Science

The machine put to work earlier this year in an office park just outside Cheyenne also will help scientists understand how solar flares affect satellites and communications.

The material has been shown to cool whatever it sits on by as much as 10-15 degrees Celsius. Additionally, Tan believes that just 10-20 square meters of this material on a rooftop could effectively cool a single-family house during the summer.

Woodrow Gamboa and Qingfeng Li will have a chance to meet student scientists from around the world and could win prizes up to $75,000.

A new task force charged by Wyoming Governor Matt Mead and the Legislature with guiding efforts to upgrade science programs and laboratories at the University of Wyoming will meet Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie.

Goal is to make UW one of the top research schools in nation.

An event at the ACRES Student Farm in Laramie will look at the microbiology of composting.

University of Wyoming scientists will present their research in short, lively, and fun presentations at the Science Cafe Thursday, June 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Middle school students from Wyoming and surrounding states will be transformed into star gazers and scientists during the University of Wyoming’sAstroCamp: Journey to the Stars June 15-24.