Penn researchers lay groundwork to better understanding optical properties of glass

Penn researchers lay groundwork to better understanding optical properties of glass 09/22/2017 05:52 PM EDT Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated a new packing of glass with unique optical properties. What they learned could lead to innovations in technology, such as glass with different mechanical properties, and may elucidate some fundamental aspects of glass formation. Full story at https://news.upenn.edu/news/penn-researchers-lay-fundamental-groundwork-better-understanding-optical-properties-glass Source University of Pennsylvania This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111

Smartphone app aims to allow parents, coaches, medics to detect concussion, brain injuries

Smartphone app aims to allow parents, coaches, medics to detect concussion, brain injuries 09/22/2017 01:09 PM EDT University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field: on the sidelines of a sports game, on a battlefield or in the home of an elderly person prone to falls. This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111

Biologist reaches into electric eel tank, comes out with equation to measure shocks

Biologist reaches into electric eel tank, comes out with equation to measure shocks 09/22/2017 05:54 PM EDT Vanderbilt University researcher Ken Catania stuck his arm into a tank with small eel 10 times--the only way to get accurate measurements of the circuit created by animal, arm and water. Full story at https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/09/14/biologist-reaches-into-electric-eel-tank-comes-out-with-equation-to-measure-shocks/ Source Vanderbilt University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111

Changes in nonextreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences

Changes in nonextreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences 09/22/2017 05:55 PM EDT Major floods and droughts receive a lot of attention in the context of climate change, but University of Illinois researchers analyzed over five decades of precipitation data from North America to find that changes in nonextreme precipitation are more significant than previously realized and larger than those in extreme precipitation. These changes can have a strong effect on ecosystems, agriculture, infrastructure design and resource management. Full story at https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/556646 Source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111

For worriers, expressive writing cools brain on stressful tasks

For worriers, expressive writing cools brain on stressful tasks 09/22/2017 05:54 PM EDT Chronic worriers, take note: Simply writing about your feelings may help you perform an upcoming stressful task more efficiently, finds a Michigan State University study that measured participants' brain activity. Full story at http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2017/for-worriers-expressive-writing-cools-brain-on-stressful-tasks/ Source Michigan State University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111