Carbon under pressure exhibits some interesting traits

High pressures and temperatures cause materials to exhibit unusual properties, some of which can be special. Understanding such new properties is important for developing new materials for desired industrial uses and also for understanding the interior of Earth, where everything […] Read more »

New grant advances ASU microscopy imaging initiative

Peering through a homemade instrument – toy-like by today’s standards – the Dutch tradesman Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) first observed a dizzying menagerie of lifeforms, invisible to the naked eye. Since then, scientists have steadily refined the field of microscopy, […] Read more »

2009 AIMS Annual Conference

The annual AIMS meeting for 2009 will be held in the spacious Student Union at the University of Arizona. Each poster presenter had two minutes to introduce their topic from the podium, and cash awards were presented for the best student poster in both the physical and biological sciences. Read more »

2006 AIMS Annual Conference

The annual AIMS meeting for 2006 was held in the spacious Student Union at the University of Arizona. Each poster presenter had two minutes to introduce their topic from the podium, and cash awards were presented for the best student poster in both the physical and biological sciences. Read more »