Nearsightedness—or myopia— comes from the Greek myops, literally meaning “closing the eyes.” Myopic also has a metaphorical usage in English that connotes shortsightedness or lacking...
New Sensors Can Track Our Trees’ Response to Global Warming
More pulp. More paper. More lumber. Could increased timber production as a result of a longer growing season and other factors be a silver lining...
A Safer, Greener and More Efficient Process for Chemical Compounds Earns Patent for SUNY Professor
When Jacqueline Bennett started the research that led to the first U.S. patent ever earned from work done solely at SUNY Oneonta, she wasn’t thinking...
From Pixels to People – Technology Aids Climate Change Research
Tropical rainforests absorb about 20 percent of atmospheric carbon, making them major weapons in the fight against climate change. Consequently, in 2010 a severe short-term...
Aiming to Open Up the Wireless Communication Superhighway
Imagine this... It is rush hour and every motorist on the highway is driving in the right lane. The center and left lanes are empty....