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Stargazing: Dark matter remains a mystery Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Eighty percent of the university is made up of stuff that we have little understanding of, so little that we simply call it “dark matter.” We can't see it. It doesn't interact with ordinary matter in ways that we currently understand, but we know it's there because we can easily measure the effects of its... Read More
Mayan calendar predictions had frightening accuracy, author says Published: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 We’re one year from the end of the Mayan calendar, and “doomsday” is on most everyone’s lips, especially given the deteriorating global economy, devastating natural disasters and uprisings from Egypt to Oakland. But few people know much more about the ancient Central American civilization, the significance... Read More
Expect the unexpected
Michi Susan, Birthe Flexner and Patrick Riley at JRB at the Elms
 Updated: Tue, Oct 18, 2011 October celebrates the unusual, the mysterious, and things that are not quite what they seem - qualities that are often embraced in the arts. This month, JRB Art at the Elms, 2910 N Walker, presents three exhibits that will surprise the viewer with their twist on the traditional and use of the unexpected.... Read More
Two scientists win Nobel physics prize for ultrathin carbon discovery Published: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for groundbreaking experiments with the strongest and thinnest material known to mankind — a potential building block for faster computers and lighter airplanes and satellites. University of Manchester... Read More
Integris, ProCure cancer center Updated: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 A bit of magic lies beyond the modern artwork-adorned halls of ProCure’s sparkling building on the prairie in far northwest Oklahoma City. The magic comes from a 220-ton, futuristic machine called a cyclotron. The machine, housed six feet beneath the building, splits protons to create an energy beam that... Read More
Quality Retirement Still Within Reach Published: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 It was only five years ago that people were regaling me with their plans for "early retirement" at age 62 or 60 or even in their 50s! After all, back then, their 401(k) portfolios were soaring, and so were the market values of their homes. What a difference a recession and market crash have made on the national... Read More
John Keilty Published: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 John Keilty teaches physics and math and coaches baseball and football at Mount St. Mary High School and he teaches physics and math at Rose State College in the summer. He was in the Navy for 26 years. During his Navy days his schedule primarily revolved around flying. He had to brief and takeoff and be on... Read More
Scientists beaming after test of big atom smasher Updated: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 GENEVA (AP) -- A small blip on a computer screen sent champagne corks popping among physicists in Switzerland. Near Chicago, researchers at a "pajama party" who watched via satellite let out an early morning cheer. The blip was literally of cosmic proportions, representing a new tool to probe the birth... Read More
Hawking: Unintelligent life is likely on other planets Updated: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not, he says. If there is life elsewhere in the universe, Hawking asks why haven't we stumbled onto some alien broadcasts in space, maybe something like... Read More
Rookie Congressman: Win Sends Message Updated: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- A day after snagging former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a special election, Democrat Bill Foster knew Sunday he didn't have much time to savor the victory. Foster's weekend win to fill the remainder of Hastert's term until January will be a fleeting... Read More
Astronomers Find a Hole in the Universe Updated: Fri, Aug 24, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of... Read More
OSU board appoints Regents Professors Updated: Sun, Jul 2, 2006 The Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents appointed two OSU faculty members as Regents Professors, effective July 1. Girish Agarwal, Noble Foundation Chair and professor of physics, and Hailin Qu, professor and William E. Davis Distinguished Chair in Hotel and Restaurant Administration, received this... Read More
Physics tells why Spidey's gal died Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 If ever a physicist were needed to quiet a comic book controversy, it's over what killed Spider-Man's girlfriend Gwen Stacy on her fall off the George Washington Bridge after her abduction by the villainous Green Goblin. Was it the fall that killed her? Or Spider-Man's webbing that caught her before she hit the... Read More
ADDvantage re-signs Scientific-Atlanta Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 BROKEN ARROW -- A subsidiary of ADDvantage Technologies Group Inc. has extended and expanded its agreement with Scientific-Atlanta Inc. to service that company's equipment for the cable and broadcasting industry. The agreement now runs through May 2008, and adds authorization for ADDvantage to repair Prisma I... Read More
Movies defy laws of physics Updated: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 With the summer movie season in full swing, here are a few laws of physics that don't apply in Hollywood, as told by Mental Floss' "Condensed Knowledge." Sound that moves at the speed of light - On film, thunder and lightning occur at the same time, instead of thunder following a few seconds later. The same is... Read More
Edmond resident earns spot on American physics team Updated: Tue, Jun 6, 2006 Math and science have fascinated Otis Chodosh for as long as he can remember. As a recent graduate of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, the 17-year-old Edmond resident had plenty of college-level training over the last two years, including an intensive research mentorship with a school physics... Read More
Academy provides glimpse of flight Updated: Tue, May 30, 2006 NORMAN -- Students will have the chance to explore the world of aviation through plane rides and rocket launches this summer. Pam Kennedy, director of the University of Oklahoma Sooner Flight Academy, said students ages 6 through 18 can participate in summer aviation camps. She said the camps focus on using... Read More
UCO professor receives DaVinci Institute award Updated: Sun, May 28, 2006 Wei Chen, a University of Central Oklahoma professor of biomedical engineering, was honored with the first DaVinci Institute Fellows Award by the DaVinci Institute of Oklahoma. The award is based on the premise that creative thought and insight are fundamental components of extraordinary scholarship, invention,... Read More
Isaac Newton's work, life focus of program Updated: Thu, May 18, 2006 Western Heights Middle School students got the chance to learn about science when an award-winning science presentation stopped at the school Tuesday. FMA Live! is a three-hour science demonstration and concert based on Isaac Newton's laws of motion. Science demonstrations, music videos, dance moves performed by... Read More
2 Oklahoma youths named U.S. Physics Team finalists Updated: Sun, May 14, 2006 Two Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics students have been named as finalists for the U.S. Physics Team. Senior Otis Chodosh of Edmond and junior Haofei Wei of Broken Arrow are among 24 students nationwide and the only two from Oklahoma to be named as team finalists. Chodosh and Wei will attend a camp... Read More
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