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In Pursuit Of Better Batteries

MU researchers are using a $500,000 grant from NSF to explore a key technical challenge preventing lithium-ion batteries from achieving optimal energy performance.

Storytelling Helps College Students Relieve Stress, Improve Confidence During The COVID-19 Pandemic

A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues find that individual life stories can give us hints about how college students are adjusting to life during a pandemic.

A Smoky Solution — For Plants

After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.

Reversing Drug Resistance In Lung Cancer

University of Missouri researchers were awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help overcome drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.

University Of Missouri Researchers Design New Heart Health Wearable

Using a $2.6 million grant from NIH, researchers at the MU College of Engineering are designing a breathable material with antimicrobial properties for use with a wearable heart monitor.

“The Real World Still Matters”

A study from the University of Missouri finds political polarization doesn’t dominate people’s perceptions of COVID-19.

New Method Can Provide Rapid Detection Of Food Adulteration

University of Missouri scientists demonstrate the entire process can take 45 minutes or less.

Copper Artifacts Unearth New Cultural Connections In Southern Africa

A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues use geochemical analyses on copper objects to reveal centuries of previously unknown connections within the region.

‘Explainable AI’ Can Efficiently Detect AR/VR Cybersickness

University of Missouri researchers are exploring how explainable artificial intelligence can help detect how people develop cybersickness in augmented and virtual reality.

New Method Can Provide Rapid Detection Of Food Adulteration

University of Missouri scientists demonstrate the entire process can take 45 minutes or less.

Wear And Forget: An Ultrasoft Material For On-Skin Health Devices

MU researchers design a soft, breathable and stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person’s skin, allowing for optimal long-term health monitoring.

Study Unexpectedly Finds Only 7 Health Symptoms Directly Related To ‘Long COVID’

The discovery by MU researchers — from a list of 47 top reported symptoms from ‘long COVID’ — provides a better understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 may mutate or evolve.

“The Real World Still Matters”

A study from the University of Missouri finds political polarization doesn’t dominate people’s perceptions of COVID-19.

Searching For The Earliest Galaxies In The Universe

Using data from NASA’s new space telescope, University of Missouri astronomers suggest more galaxies were formed in the early universe than previously thought.

Researchers Using $2.1 Million Grant To Identify Differences In Preschoolers’ Math Skills

The grant from the National Institutes of Health will also help the University of Missouri researchers develop targeted interventions and inform future public policy decisions.

How to Build an ‘Explainable AI’ Framework to Speed Up the Innovation Process

A nearly $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is supporting the project by University of Missouri engineers.

Modifying the Body’s Immune System to Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Scientists at University of Missouri collaborate with Harvard, Georgia Tech to develop a novel diabetes treatment involving transplanting pancreas cells that produce insulin.

Using AI to Analyze Large Amounts of Biological Data

University of Missouri researchers develop method which could be used by scientists when developing new drug therapies for medical treatment of cancers, other diseases.

Blood pressure, other vitals could be measured by custom finger clip

Monitoring a person’s blood pressure on a regular basis can help health care professionals with early detection of various health problems such as high blood pressure, which has no warning signs or symptoms.