Content by Michigan Technological University
Recent study indicates that blasts that create gamma-ray bursts may actually exceed the speed of light in surrounding gas clouds, but do so without violating Einstein's theory of relativity
Synthetic chemicals are ever-present in modern life—in our medications, cosmetics and clothing—but what happens to them when they enter our municipal water supplies?
One hundred. That's the number researchers argue is a pragmatic quantity of nuclear weapons for any nation to have
A research team led by Michigan Technological University set out to find what makes STEM integration tick
About half of the landfills in the US collect and burn methane, mitigating the danger but still contributing to atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide levels
MTU assistant professor Emily Dare and her team found that there is less consistency in teaching practices for STEM than the K-12 educational community may assume
An MTU research team has created a heat-releasing reaction between carbon dioxide and sodium to synthesize 3-D surface-microporous graphene
A person doesn't have to get sick to catch a virus. Researchers hope to catch viruses for detection and vaccinations by understanding their sticky outer layers
Xiaohu Xia Wins CAREER Award for work involving color-coded testing of diseases
Crybaby: the vitamins in your tears
Many innovators and inventors feel they have squandered hours fruitlessly rifling through old patents on the US Patent and Trademark Office website, trying to figure out which are still active
Researchers aim to make such cloaks more practical
This consistency across studies contrasts with the language used by climate change doubters