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Tuesday, December 21 2010
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Iowa State University aerospace engineer and Goodrich partner to develop next-generation fuel nozzle diagnostic systems
Hui Hu, an Iowa State University associate professor of
aerospace engineering, is working with engineers from the
Goodrich Corp. to test and characterize the next generation of
fuel nozzles. The joint project is supported by a $78,305 grant
from the Grow Iowa Values Fund, a state economic development
program.
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ISU College of Business professor predicts business technological trends for 2011
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Iowa State graphic design students team up with Chicago's Field Museum
Design by Alana Wagner.
Graphic Design Associate Professor Lisa Fontaine's
Exhibition Design class has worked with the Field Museum
exhibition design director for the past two semesters. This
semester her students worked on designs for a traveling exhibit
on ants. Iowa State is one of only a handful of schools in the
country that teach the art and science of designing exhibits
that communicate, educate and entertain in museums and trade
shows throughout the world.
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Iowa State, Ames Lab physicist developing, improving designer optical materials
Costas Soukoulis of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory writes about the development of optical metamaterials in the latest issue of the journal Science. He writes advanced fabrication techniques may make the man-made materials a practical way to control light for superlenses and other applications.
Stephen Dinsmore
Wind farms force birds to fly the coop? ISU researcher wants to separate facts from hot air
An Iowa State University researcher, Stephen Dinsmore, is looking at whether wind turbines have an effect on bird communities and nests and also bats living in the areas surrounding the turbines. They will gauge the impact of existing wind energy projects on birds and bats to better inform the placement of the turbines.
ISU students win interior design magazine's student competition with hotel concept
A design project by two Iowa State University students took top
honors in the student/conceptual category of Contract
magazine's 32nd Annual Interiors Awards. The competition
recognizes outstanding projects in 15 categories related to
interior design. The students completed the design for a
sophisticated but romantic South Beach hotel project last
spring.They will be honored at an awards breakfast Jan. 28 in
New York City, and their work will be featured in
Contract's January 2011 Design Awards issue.
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Celebrate the holidays at Reiman Gardens
A 16-foot tree at ISU's Reiman Gardens doubles as a rocket ship, surrounded by a solar system created from donated bowling balls. Volunteers spent months gluing small pieces of glass onto the balls to represent each planet in a colorful, mosaic design. Reiman Gardens' design team has decorated elaborate trees and paired them with gazing balls throughout -- a closing tribute to the 2010 theme "A Celebration of Garden Ornamentation."
Student dishes up culinary delight
Not only did Madalyn Schuman create a culinary masterpiece on
her first attempt, the Iowa State University student's
holiday recipe was shared with more than 400,000 readers of the
December issue of Cuisine at Home magazine. The culinary
science senior from Muscatine completed a summer internship
with the magazine. Seeing her creation in print has given her a
"huge sense of accomplishment."
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Lloyd Chair in Textiles and Clothing designs protective, military gear
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Swans on ISU's icy Lake LaVerne
CNN iReport
CNN's iReport is looking for images of the 12 Days of Christmas. An iReport producer posted images of Iowa State's own swans a-swimming, Lancelot and Elaine.
2010 Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame
Electronic Design
Who built the first digital electronic computer? You could make a case for John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, whose ABC was the first device to use binary digits to represent data and perform calculations electronically, not mechanically.
ISU finance expert offers consumer budgeting tips