“The discovery of natural gas and fracking technology give us about 40 more years. Whether good or bad, these buy us enough time to make solar work,” said Joseph Hupp, Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University. Porfessor Huff is referring to the time remaining on Earth’s...
Inside every living cell is a long, coiled strand of DNA that contains all the information needed to make an entire organism. It’s been called the blueprint of life, but DNA sequences are hardly set in stone. In fact, they are constantly changing through natural...
[caption id="attachment_33115" align="alignright" width="300"] What triggers our sense of smell?, image by Source/Corbis[/caption] We take for granted many things rooted in science: leaves falling, runny noses in the cold, static electricity, the scent of roasting coffee, traffic patterns. Each of these phenomena carries biological, chemical, or...
Nonequilibrium phenomena, biomagnetic particles, thermal transport, quantum trajectories, phrases like those reverberate through the halls of Telluride Science Research Center (TSRC). For the majority of the public, they are perplexing or intimidating “sciency” words, but for scientists, they are the foundational theories that solve bigger...
A global problem with a global solution By 2100, the world’s global energy consumption will amount to over triple its rate in 2001. Currently, fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) supply 85% of this demand, but their supplies are limited, and their combustion is linked to...
[caption id="attachment_31912" align="alignright" width="300"] Rigoberto Hernandez, this week at TSRC's Town Talk[/caption] TSRC's Town Talks series continues on Tuesday, June 25, this week presenting topics critical not only to scientific advancement, but also pertinent to the equality and health of human beings. Professors of Chemistry and...
“There is no shortage of scientific literature, videos, and podcasts, but without actual dialogue in the community, science and progress can feel like someone else’s business,” says Telluride Science Research Center’s (TSRC) new Outreach Director, Beth Kelly. “The TSRC Town Talks promote science literacy in...
