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In Helium 3 Nanoclusters, Researchers Find a Curiosity

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists report discovering a curious anomaly of magnetism in an article that appears in this week’s edition of Physical Review Letters, a leading physics journals.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Friday, March 16, 2001.

For Citrus Farms In A Drought, A Wireless System To Save Water

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A computer-controlled irrigation system has the potential to reduce water consumption in drought-stricken Florida’s thirsty citrus farms.

Filed under Engineering, Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, March 14, 2001.

A First: A (Nearly) Complete Road Map For The Evolution Of Placental Mammals

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A paper set to appear Friday in the journal Science offers new evidence that scientists are close to pinning down the evolutionary road map for the most diverse and largest subgroup of mammals, a feat that may resolve a longstanding scientific debate and shed light on the newly completed human genome.

Filed under Health, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 1, 2001.