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...
A Look Into the Addictive Nature of Social Media
How many times a day to you log onto your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media sites checking for the latest updates? Perhaps a...
Vaccines Without Needles Invention Could Bring Pain-Free Disease Prevention
[caption id="attachment_23056" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Photo Credit: Amando Carigo, Collegiate Inventors Competition[/caption] The yearly flu, tetanus, shingles, measles, and more; all diseases that have specific vaccines...