Lemelson-MIT Program awards InvenTeam® grants to high school students nationwide
13 student teams receive up to $10k for invention projects that address local & worldwide problems
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Divide and conquer: a new formula to minimize ‘mathemaphobia’
Maths – it’s the subject some kids love to hate, yet despite its lack of popularity, mathematics is critical for
Read moreRIT Professor Emeritus Linda Barton honored by American Physical Society
APS names Barton the 2021 Jonathan F. Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert Award recipient
Read moreWhy is fertilizer used in explosives? (video)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2020 — Over the last century, the compound ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30
Read moreThe Lemelson-MIT Program and Beyond Benign introduce new Green Chemistry Activity Guide
The JV InvenTeams Green Chemistry Activity Guide encourages students to use green chemistry principles to invent bioplastics.
Read moreStudy: Free-college programs have led to large enrollment increases at two-year institutions
Especially among historically underserved students
Read moreARPHA and Pensoft launch one-stop preprint & journal submission in selected journals
Authors in participating ARPHA-hosted journals can now post their manuscripts on ARPHA Preprints upon submission in a click
Read moreShowcasing successful women’s STEM achievements, a social vaccine against gender stereotypes
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is collaborating on a study that evaluates the effectiveness of female role models in promoting scientific and technological vocations for girls
Read moreUniversity of Sydney research could lead to customised cochlear implants
Research could lead to better hearing in noisy environments
Read moreResearch network aims to improve learning outcomes for students underrepresented in STEM
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields lack diversity. It is an issue that a group of University of Minnesota-led
Read moreHow is STEM children’s programming prioritizing diversity?
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Children’s television programming not only shapes opinions and preferences, its characters can have positive or negative
Read moreLaser technology measures biomass in world’s largest trees
Laser technology has been used to measure the volume and biomass of giant Californian redwood trees for the first time,
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