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Tiny Infrared Chip Boosts Gas and Heat Detection Capabilities
Infrared cameras can reveal clues the human eye misses—such as gas leaks, chemical signatures in the atmosphere, and heat escaping…
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UT partners secure up to $160M NSF funding for rural innovation growth
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is part of the BRIDGES Engine team that has won up to $160 million from…
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Tick-Borne Nairoviruses Use OTU Proteases to Evade Human Antiviral Signals
Credit: RUSLANAS BARANAUSKAS / Science Photo Library / Getty Images Summer is peak tick season, and with it comes familiar…
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Sound Waves Guide Formation of Engineered Tissues
Using sound to guide living cells, researchers have now demonstrated how engineered tissue can be actively steered toward forming blood-vessel-like…
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Keystone microbes stabilize nutrient cycling in vast deep-water reservoir
Microbial communities in large reservoirs can shift dramatically from year to year, yet the biogeochemical work they perform may remain…
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Nebraska Study Links Gut Microbe to Cancer-Fighting Immune Response
A new study led with University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers reports that metabolites made by specific gut bacteria can strengthen the…
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New process converts mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sorting
A new chemical route could turn society’s most stubborn plastics into a clean hydrogen feedstock—without the sorting step that currently…
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Reddit Posts Uncover Silent Menopause Symptoms in New Findings
Nearly half of the world’s population experiences menopause, but many of its most disruptive effects—especially emotional and cognitive changes—often remain…
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China’s Climate Targets Could Transform the Global Palm Oil Industry
Palm oil is woven into everyday life—from foods and cosmetics to detergents and industrial uses—yet its rapid expansion has raised…
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Protein Design’s AI Revolution: Inside David Baker’s “Communal Brain”
185 former and current Baker lab members gathered at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm to celebrate the 2024 Nobel Prize…