Science Education & Policy

New Mercury-Absorbent Packaging May Let You Use CFL Bulbs Without Risking Your Health

Due to concerns about greenhouse gases, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become the rage- even to a point where common sense has taken a holiday, namely when environmental sites fall back on Big Tobacco language like 'unlikely to hurt you' a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2008 - 2:40pm

Optimizing The University- Why We Need A New Educational Model For A New Century

There are currently great needs and great opportunities for improvement in post-secondary science education. As world education improves, we need to provide more students with complex understanding and problem solving skills in technical subjects to allow ...

Article - Carl Wieman - Jul 28 2008 - 9:24am

Math And Young Minds (1st & 2nd Grade)

How do we get kids excited about math? In this age of high tech video games why would a kid want to be excited about math they have to do in their mind or with pencil and paper? Maybe I am just too old, I remember the days before television and video game ...

Article - Jim Myres - Jun 30 2008 - 1:04am

The Quirks Of Quark Stars

Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star. Three exceptionally luminous supernovae explosions have been obse ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 4:08am

Low Carbon Society Claims To Be Economically Feasible In New Study

A Low Carbon Society (LCS) is defined by proponents as one that will make an equitable contribution to the global effort of reducing greenhouse gases to a safe level, combining both a high level of energy efficiency and security. They say the results of mo ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 12:06pm

Microscopic Needles Could Revolutionise Eye Treatment

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/-- LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/-- A new technique that effectively delivers drugs to the eyes, using microscopic needles, could offer hope to the millions of patients worldwide suffering from common eye diseases that threaten v ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 29 2008 - 6:33pm

Ocean Algae Biofuels- A Virtually Unlimited Energy Source

Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in the oceans. Algae are a diverse and simple group of organisms that live in or near water. Certain algal species are high i ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 11:20pm

The Binding Site: Financial Results For The Six Months Ended 31st March 2008

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 30 /PRNewswire/--- Revenues up 17%, Freelite(TM) Revenues up 34% The Binding Site Limited ("The Binding Site" or the "Company"), a privately owned specialist UK diagnostics company, today announces its results ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 30 2008 - 3:30am

Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society Completes First Year Of Three Year Sponsorship Deal With Cilip Carnegie & Kate Greenaway

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/-- Earlier this year the Author's Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) signed a three year deal with CILIP to support the dedicated awards website until 2010. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 30 2008 - 4:33am

Report: Math And Science Classes Are Harder Than Basket Weaving

Children studying subjects like math, physics and chemistry have a harder time gettings A's than students of similar ability studying subjects like media studies and psychology, according to a new report that really doesn't surprise anyone. Durha ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 6:27pm