, 2017

A new study shows that eating salad with added fat in the form of soybean oil promotes the absorption of eight different...