University Research

12.15.16University Research

UO Team Helps Show Peatlands May Hold On to CarbonExternal link

Carbon accumulating deep in peat around the world may be less likely to be released into the air by global warming than originally thought, according to new findings by a research team that included University of Oregon contributors. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.15.16University Research

Jonsson School Scientists Create New Way to Trap Dangerous GasesExternal link

A team of researchers at UT Dallas has developed a novel method for trapping potentially harmful gases within microscopic organo-metallic structures. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.14.16University Research

Warming Global Temperatures May Not Affect Carbon Stored Deep in Northern PeatlandsExternal link

Florida State University research scientist Rachel Wilson and University of Oregon graduate student Anya Hopple are the first authors on a new study that details experiments suggesting that carbon stored in peat — a highly organic material found in marsh or damp regions — may not succumb to the Earth’s warming as easily as scientists thought. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.13.16University Research

Penn Researchers Expand Research on Simplifying Recycling of Rare-Earth MetalsExternal link

University of Pennsylvania researchers have extended their pioneering process to enable efficient recycling of two rare-earth metals, neodymium and dysprosium, which are found in many high-tech devices’ magnets. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.12.16University Research

UC Davis Receives $6M Grant to Tame ‘Wild West’ of Regional Climate DatasetsExternal link

Amid increasing demands for accurate climate projections, a new grant to the University of California, Davis, from the U.S. Department of Energy Regional and Global Climate Modeling Program aims to help make better use of regional climate datasets. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.12.16University Research

UCLA Team Makes Step Toward Long-Lasting, Fast-Charging and High-Powered Energy StorageExternal link

A UCLA research team has made a major advance toward developing oxide supercapacitors, energy-storage devices that would combine the longevity of a battery with the fast-charge times and high-power property of capacitors. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.09.16University Research

Unlocking a Liver Receptor PuzzleExternal link

Researchers from Emory University and Scripps Research Institute used X-ray crystallography at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to further their study of how potential diabetes drugs interact with their target, the protein LRH-1. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.09.16University Research

Researchers Peer Into Atom-Sized Tunnels in Hunt for Better BatteryExternal link

A team led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago has used a special electron microscope with atomic-level resolution to show that certain large ions can hold the tunnels open so that the charge-carrying ions can enter and exit the electrode easily and quickly. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.09.16University Research

The Highs and Lows of Scientific ResearchExternal link

Scientists at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab discuss how their work with microbes and plant interactions can be unpredictable and take them in unexpected directions – a journey of failures and successes. Read MoreExternal linkage

12.08.16University Research

Closing the Carbon Loop: Pitt Chemical Engineering Team Identifies New Catalyst that Advances Capture and Conversion of Atmospheric Carbon DioxideExternal link

Research at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering focused on developing a new catalyst that would lead to large-scale implementation of capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2). Read MoreExternal linkage

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