MANHATTAN, Kansas, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer is developing a new method for creating large quantities of liquid droplets with uniform and adjustable volumes through a novel electrical technique called electrowetting bursting. Shih-Kang "Scott" Fan, professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, received a three-year grant for more than $450,000 from the National Science Founda  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Jon Niccum The core idea of "materialism" is that all facts, events and objects are dependent on or reducible to physical processes. But like "totalitarianism" or "misogyny," materialism is more often a word used to negatively label one's philosophical opponents. "Historically, materialism has been ascribed to various positions by its enemies. It was only in the 20th century that people took on the   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Christina Knott From inaccessible facilities to inappropriate treatment plans or inaccurate assumptions, people with disabilities experience challenges in health care that may be rooted in prejudice, even by members of the medical community who are entrusted with providing care. A new project at the Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies (IHDPS) at the KU Life Span Institute aims to examin  more