Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Governor Rick Perry says Texas must double its funding in math and science education in order to stay competitive. Nationwide there’s a push to get kids more interested in these subjects.
For one group of local middle schoolers this comes easy as they tackle topics like forensics and robotics.
Perry says focusing on math and science will [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
High school students competing in a solar powered car competition will take a stop in Lubbock Monday.
The Hunt Winston School Solar Car Challenge consists of 18 teams competing to rack up the most miles from Dallas to Boulder, Colorado. Teams took off from Snyder and will stop at Texas Tech Monday afternoon.
Students had to go [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
UZMANLAR ÇEVRE KONUSUNDA ENDİŞELİ
ABD’nin Meksika Körfezi’nde 20 Nisandan beri günde 100 bin varile kadar hampetrol akıtan kuyu püskürmeyi kesse de uzmanlar felaketin çevreye etkilerinin onlarca yıl süreceğinden endişe ediyor.
Yaklaşık 3 aydan bu yana 2,3-4,5 milyon varil hampetrolün Meksika Körfezi’ne aktığını, akan petrolün bir bölümünün çekildiğini, diğer bölümünün buharlaştığını belirten uzmanlar, ancak zarar gören kuyu çevresindeki [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
La petrolera BP se encaminaba a finalizar las operaciones para contener definitivamente la fuga de petróleo en el Golfo de México, pero los efectos de la peor marea negra en la historia de Estados Unidos golpearán durante años al país.
Por primera vez el domingo la petrolera británica anunció la posibilidad de que el pozo permaneciera [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
The ecosystem worried
“We hope to continue our resistance test until the well is killed,” said Sunday the COO of BP Doug Suttles.
At the 90th day of the disaster, the main concern of the authorities and engineers is that BP oil tablet, and imprisoned in the well blocked by a giant funnel, would eventually create holes [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
La fuite de pétrole est stoppée mais les scientifiques craignent que le brut déjà déversé n’ait des effets en cascade, pendant “des décennies”, sur la faune et la flore du golfe du Mexique dont l’écosystème pourrait largement changer dans les années à venir.
Si la fuite de pétrole a été stoppée jeudi, entre 2,3 et 4,5 [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
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No matter how that battle plays out, a tough and potentially contentious issue in Louisiana in coming months may be the question of whether the marshes should be burned.
If the top layer of grasses and the clinging oil are burned off, the roots should survive and allow healthier grasses to sprout back. But scientists say [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Booming With Cotton
While polypropylene has been touted for its ability to soak up oil, Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor at Texas Tech University’s The Institute of Environmental and Human Health believes that cotton may do a better job to absorb the oil spill than the booms made of synthetic material.
Mr. Ramkumar developed Fibertect, a three-layer flexible, [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
The expansion of Polymer Group Inc.’s Waynesboro plant is under way as the company begins construction of a new state-of-the-art spunmelt machine.
By methods kept under close wraps by the company, the machine is used to melt polypropylene plastic chips and shape them into disposable nonwoven fabrics, PGI spokesman Cliff Bridges said.
The North Carolina-based company produces [...]
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Research by the director of Texas Tech’s biodefense center supports a new executive order by President Obama.
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Manufacturing
Most cotton and CGB are manufactured into products only after they have been processed in some way that removes the natural waxes and pectins. Simply put, those coatings can gum up a machine. While there are numerous cotton-containing sorbent products for land-based spills, they are often made from processed cotton. To retain the oleophilic and [...]
Friday, July 16th, 2010
The National Research Council, a group that includes Texas Tech Climate Researcher Katharine Hayhoe, devised possible outcomes for future emissions targets.
Friday, July 16th, 2010
NRC Scientists devised a list of advice and recommendations for possible outcomes to consider when deciding about future emissions targets.
Friday, July 16th, 2010
When it comes to our planet’s health, a group including a Texas Tech University climate researcher has devised a list of advice and recommendations for possible outcomes to consider when deciding about future emissions targets.
Choices made now about carbon dioxide emissions reductions will affect climate change and its impacts over the next few decades and [...]
Friday, July 16th, 2010
A mechanical hum that has long filled Texas Tech’s on-campus print shop went silent this week.
The shop’s walls, lined with industry award plaques and artwork only a few weeks ago, stood bare Thursday morning as staffers hauled display cases, desks, chairs and computers outside to waiting trucks.
After serving many of the university’s printing needs for [...]
Friday, July 16th, 2010
The judges were Philip J. Brown, Clemson University; Seshadri Ramkumar, Texas Tech University; and Kanti Jasani, Performance and Technical Textile Consulting.
Friday, July 16th, 2010
David M. Richman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois, 2006-2010; Jere Lynn Burkart Professor of Special Education; Chair, Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research, Texas Tech University
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
The oil spill that is destroying wildlife and wetlands and impacting the economy and livelihoods all along the Gulf Coast has turned the spotlight on ways to clean up the mess.
More than 30,000 suggestions have been submitted by the public for dealing with the oil goo that is floating ashore, but two proven products for [...]
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Team members Allyson Bazan and Michael Martinez triumph at the 2010 International Negotiation Competition in Australia.
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Atlas Black speaks before he thinks, snoozes through class and still owes his landlord last month’s rent.
Full of foible and charm, he’s a typical pizza-munching college slacker.
But you won’t find Atlas skateboarding through campus or cramming at a nearby coffee shop.
Instead, you’ll find him inked into a universe created by Texas Tech business professor Jeremy [...]
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