Jeffrey Stevens, psychology, was interviewed for a Sept. 1 BTN.com articleon his new Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Laboratory and the recent Husker DogFest. The lab will study how dogs think and how humans interact with dogs.
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A research team led by Donald Umstadter, physics, has confirmed a theory that plasma electrons within the path of intense laser-light pulses are almost instantly accelerated to almost the speed of light. Stories on the team’s experiment appeared in Evaluation Engineering, Research and Development, Science Daily, Universe Today and several other media outlets.
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Stephen Morin, chemistry, and his team have developed a simpler, less expensive method for depositing circuits on curved, stretchable and textured surfaces. Research and Development ran an article on the research Sept. 24.
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Dennis Molfese, emeritus professor of psychology, was a contributing author of a study in which researchers identified a brain marker associated with aggression in toddlers. Science Codex published an article on the study Sept. 26.
