Science & Tech

Will your diet lead to chronic disease? Nutrition specialists weigh in on Western diet

Recent studies have shown that a primarily Western diet can lead to future chronic health problems; several ASU nutrition specialists weigh in on how students can avoid these detrimental effects.

By Cole Demert | September 6, 2016

ASU researchers analyze emotional meltdowns at nuclear plants

ASU researchers are using X-Box Kinect sensors to analyze nuclear workers.

By Sam Deadrick | September 5, 2016

ASU researchers bridging gaps in infrastructural maintenance

An ASU student is using 3D cameras and lasers to innovate bridge maintenance.

By Sam Deadrick | September 5, 2016

Victor Surovec, wood shop manager at Create in the Arizona Science Center, shows students Jerome Villaflor, left, and Daniel Funkhouser, right, an example of a laser-cut product.

Science, lasers and Yoda: Arizona Science Center's Create lab blooms with innovation

AZ Science Center's Create Lab provides laser cutting and 3D Printing to amateur makers.

By Sam Deadrick | August 28, 2016

A concept image of the AORA Solar Tulip.

ASU's Solar Tulip project wilts

ASU's Solar Tulip project has been cancelled after two years of development.

By Sam Deadrick | August 28, 2016

ASU study examines brain injuries in vets looking to assimilate into civilian life

With the help of the Pat Tillman Scholarship, an ASU doctoral student and a renowned neurologist are changing the way we look at brain injuries in veterans.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | August 25, 2016

Robots and mind-control collide in ASU lab

An ASU lab is looking into how brain signals can control swarms of robots.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | August 23, 2016

"The New Animist" art exhibit re-evaluates man and nature

The New Animist opens minds to new perspectives in the struggle against environmental degradation.

By Sam Deadrick | August 23, 2016

Millions get the flu every year, but only a fraction of students get vaccinated at ASU

Flu season is approaching, and ASU staff and students are confronting the reality of the flu vaccine.

By Ethan Millman | August 21, 2016

ASU alumni help wildlife enthusiasts swim with sharks

Following the Discovery Channel's 29th year of "Shark Week," it’s easy to think of sharks as deadly creatures.

By Ryan Wadding | July 10, 2016

RentHoop users swipe right to indicate they "like" other users. Once matched, they can start a conversation within the app's messaging interface.

Students seeking roommates can now use new mobile app RentHoop

RentHoop, a new app worked on in part by an ASU student, was created to help students find roommates safely.

By Joshua Bowling | July 3, 2016

Briana Del Bianco (top left), Mohammed Alzorgan (top right), Josh Carroll (bottom left) and Josh Bounlangsy (bottom right) pose for a portrait with ASU's EcoCar3 Chevrolet Camaro.

ASU students near goals for energy-efficient Chevy Camaro

A group of students at ASU have just finished their second of four years working on a custom Chevrolet Camaro.

By Joshua Bowling | June 25, 2016

Microprocessor Systems class test their model cars on April 7, 2016.

Robotics from A to Z: New class shows students how robots come full circle

The new class will teach students how to design robots from beginning to end, where students will race their robots against each other at the end of the semester.

By Sydney Greene | April 28, 2016

Polytechnic students combine computers, desks to reinvent workspace

A group of Polytechnic students is creating a revolutionary take on the idea of desktop computer.

By David Caltabiano | April 18, 2016

'All Dogs Go to Research': Research lab studies canine relationships with humans

Clive Wynne examines the relationships between dogs and humans, and other aspects of canine life in his research.

By Angelica Cabral | March 30, 2016

Alex Miller, who is a part of the Space and Terrestrial Robotic Exploration Labaratory (SpaceTREx) program at ASU's school of Earth and Space Exploration, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, on the Tempe campus. The program aims to develop and design satellites and other systems.

U.S. Air Force partners with ASU students to design satellite that will monitor space threats

A team of ASU students from the School of Earth and Space Exploration will design a satellite that can detect meteors and solar flares.

By Ethan Millman | March 17, 2016

ASU Now - Forensic specialist Anthony Falsetti

Unidentified Persons Project offers hope for families of long-lost loved ones

ASU's Unidentified Persons Project is working to help identify some of Arizona's unidentified persons.

By Alexis Egeland | March 16, 2016

Professor Andrew Maynard of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society poses for a portrait in front of the whiteboard where he has some of Zika work displayed in his office in the Interdisciplinary B building on the Tempe campus on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.

ASU professor says genetically modified mosquitoes may stop Zika virus

The Zika Virus has reached a pandemic level, spreading across the Americas over the past month, with the Center for Disease Control reporting cases across 16 U.S. states and territories.

By Ethan Millman | February 18, 2016

Mudit Bareja poses for a photo during a Spring 2015 trip.

'Solar Spring Break' gives engineering graduate students a charitable way to apply skills

The program's project, called "Solar Spring Break," will focus the group's efforts on bringing solar-based knowledge to a Southern California Indian reservation.

By David Caltabiano | February 17, 2016

NASA chooses ASU to design and operate special satellite

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced last week that Arizona State University would be one of several institutions to design and operate small spacecraft that will fly with NASA's newest rocket, the Space Launch System.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | February 15, 2016

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