“Aesthetic computing” turns algebra into art; teachers intrigued
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — High school algebra teacher Bunny McHenry has her share of students who would rather be doing something else.
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Researcher: Toxic flood lifts lid on common urban pollution problem
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Broken sewers, flooded industrial plants and dead bodies are all likely to blame for poisoning the waters being drained from New Orleans.
But the water – and the muck it is leaving behind — also owes its contamination to a source as mundane as it is unexpected: Toxins common in most urban environments [...]
Stucco may have been wrongly blamed for some leaky homes, says UF researcher
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stucco, a cement-based product used to coat buildings, may have been wrongly blamed for causing at least some of the leaks that struck thousands of Central Florida homes during the 2004 hurricane season, says a University of Florida expert investigating stucco’s water resistance.
Filed under Agriculture, Engineering, Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, September 15, 2005.
UF robotic car may compete for big prize in DARPA grand challenge
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida team that created a fully robotic car leaves Sunday for California, where it will vie for a spot to compete in a race with similar cars for a $2 million prize.