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By sequencing its genome, scientists at the University of Illinois are homing in on the genes and genetic pathways that allow the juicy pineapple plant to thrive in water-limited environments.
Read more about Pineapple Genome Offers Insight into Photosynthesis in Drought-Tolerant Plants
Washington State University is part of an $8 million effort to accelerate development of experimental model systems in marine microbial ecology.
Read more about WSU Researcher Part of $8M Marine Ecosystems Grant
University of Washington researchers are the first to solve a decades-old puzzle — figuring out how to make a laser refrigerate water and other liquids under real-world conditions.
Read more about UW Team Refrigerates Liquids with a Laser for the First Time
Purdue's Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) and Global Engineering Program are hosting the U.S.-France Science & Technology Workshop on Bioenergy this week, focusing on scientific breakthroughs needed to build the 21st century energy economy.
Read more about Purdue's C3Bio to Host U.S.-France Science and Technology Workshop
The idealized University of Washington computer simulation could help volcanologists better understand how energy builds up inside a system like Mauna Loa, which is a focus of the UW group’s research, to predict when it will erupt.
Read more about Simulating Path of ‘Magma Mush’ Inside an Active Volcano
New findings show a “highly significant” correlation between periodic solar storms and incidences of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), two potentially debilitating autoimmune diseases.
Read more about Researchers Correlate Incidences of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Giant Cell Arteritis With Solar Cycles
University of Maryland scientists led construction of uniquely powerful system to detect gamma rays and cosmic rays.
Read more about HAWC Observatory to Study Universe’s Most Energetic Phenomena
Arizona State University and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, will enter into an agreement to solidify the burgeoning collaboration between the two institutions on research projects related to energy security, climate science and sustainability, and other aspects of global security.
Read more about ASU and PNNL to Develop Solutions to Global Challenges
Researchers at Arizona State University describe a new technique that offers a significant advance over conventional methods of sorting biomolecules, which typically involve molecular modification, numerous experimental steps and energy input from external sources.
Read more about Study Reveals Novel Technique for Handling Molecules
A team of chemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set the stage for more efficient and sturdier portable electronic devices and possibly a new generation of solar cells based on organic materials.
Read more about Discovery Could Yield More Efficient Portable Electronics and Solar Cells
A small team of scientists can synthesize molecules that will absorb any color of sunlight, from the oranges through the near-infrared, greatly expanding the palette of light-harvesting molecules
Read more about Pick a Color, Any Color
A new partnership between Mississippi State University and Argonne National Laboratory has made the university home to a major regional joint research initiative.
Read more about MSU, Argonne Sign MOU for Joint Energy Research
