Science and Technology

WISSARDs of Antarctica

May 9, 2013
Ross Powell and fellow NIU geologist Scherer recovered sediment from a subglacial Antarctic lake bed.

You can check an app on your phone to see what the weather will be tomorrow, but what about 10 or even 100 years from now? To predict climate changes, geologists are drilling into the heart of Antarctic ice and...
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NIU students, faculty in physics, engineering contribute to Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment

May 9, 2013
A model of the truck that will be used to transport the Muon g-2 ring, placed on a streetscape for scale. (Credit: Fermilab)

Scientists from Northern Illinois University and 25 other institutions worldwide are planning an experiment that could open the doors to new realms of particle physics – and new opportunities for NIU students to participate in leading-edge research. But first the...
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A buckthorny issue

May 1, 2013
Photo credit: Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org

Researchers at Lincoln Park Zoo and Northern Illinois University have discovered a new culprit contributing to amphibian decline and altered mammal distribution throughout the Midwest region – the invasive plant European buckthorn. This non-native shrub, which has invaded two-thirds of...
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