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Computer data stored with 'spintronics'

Tue, 08/10/2010 - 09:14 by Prince damin

Columbus, Ohio -- U.S. researchers have demonstrated a form of plastic computer memory that uses the spin of electrons to read and write data, computer experts say.

Scientists at Ohio State University see "spintronics" as an alternative to traditional microelectronics that could store more data in less space, process data faster and consume less power, a university release said.

Normal electronics encode computer data in a binary code of ones and zeros, depending on whether an electron is present or not in a void within the memory material.

Tressel adds two years to Ohio State deal

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 22:17 by Inderjit Singh

Columbus -- Ohio State University extended its contract with football Coach Jim Tressel for two years, keeping the coach with the Buckeyes through the 2014 season.

Tressel, 57, signed a deal with Ohio State in 2008 that had him under contract until January 2013. The new contract extends the agreement for two years.

"We wanted to reward Jim for his exemplary work with our football program and lock him in as our coach for an additional two years," Ohio State Director of Athletics Gene Smith said.

However, there was no pay raise for Tressel, who was already the highest paid coach in the Big Ten Conference and fifth highest in the country. The Columbus Dispatch said Tressel is paid $3.5 million a season.

Snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro- an end?

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:19 by Ishita Sood

New York, November 3 -- Mount Kilimanjaro's snow may soon be history as scientists predict its disappearance in the next 25 years.

Microchips aid in pet-owner reunification

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 20:36 by Inderjit Singh

Columbus -- Ohio State University researchers say they've determined stray pets implanted with a microchip have an excellent chance of being reunited with their owners.

Assistant Professor Linda Lord said her team found the return-to-owner rate for cats was 20 times higher and for dogs 2 1/2 times higher for microchipped pets than for all stray cats and dogs entering shelters.

"This is the first time there has been good data about the success of shelters finding the owners of pets with microchips," Lord said.

Nanoparticles give solar cells a boost

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 00:31 by surajdogra

Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio State University scientists say they are using silver nanoparticles in research designed to lead to lighter, cheaper and more flexible solar cells.

The scientists say they're experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun's energy and generate electricity. They report discovering that adding tiny bits of silver to the plastic boosts the materials' electrical current generation.

The team, led by physics Professor Paul Berger, said it measured the amount of light absorbed by an experimental solar cell polymer with and without silver nanoparticles. They also measured the solar cell's current density -- the amount of electrical current generated per square centimeter.

Scientists hike butanol biofuel production

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 22:40 by surajdogra

Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio State University engineers say they have found a way to double production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles.

The OSU researchers said their process improves on the conventional method for brewing butanol in a bacterial fermentation tank.

Normally, bacteria could only produce a certain amount of butanol -- perhaps 15 grams of the chemical for every liter of water in the tank -- before the tank would become too toxic for the bacteria to survive, said Professor Shang-Tian Yang, who led the research.

Ocean core provides ancient climate record

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 01:43 by surajdogra

Colombus, Ohio -- U.S. scientists have used deep ocean sediment to reconstruct an ancient climate record dating to more than 500,000 years.

Ohio State University researchers said the sediment -- trapped within the top 65.6 feet of a 1,312-foot sediment core drilled in 2005 in the North Atlantic Ocean -- has provided new information about the four glacial cycles that occurred during that period.

"We've now generated a climate record from this core that has a very high temporal resolution, one that is decipherable at increments of 100 to 300 years," post-doctoral fellow Harunur Rashid of OSU's Byrd Polar Research Center said. "What we have is unprecedented among marine records."

Ohio State agrees to big rights deal

Mon, 03/30/2009 - 21:29 by Shruti Sharma

Colunbus, Ohio -- Ohio State University officials Monday announced a rights partnership deal that is worth at least $110 million to the university over the next 10 years.

Ohio State Director of Athletics Eugene Smith said the agreement with IMG Worldwide and RadiOhio has a total value of $128 million, with $110 million guaranteed. The school said it is the largest such deal in collegiate sports.

Previous rights agreements were worth about $3 million a year to Ohio State, The Columbus Dispatch said.

"This arrangement helps to ensure the long-term financial stability of Ohio State athletics by continuing to fund our 36-sport program," Smith said.