Research at the Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (Bio-CAT) synchrotron x-ray facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne provides another, important step toward a full explanation of stretch activation, which also plays an important role in mammalian cardiac expansion and contraction.
Blog Archive
Solar Cells – Brian Albert
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Why aren’t we using solar technology already?
Move Things With Your Mind… With the Help of Wearable Robots, by Minna Krejci
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011The idea for the use of the robot came from what is known about how the brain usually controls movement of the body. Imagine moving your arm: first, your brain tells your arm where to go. As your arm moves, nerves in your arm relay information back to the brain about the arm’s position.
C2ST Welcomes Artist and Astronomer Jose Francisco Salgado to talk about “The Moon”
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Come to “The Moon.” An visual exploration into what we know about the Earth’s only natural satellite and what the government is doing to get us back there. http://c2st.org/uncategorized/the-moon. José Francisco Salgado is an astronomer and visual artist at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and Executive Director of KV 265, a non-profit organization whose mission is the communication of science through art.
Electrons, Molecules, and the Bigger Pictures, by Sarah Plumridge
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010Mark Ratner, chair of Northwestern University’s chemistry department, Dumas University Professor of Chemistry, and co-director of the Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), talked to Medill Reports about molecular electronics, what it means to be a theoretical chemist, and the gratification that comes with science.
Your Heart in 3D
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010At the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in November, Lang and colleagues presented several exciting new uses of 3D Echo to improve surgical procedures and patient outcomes.
Chicago’s Dark Matter Photographs! Hot Off the Presses!
Monday, December 13th, 2010Chicago’s Dark Matter: WIMP’s of the Underground was an awesome discussion in the makings of the our galaxies.
Why America Must Win the Supercomputing Race, by Eric Isaacs
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010…the nation with the best and fastest supercomputers will attract the best scientific and engineering talent from around the world. And if the United States loses a generation of our top technological talent to another nation, we will feel the impact of that loss for decades to come.
Dark Matter? Dark Energy? What’s the Difference?
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Chicago’s Dark Matter: WIMPs of the Underground is an exploration into whether or not the WIMP is the best candidate for Dark Matter. Register today for the lecture! – http://bit.ly/CDMWIMP
