Author: Diana Lutz

A molecule thought to contribute to the development of heart disease appears instead to help suppress it, according to School of Medicine researchers.

WillAn astrophysicist at Washington University in St. Louis is disputing the claim that measurements of light bending are useful for determining the speed of gravity.

Richard Loomis and graduate student Dave Boucher work with a laser system.Understanding the mechanisms and physics of a chemical reaction at the most fundamental level could provide valuable insights for the field of chemistry.

Predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity waves are expected to reveal previously unattainable mysteries of the universe.

International mathematicians will convene at the University May 30-June 1; the conference is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Danica Anderson’s and Cory Simpson’s theses were judged to be the most outstanding among eight nominated for the annual award.

Science & Technology Tip Sheet

Lewis the robotic photographerMay and June are prom, graduation and wedding months, times when the family camera gets a steaming workout. Computer scientists at Washington University in St. Louis can take that camera out of your designated photographer’s hands and perch it atop Lewis, the world’s first robotic photographer.

Eighty percent of the United States soybean crop is genetically modified (GM).The clear, cold logic of science is the only approach that can take the hysteria out of the hot debate over genetically modified (GM) crops, says a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis. Barbara Schaal, Ph.D., Washington University professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, told an international gathering of biotechnology researchers at Washington University that GM crops need more close scrutiny and less fear.

Da-Ren Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and environmental engineering science at Washington University in St. Louis, has developed material for one using nanofibers so tiny and skinny that the entry of harmful particles as minute as viruses and bacteria is nearly impossible.