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We’re not alone – but the universe may be less crowded than we think

By Guest PostAugust 1, 2015Scienceepilepsie, erwaermung in bergregionen stalagmiten aus hoehlen, generic you, Hubble Space Telescope, letzte interglazial, letzte warmzeit, linguistic device, martin truessel, melchsee frutt region, michigan state university, paul wilcox, simulations, universe

There may be far fewer galaxies further out in the universe then might be expected, according to a new study led by Michigan State University.

Over the years, the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to look deep into the universe. The long view stirred theories of untold thousands of distant, faint galaxies. The new research, appearing in the current issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, however, offers a theory that reduces the estimated number of the most distant galaxies by 10 to 100 times. (more…)

New book aims to clear up ‘hookup culture’ confusion

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As students return to campus post-holiday break, a Michigan State University professor has released an e-book she hopes will demystify the “hookup culture” that often accompanies the college social scene. (more…)

Do financial experts make better investments?

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Financial experts do not make higher returns on their own investments than untrained investors, according to research by a Michigan State University business scholar.

The first-of-its-kind study analyzed the private portfolios of mutual fund managers and found the managers were surprisingly unsuccessful at outperforming nonprofessional investors. The findings suggest average investors might be better served to handle their own portfolios rather than pay the often-high fees charged by mutual fund managers, said Andrei Simonov, associate professor of finance. (more…)

Boosting armor for nuclear-waste eating microbes

By Guest PostOctober 31, 2014Environment6 am, allison speers, clean up, delong he, dena cologgi, detect water, gemma reguera, geobacter bacteria, groundwater, jonathan disselhorst, michigan state university, microbe, nuclear waste, sheila goodman, smart paper, uranium

A microbe developed to clean up nuclear waste and patented by a Michigan State University researcher has just been improved.

In earlier research, Gemma Reguera, MSU microbiologist, identified that Geobacter bacteria’s tiny conductive hair-like appendages, or pili, did the yeoman’s share of remediation. By increasing the strength of the pili nanowires, she improved their ability to clean up uranium and other toxic wastes. (more…)

Becoming an expert takes more than practice

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2014Sciencealiso canyon disaster, benjamin eickmann, curt oldenburg, expert, gesteine des pongolabeckens, globale umweltverschmutzung, malcolm gladwell, michigan state university, natural gas release, practice, princeton university, psychology, rice university, ronny schoenberg, scrabble, vanderbilt university, worst

Practice doesn’t make it perfect.

Deliberate practice may have less influence in building expertise than previously thought, according to an analysis by researchers at Princeton University, Michigan State University and Rice University. (more…)

Evolutionary compromises drive diversity

By Guest PostSeptember 13, 2014Sciencecompromise, computer simulations, ecosystems, eflower project, ersten bluetenpflanzen, fish feed, fossil record, herve sauquet, juerg schoenenberger, lemurs, Madagascar, maria von balthazar, michigan state university, microbeads, ur bluete

EAST LANSING, Mich. – To paraphrase the Rolling Stones: We can’t always get everything we want in life, but we get what we need. Michigan State University researchers believe this is a powerful principle in evolution as well. Trade-offs, which are evolutionary compromises, drive the diversity of life, said Chris Adami, MSU professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. (more…)

Alum is innovator

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UD alum leads Michigan State research team in development of solar concentrator

A team of researchers at Michigan State University, which is being led by a University of Delaware alumnus, has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.

It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. (more…)

Strider-like water sensor will help detect contaminants in water

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2014Environmentdetect, environmental disaster, gesunder menschenverstand, gewaltige wallberge, ibm q, katie pooley, lakes, michigan state university, philip walther, quantenrennen, quantum algorithms, quantum computing processors, reinhard drews, rivers, roi baudouin schelfeis, streams

To help clean up an oil spill or any other kind of environmental disaster, sometimes humans can learn a thing or two from nature.

A team of researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering is creating a kind of robotic sensor that could eventually be used to collect environmental pollution data from rivers, streams and lakes. (more…)

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