Peter Ritchie with Rolfe Petschek & Maureen McEnery (School of Medicine)Protein Co-Localization Using Gold Colloid Coupled AntibodiesImmuno-fluorescence microscopy employs fluorochromes bound to antibodies to localize proteins. These are certain fluorescent dyes bound to specific locations on antibodies to enable immunofluorescence. Such dyes will be coupled to antibodies that bind...
2004
Mike Rousos with Richard SchneeSimulation of Neutron Background for One Ton Dark Matter DetectorsOne of the difficult sources of background particles in WIMP dark matter searches is due to high-energy neutrons produced by cosmic-ray muons interacting in the material near the detector apparatus. A one-ton, segmented detector may be...
Micah Waldstein with David Farrell, John Tripp and Bob BrownImaging the Density of the Human BodyBy taking advantage of the phenomenon of high-Tc superconductivity, the physics department’s superconductivity group has recently miniaturized the equipment used for performing in-vivo magnetic susceptometry. As a result, multi-detector susceptometer arrays are now practical....
Matt Wilbanks (with Lawrence Krauss)Computation and Consciousness in an Expanding UniverseRecent evidence indicates that the universe is undergoing an accelerated expansion; this project is designed to pursue and discuss the consequences of the ever-expanding universe model for life in the very distant future. Of particular interest will be the...
Mark Winkler with Ken SingerSurface Mediated Photorefraction in Liquid CrystalsLiquid crystals are known to have interesting photorefractive properties. One way to induce a large photorefractive effect is to layer a liquid crystal and a photoconductor. Light-induced modulation of surface charge on the photoconducting layer lowers the surface energy of...
Scott Woods with Bob BrownDevelopment of Experiential Learning Based Science Curriculum for Cleveland Municipal School District High SchoolsIt is no surprise that the Cleveland Municipal School District falls below average in many areas of academic proficiency, the worst of which is in science. In step with the new vision...