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| 09/16/2015 |
UNL wins $3.5 million NSF grant for regional nanoscience centerThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln has earned a nearly $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a regional center of excellence in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The Nebraska Nanoscale Facility builds on UNL's highly r… |
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| 09/15/2015 |
NSF award boosts UNL physicist's nanomaterials researchA recently discovered nanomaterial with the rare quality of having both magnetic and electric polarizations may be the key to creating computers and other electronic devices that run at warp speed. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist aims to l… |
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| 09/11/2015 |
Redesigned website provides new tools to study history of slaveryThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln's digital humanists are bringing the American experience of slavery into sharper focus with a newly revamped website that compiles and analyzes 19th century court documents filed by slaves seeking their freedom. Ne… |
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| 09/8/2015 |
Study points way toward 'filming' molecule-light interactionsA new study from UNL physicists could inform the future production of 3-D movies starring light-driven molecular reactions that already play leading roles in photosynthesis, vision and many state-of-the-art technologies. Published in the journal Nat… |
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| 09/4/2015 |
August survey: Nebraska businesses still positive about the economyNebraska business leaders remain positive about the outlook for sales and jobs during the next six months, according to a monthly survey conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Among respondents to the Aug… |
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| 09/1/2015 |
UNL study connects ogling, vulnerability to sexual assaultUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have taken a first step toward understanding why some women struggle to say "no" to unwanted sexual advances and are more vulnerable to sexual victimization. Past research has shown a connection between a l… |
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| 08/31/2015 |
UNL's Fuchs leads team that observes X-ray phenomenon for first timeUsing an enormous X-ray laser -- one of only two such machines on Earth -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Matthias Fuchs and scientists from around the world beat formidable odds to observe one of the most fundamental interactions between X… |
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| 08/24/2015 |
Researchers build, morph chemical patterns on stretchable surfacesWith just a slight stretch of the imagination -- and some elastic material -- UNL researchers have shown how to fabricate microscopic chemical patterns whose adaptability could extend from the physical to the functional. In a new study, the authors … |
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| 08/21/2015 |
Slight rise in Nebraska's leading economic indicator suggests continued growthA July increase in Nebraska's leading economic indicator suggests consistent economic growth for Nebraska through the end of 2015 and into 2016. The modest increase of 0.17 percent is the fifth increase in the last six months. "The July increase re… |
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| 08/17/2015 |
Study: Two major U.S. aquifers contaminated by natural uraniumNearly 2 million people throughout the Great Plains and California live above aquifer sites contaminated with natural uranium that is mobilized by human-contributed nitrate, according to a study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Data from rou… |
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| 08/17/2015 |
Newspaper coverage of missile project featured in Great Plains QuarterlyExtensive media coverage of the nuclear deal with Iran has influenced the national conversation on the potential for nuclear war. Recent tensions between Russia and the United States have led some to refer to the presence of a new Cold War. The impac… |
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| 08/13/2015 |
Study: Driver's ed significantly reduces teen crashes, ticketsA new study that followed more than 150,000 teen drivers over eight years has found that driver's education significantly reduces crashes and traffic violations among new drivers. Young drivers who have not completed driver's education are 75 percen… |
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| 08/12/2015 |
Ag engineers to showcase tractors at Sunday with a Scientist eventThe University of Nebraska State Museum’s August Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will showcase quarter-scale tractors and the science behind them. The program will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Morrill Ha… |
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| 08/7/2015 |
July survey: Nebraska businesses remain optimistic, particularly in OmahaNebraska businesses remain optimistic in their outlook for both sales and employment over the next six months, according to a monthly survey conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. One in three business… |
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| 08/7/2015 |
Program earns NIH grant to study molecular drivers of diseaseWhether metastasizing as cancer, progressing as Alzheimer’s or spreading as HIV, nearly all human disease ultimately originates from a staggering parade of molecular interactions occurring throughout the body. With the support of a new five-year, … |
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