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Plant Metabolic Protein Tailored for Nighttime Growth

A group of researchers at the Carnegie Institute for Science have found a protein that is necessary for photosynthetic organisms to perform their nightly work and, surprisingly, the role of this protein was linked to the construction of the plant’s cellular membranes.

“Shrinking Bull’s-Eye” Algorithm Speeds Up Complex Modeling From Days to Hours

MIT researchers have developed a new algorithm that vastly reduces the computation of virtually any computational model.

MSU Partners with ExxonMobil to Advance Biofuel Research

A new $1 million relationship between Michigan State University and ExxonMobil will expand research designed to progress the fundamental science required to advance algae-based fuels.

Open Science Grid Using SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer Virtual Clusters

Successful integration led by a team including UC San Diego Professor Frank Würthwein is seen as a “milestone” for the greater research community.

Disappearing Carbon Circuits on Graphene Could Have Security and Biomedical Uses

Using carbon atoms deposited on graphene with a focused electron beam process, scientists from Georgia Tech and collaborators have demonstrated a technique for creating dynamic patterns on graphene surfaces.

Cooled Down and Charged Up, a Giant Magnet is Ready for its New Mission

The University of Washington is a leading contributor to the Muon g-2 collaboration at Fermilab, which will use a giant magnet to test whether there are any missing pieces to the Standard Model — the theoretical framework physicists use today to describe the fundamental particles and forces in the universe.

Probiotic Formula Reverses Cow's Milk Allergies by Changing Gut Bacteria of Infants

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne Lab have shown that infants who developed a tolerance to cow's milk allergy also showed an increase in bacterial strains associated with good health.

Chemists at Carnegie Mellon University Develop New Methods to “See” Internal Structures of Macroporous Hydrogels

Two novel methods will allow researchers to develop new “smart” materials.

Making a Better Semiconductor

Research led by Michigan State University scientists developed a method that will more easily allow an electrical current to pass through materials, possibly leading to new and improved semiconductors.

Brown University Chemists Contribute to Opening of ‘Molecular Movie’

Brown University researchers worked with scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to image the first stages of a key chemical reaction as it happens.

Bats Do It, Dolphins Do It...Now Humans Can Do It, Too

University of California, Berkeley, physicists have used graphene to build lightweight ultrasonic loudspeakers and microphones, enabling people to mimic bats or dolphins’ ability to use sound to communicate and gauge the distance and speed of objects around them.

Perennial Biofuel Crops Use Water at Levels Similar to Corn

The study, led by GLBRC scientist and Michigan State University professor of ecosystem ecology Stephen Hamilton, is the first multi-year effort to compare the water use of conventional corn crops to the perennial cropping systems of switchgrass, miscanthus, native grasses, restored prairies, and hybrid poplar trees.