ASU Research Magazine - Fall 1998

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Frame of Reference (PDF)
Photographer Mark Klett did not go to Japan with any preconceived ideas about what he might see. He returned with thousands of images and new perspectives on landscape.

Notebook (PDF)
Popeye Power for the Future; Making the Hard Stuff; A Furry Factory; Against Scary Scorpions; Teaching the World’s Teachers; Learning Skills and River Dynamics; Probing and Poking Mars; Looking for Life Beyond the Earth; Garbage Shines Like Gold When Digging For History; Excavating McEntee

Green Sunscreen (PDF)
ASU Botanist finds that Plants need protection too.  When Thomas “Tad” Day says he’s going south for the winter, he really means it. In fact, he goes about as far south as you can get- Antarctica.

When Politics and Science Collide (PDF)
High Level nuclear waste will remain dangerously radioactive for 100 centuries. Hat is nearly twice as long as the existing recorded history of humankind, and 50 times longer than the government of the United States has existed so far. What is a planet to do?

Sounding Better all the time (PDF)
Deafness is becoming extinct. With the help of six tiny electrodes implanted deep inside the inner ear, many hearing-impaired people are re-entering the world of sound. ASU’s Michael Dorman studies the progress of patients fitted with cochlear implants. He wants to know how much better they are doing, and why.

The Silicon Chasm (PDF)
ASU engineers are delving into a world of the infinitesimal, a nano-world where devices are as small as individual molecules.

Restoring the lost connection (PDF)
A team of ASU researchers studies the intricate details of links between the brain and the body’s musculoskeletal system. Their work is revealing valuable clues that could eventually lead to methods for replacing the damaged biological wiring in people who have suffered paralyzing injuries.

Learning for the Next Century (PDF)
How can educators and students keep up with the supersonic rate of technical evolution and fast-paced change? The answer, according to ASU experts, is to boldly go where no university has gone before.

Social Structure on the Playground (PDF)
When children have a choice, they choose to play with members of their own sex. It’s cute, in a cooties sort of way. Who would you rather play with?

Cover (PDF)