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12-May-2000 12:00 AM EDT
High Tech Sample Analysis
Kansas State University

New instrumentation makes it possible to analyze the localized chemical content of extremely small specimens -- single cells, single fibers, single crystals, and botanical parts; slicing them thin enough is all that's needed to probe their chemistry (Chemistry and Industry).

Released: 11-Jul-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Researchers Shake Things Up for Earthquakes
Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers are working to build safer structures to save lives and limit damage caused by earthquakes like the one in Turkey.

Released: 12-Dec-2001 12:00 AM EST
Researchers Fabricate Blue Micro Light-Emitting Diodes
Kansas State University

A team of researchers, led by a Kansas State University professor and a K-State associate professor, has created blue micro LEDs that are more efficient than conventional LEDs.

Released: 14-Dec-2001 12:00 AM EST
Professionals' Article Something to Chat About
Kansas State University

Sending out a message using information about students' own reported behavior seemed a much more positive approach than the more paternalistic messages designed to reduce harmful behavior -- such as the wrecked car parked conspicuously on campus with an admonition about drinking, driving and dying.

Released: 11-Jan-2002 12:00 AM EST
Plum Good in Killing E. Coli, Other Pathogens in Meat
Kansas State University

According to a Kansas State University food microbiologist, dried plums possess antimicrobial properties that can help make meat products safer.

Released: 20-Feb-2002 12:00 AM EST
Knowing Emotional Process Following Marital Infidelity Helps Healing
Kansas State University

Healing the pain after an affair may seem impossible, but understanding your emotions and knowing how to deal with them may help the healing process begin. A Kansas State University family studies and human services professor was part of a study that traced the emotional processes after the disclosure of an extramarital affair.

Released: 20-Feb-2002 12:00 AM EST
Apparel Consumers to Predict Socially Responsible Purchases
Kansas State University

Apparel consumers may look for the union label when they are buying a shirt, dress or blouse, but will they look for new duds with a label or a hangtag that guarantees the item was not made in a sweatshop? Apparently most will not, according to a Kansas State University professor.

Released: 5-Mar-2002 12:00 AM EST
New Scale Measures Customer Service Quality of Web Sites
Kansas State University

With consumers purchasing more than $66 billion worth of goods online each year, it might be good to know how your Web site's customer service measures up against the competition. And now, marketing professors at Kansas State University have developed a five-dimension scale which assesses consumers' perceptions of Internet retail service quality

16-Jul-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Playful Therapy Garments for Children Receive Patent
Kansas State University

Approximately 15 percent of all children experience some type of sensory integration problem. Now, a functional, yet fun garment has been developed to help meet the therapeutic and play needs of preschool children with sensory integration dysfunction.

Released: 15-Nov-2002 12:00 AM EST
Microbiologist Secret Agent in Battle against E. Coli
Kansas State University

Kansas State University microbiologist Daniel Y.C. Fung is evaluating a new instrument for processing food samples for microbiological analysis. The instrument, the PULSIFIER, allows researchers to obtain bacteria and pathogens from food without breaking up the food extensively.


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