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The great escape: With mock space capsule, researchers partner with NASA to study astronaut fitness
Sep. 26, 2017A Kansas State University kinesiology research team has built a lifesize Orion spacecraft model to study astronaut fitness in spaceflight and during landing.
Total eclipse of the sun: Expert offers tips to safely view solar eclipse
Aug. 10, 2017Kansas State University physicist Chris Sorensen offers tips to safely watch the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, both inside and outside the path of totality.
Astronauts experience decrease in blood vessel function during spaceflight, study finds
May 9, 2017A Kansas State University kinesiology study has found that astronauts aboard the International Space Station have decreased physical fitness because of a decrease in the way oxygen...
Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
March 20, 2017Using five ingredients — silicon, boron, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen — a Kansas State University engineer has created a liquid polymer that can transform into a ceramic with valuable...
A good night's sleep: Engineers develop technology for special needs children
Feb. 24, 2016A Kansas State University engineering team is using a National Science Foundation grant to help special needs children through technology that connects sleep data with daytime learning.
Patented process builds better semiconductors, improves electronic devices
March 5, 2015Jim Edgar, university distinguished professor of chemical engineering, has received a patent for his process that can build better semiconductors and improve electronic devices.
Taking a short smartphone break improves employee well-being, research finds
July 7, 2014A Kansas State University researcher has found that short smartphone breaks throughout the workday can improve workplace productivity, make employees happier and benefit businesses.
University engineers design systems to help children with special needs
June 9, 2014A group of Kansas State University engineers are collaborating with Wichita-based Heartspring Inc. to develop technology that helps children with severe developmental disabilities.