Science & Tech

Research Roundup and the week in science and technology

ASU made advancements in cancer fighting technologies, studied reproduction in fish and dug deeper into studying the gap between evolution and religion. State Press reporters wrote about missions on Mars, the flu on campus and innovations in language learning.

By Mitchell Atencio | February 19, 2018

Are self-driving cars and the ASU Tempe campus a match made in heaven?

Companies such as Uber use the area around the ASU Tempe campus to train their self-driving cars to react to diverse challenges.

By Mia Armstrong | February 19, 2018

ASU scientists examine Mars using imaging filters

Using the Mastcam, an imaging system on the Curiosity rover, ASU scientists can study rocks and minerals on Mars.

By Sabine Galvis | February 15, 2018

ASU-based startup brings language learning to life

ToyUp, a business founded by current and former ASU students, believes its interactive toy will improve language learning for kids.

By Sabine Galvis | February 15, 2018

ASU physicians, researchers collaborate during campus-wide flu outbreak

A flu outbreak on campus gave researchers an opportunity to study the virus.

By Chris Scragg | February 14, 2018

ASU begins accepting the Common Application

The University will begin to accept applications from the Common App, an admissions service that allows students to apply to multiple schools at once.

By Ryan Hood and Sabine Galvis | February 14, 2018

Trump's solar tariff and proposed energy cut troubles ASU professors

New solar panel tariffs and proposed cuts to the Department of Energy may shake solar research and development at ASU.

By Chris Scragg and Anjali Mistry | February 7, 2018

Dorks Estate: Discovering our universe with the Giant Magellan Telescope

ASU Regents Professor of Earth and Space Exploration discusses ASU's part in exploring the farthest reaches of space

By Griffin Sandidge | February 7, 2018

ASU's new Dash partnership fosters blockchain research and learning

$350,000 of funding from Dash will bring new opportunities for ASU students looking to study and research blockchain technologies.

By Sabine Galvis | February 7, 2018

State Press Play: Should students invest in Bitcoin?

What should students know before investing in cryptocurrency?

By Alfred Varela | February 6, 2018

Sun Devils place first and third in the second ASU Innovation Open

The second annual ASU Innovation Open hosted musician Lupe Fiasco as the keynote speaker and gave out over $140,000 in award monies.

By Mitchell Atencio | February 5, 2018

New study considers human behavior and response to climate change

The University is using behavioral science to make the campus more sustainable.

By Chris Scragg | January 31, 2018

ASU physicist Krauss and others move Doomsday Clock closer to midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists blamed nuclear weapons, greenhouse gases and ongoing feuds between world leaders for the clock moving the closest it has been to midnight since 1953.

By Chris Scragg | January 29, 2018

'World-renowned expert' joins ASU team to develop program in geographic information science

The program will develop and study the same technology that is used in Google Maps and self-driving cars.

By Sabine Galvis | January 24, 2018

ASU student works with storm chasers to study the inside of a tornado

A custom-built weather probe will help ASU student Trey Greenwood and his team discover why tornadoes form.

By Chris Scragg | January 23, 2018

Tempe USG urges Doug Ducey to support Paris Agreement

Students push Governor Ducey to sign Paris Agreement through a bill from Undergraduate Student Government.

By Tina Giuliano | January 18, 2018

ASU joins project to build the world's largest optic telescope

ASU joins the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization, which is building the first of the next generation of optical telescopes.

By Jose Ivan Cazares | November 30, 2017

Venmo has changed how college students spend

With about 65 percent of millennials using payment apps on their phones, Venmo is changing how college students make purchases.

By Jessica Myers | November 30, 2017

Finstas are the new Rinstas

People are turning to Finstas in lieu of posting on their main accounts.

By Jessica Myers | November 30, 2017

ASU researchers study the impact of sex chromosomes

ASU researchers study variations in human sex chromosomes and their correlation to differences in mutation rates between males and females.

By Jose Ivan Cazares | November 29, 2017

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