“If you can make concrete very impermeable, so that salt doesn’t go through, then you can extend the life to a hundred years rather than 20,
Archive for January, 2010
Paving a Smarter, Greener Road, by Todd Loesch
Friday, January 29th, 2010Brain-stimulating possibilities in battling disease, by Daniel Peake
Friday, January 29th, 2010“The brain uses electricity to function; it is an intricate electrical system. DBS [deep brain stimulation] is a manual electrical system that can control the brain’s electrical system. It’s not as though this is some strange and sundry phenomenon: It makes sense,”
Current Trial Tests Whether Coenzyme Q10 Can Slow Down Parkinson’s Disease, by Elizabeth Brandon
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010“So we very much think that this has a great promise for improving the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, and if it really does slow it down, it will be the first drug that has definitively been shown to do so,” said Dr. Flint Beal…
Blink again: Artificial muscle holds promise for alleviating facial paralysis, by Anne Boyd
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Beyond rehabilitating the ability to blink, the artificial muscle technology may have applications for other parts of the face and even prove beneficial in relieving incontinence and acid reflux.
Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity
Apr 17, 2010This all-day symposium will focus on building an identity for women in science in the Chicagoland region.
Members-Only Site is Up!
Monday, January 25th, 2010C²ST’s Members-Only Site is up!!!
The Global Nuclear Future
Feb 8, 2010One of the greatest demands of our time is a sustainable and secure supply of energy.
Ciera Inaugural Keynote Lecture
Feb 5, 2010Science Fiction has deluged us with images of our Milky Way Galaxy teeming with habitable planets and populated by advanced civilizations engaged in interstellar communication, commerce, and conflicts. Back in our real universe, Earth-like planets and extraterrestrial life have proved elusive.
Malcolm MacIver Works as Script Consultant for New Show ‘Caprica’, by Emily Ayshford
Friday, January 22nd, 2010“This has the potential to improve science literacy in an indirect but powerful way,” he says. “A lot of people shut down when they see a scientist lecturing. Rather than fight that, we want to improve the quality of science in movies and TV, and I’m really excited to have a hand in that.”
Gold Coaster Seeks Science Awareness, by Felicia Dechter
Thursday, January 21st, 2010“We need to improve the importance of our education system so our students have an education that fits them for a competitive world,”
