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Dec 29, 2018
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - One of America’s most successful exports is in trouble. For decades, the U.S. higher-education system has been the envy of the world. We “sell” much more education to other countries than we “buy” from them; nearly three times as many foreign students are currently studying here as we have abroad.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Dec 28, 2018
Growing Produce - Grapevines are sensitive to freezing temperatures during the growing season. Spring frost frequently damages opening buds and young shoots. In some regions, early fall frost can defoliate vines before harvest.
tags: Texas Tech in the News, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Dec 27, 2018
Fast Company - René Descartes’s dog, Monsieur Grat (‘Mister Scratch’), used to accompany the 17th-century French philosopher on his ruminative walks, and was the object of his fond attention. Yet, for the most part, Descartes did not think very highly of the inner life of nonhuman animals.
Dec 27, 2018
Space Daily - Researchers from the U.S. Army and top universities discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by igniting aluminum micron powders coated with graphene oxide.