November 29, 2012
A team of scientists has discovered the possible building blocks of ancient genetics that might have been the first genetic molecules for life on earth. The scientists from Jackson, Wyo., and Stockholm University worked together to find what early forms of life were composed of before the evolution of RNA. Two of the researchers, adjunct [...]
Clay Rumsey, an applied physics major, explained on Tuesday to Weber State University students about his building of the high-vacuum system and how it works. This was part of a seminar where physics students show the projects they have worked on as a requirement. Rumsey built from the ground up a high-vacuum system that varies [...]
Continue reading …Zombie fanatics across the nation beware — the zombie apocalypse is here. These aren’t the typical Hollywood zombies or a human walking dead that citizens need to fear, but tiny honey bees. Zombie bees, or Zombees, are the newest threat to Mother Nature. The culprit of this affliction isn’t due to a toxic viral outbreak or a [...]
Continue reading …Weber State University is home to Ogden’s third compressed natural gas fueling station. The CNG fueling station opened Oct. 3, and operates four pumps 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The station is located south of University Village at 4760 Old Post Road. Questar Gas matched funds provided by a federal grant to help [...]
Continue reading …State of Utah climatologist Robert Gillies spoke Wednesday at Weber State University on how Earth’s climate is getting warmer every year, to the point that there might be no snow in Utah by the year 2100. Gillies showed students and faculty the trends of the climate going from the midpoint between hot and cold to the [...]
Continue reading …The Weber State University Physics Department held an open house on Friday night that included lights, lasers, rockets and a “physics circus.” Many interactive activities were included for those of all ages. Nearly every room was at full capacity at one time or another throughout the physics gala. Presentations were held in almost every room that included [...]
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