Jeong Develops Novel Method to Reduce Energy Cost of Important Chemical Separation

Dr. Hae-Kwon Jeong has developed a novel method to separate light olefins – such as ethylene and propylene that are used in packaging, plastic processing and textile manufacturing – from paraffins – such as ethane and propane. This is one of...
17-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Texas A&M Study: Tasty Turtle Dish Had Some Facing Extinction

Funny thing about restaurant menus. They often are among the best gauges of telling us how tastes have changed – quite literally – and how economic good times come and go.
10-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Treating Cardiovascular Disorders—and More—with the Flips of a Switch

You’ve heard of “nature versus nurture,” and philosophers argue about which is more important. But how does this work on the cellular level?
26-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Why Are Yawns Contagious?

Why is it that when somebody nearby lets out a yawn, you suddenly have the urge to reply with one of your own? A psychologist from the Texas A&M College of Medicine explains contagious yawns, and how we share this trait with other animal species.
17-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Grade Retention: Helpful or Hurtful?

For the first time, researchers in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University have provided the strongest evidence to date that grade retention in the elementary grades hurts students’ chances of graduating high school.
26-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

The Importance of Reliable Storage in the Age of Big Data

Texas A&M researchers are using redundancy in stored files to correct errors.
21-Mar-2018 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Develop Methods To Clean Polluted Groundwater

Researchers have studied the use of bacteria to break down organic contaminants in groundwater; however, this bioremediation process has been met with limited success under some conditions.
28-Feb-2018 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

The Hidden Traumas of Disaster

In the aftermath of disasters – hurricanes, earthquakes, epidemics, armed conflict, and the like – it is difficult to describe the true extent of damage wrought on society.
14-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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