Science & Tech

ASU startup makes a simultaneously gravity-defying, obeying toy for children

The Gravbot device resembles a large hockey puck but has the ability to simulate varying strengths of gravity.

By Sam Deadrick | April 11, 2017

(Left to right) Megumi Sharma, Farizah Ali and Phoebe Newell pose for a photo at the Woodside Community Action Grant banquet held at Old Main on Monday, April 10, 2017.

ASU's Women in STEM Club beats the odds, encourages a new generation

The Women in STEM club at ASU obtains funding to impart their love for science to Arizona children.

By Corey Hawk | April 11, 2017

ASU teams up with tech company to revolutionize the way people shop

ASU's Avent Innovation Lab and a Colorado-based technology company team up to create a "smart" shopping experience.

By Gabby Tortorich | April 11, 2017

A construction worker makes crane cable adjustments on the site of ASU's new Biodesign C building on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.

The Biodesign Institute undergoes major changes, continuing past trends

A new director arrives at ASU's Biodesign Institute, following the beginning of construction for Biodesign C.

By Joe Leonard | April 10, 2017

ASU professor helps create device that helps blind to see

An ASU professor is working with California company Second Sight to create a device that helps give sight to those who are blind.

By Ashlee Thomason | April 9, 2017

ASU conservation partnership adds new professors to team

ASU continues to provide students with opportunities to support sustainability and conservation efforts with the partnership with Conservation International.

By Stefany Marquez | April 9, 2017

Members of the AZloop manufacturing team work with a display model of the pod at ASU's Polytechnic campus on Friday, April 7, 2017.

AZLoop advances to the final round of Space X's hyperloop competition

ASU-based Arizona Hyperloop competition team, AZLoop, advances to the final round, with sights set on building the fastest mode of transportation ever.

By Corey Hawk | April 9, 2017

ASU ranked among top universities in research spending

ASU's rise in university research and innovation rankings is more than just increased spending, faculty members say.

By Joe Leonard | April 6, 2017

Students escape the NCAA bracket blues with March Mammal Madness, a new approach to the classic bracket

The study of scientific literature, as well as a pedagogical gaming approach, brings science enthusiasts and animal lovers together to see which creatures will come out on top in a battle.

By Taylor Rivera | April 3, 2017

Sarah Rogers points to equipment that is used to test software for the CubeSat in a lab on ASU's Tempe campus on March 3, 2017.

ASU's undergraduate-run Project Phoenix enters its testing phase

Project Phoenix hopes to send CubeSats to space and college students to success as it prepares to begin testing.

By Corey Hawk | April 2, 2017

NASA, ASU Psyche mission will shed light on earth's core

ASU begins planning of orbiter mission to Psyche, a massive metal asteroid floating between Mars and Jupiter.

By Dylan Simard | April 2, 2017

Jeff McSpadden pays for parking in the University Center parking garage on the Downtown Phoenix campus on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.

Parking is pricey, but what if we shared?

ASU startup AirGarage offers a solution for parking in the inner city.

By Sam Deadrick | March 30, 2017

Steve Presse (second from left) and his lab team pose for a photo at ASU's George M. Bateman Physical Science Center on the Tempe campus on Wednesday, March 29, 2017.

Multifaceted research at ASU finds that bacteria go with the flow

ASU researchers solve one mystery about bacterial movement using physics in hopes of fighting bacteria with bacteria in the future.

By Corey Hawk | March 29, 2017

Ben Trumble, assistant professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and affiliated faculty in the Center for Evolution and Medicine, poses for a photo in his office on Mar. 27, 2017.

ASU co-authored study finds healthiest hearts ever found in humans

A study that found the healthiest hearts belong to the Tsimane people coauthored by an ASU professor.

By Lauren Wilson | March 28, 2017

A group of listeners hearing from Laura Gomez, CEO and founder of Atipica, who delivered an inspiring talk at GateWay Community College during the Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday, March 24, 2017.

Conference encourages women of color pursuing STEM careers

The Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference hosted keynote speakers and provided helpful workshops to eliminate gender and racial stereotypes and inspire women to pursue entrepreneurship.

By Caroline Liddle | March 28, 2017

The buzz around ASU's bee decline research grant

ASU researchers in the School of Life Sciences received a USDA grant to study increasing rate of bee decline.

By Gabby Tortorich | March 27, 2017

Biophysics researchers (left to right) David Dotson, Taylor Colburn and Ian Kenney sit in a conference room in ASU's Bateman Physical Science Center on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.

ASU researchers use simulations where experiments fail

ASU researchers use high-grade computers to research the most biological of processes.

By Corey Hawk | March 26, 2017

Kevin Hale, left and Grayson Allen present the Poolsense app in Tempe, Arizona.

ASU startup brings the internet of things to pool safety

An ASU startup called Halen looks to arm parents in the war on drowning using the internet of things.

By Sam Deadrick | March 26, 2017

Zero-day exploits have made hacking easier than ever

Zero-day hacks make it practically impossible to stay private on the internet. Here's why.

By Corey Hawk | March 22, 2017

ASU STEM organization provides mentorship to local youth

First Gen Scientists, provides science-oriented after school activities for at-risk youth in Phoenix.

By Gabby Tortorich | March 22, 2017

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