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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Researchers Create First Entropy-Stabilized Complex Oxide Alloys

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University have created the first entropy-stabilized alloy that incorporates oxides – and demonstrated conclusively that the crystalline structure of the material can be determined by disorder at the atomic scale rather than chemical bonding.

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.

Berkeley to Lead $12.3M Study of Crop Drought Tolerance

UC Berkeley is leading a $12.3 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to examine the role of epigenetics in allowing plants to survive in drought conditions, an increasing concern for agriculture as the effects of climate change are felt in California and globally.

Scientists Unravel Root Cause of Plant Twists and Turns

Cornell University physicists and Boyce Thompson Institute plant biologists have uncovered a valuable plant root action, in that roots – when their downward path is blocked, as often occurs in rocky soil – display a “grow and switch” behavior.