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New Foundation for Translational Research and Technology Transfer

The University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have established the Wyss Zurich Foundation.

Automated Analysis of Animal Behavior

Researchers have developed a new method that uses artificial intelligence to analyze animal behavior.

Emma Esterman '20: Senior Thesis Work Published

Bacterial Gene Transfer Agents have distinct DNA packaging machinery

'Beautiful Collaboration' Advances Research on Freshwater Blooms

A Dartmouth-led study urges more complete study of harmful cyanobacteria.

Study Solves Textbook Problem: How Cells Know Their Size

Dartmouth 'basic science' research could unlock complex medical challenges.

Guerinot Lab Identifies Proteins Involved in Photoprotection during Iron Deficiency

Prof. Mary Lou Guerinot, Dr. Garo Akmakjian, Guarini '18 and Nabilia Riaz, Guarini '22 have identified proteins that protect plants during iron deficiency.

Regenerative Agriculture the Only Possible Way Forward, European Researchers Agree

The forms of agriculture used today have negative impacts on the environment on a global scale.

Newts at War with Climate Change: They're Adapting to Survive the Threat of Extinction

Like with humans, some newts are capable of “burning” what they consume more quickly than others.

A Single-Layer Material Could Partially Replace Silicon in Electronics

Silicon can be found in cellphones, computers, and other electronic devices. It is the basic material used to make the semiconductors from which electronics components are made.

California-Irvine group develops efficient algorithm to map internet networks

The internet may appear to work like magic in cyberspace, but it is actually a vast, complex connection of physical networks. Mapping those networks visually has been done in several ways, for example, geographically or by IP space.

Texas Can Get to Net-Zero by 2050 and Simultaneously Bolster the Economy

Texas could eliminate its carbon pollution in fewer than 30 years

Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.

Wastewater Testing for COVID-19 Resumes in Austin

A team of University of Texas at Austin researchers has resumed testing Austin’s wastewater for signals of COVID-19 after the Texas Division of Emergency Management gave new funding for the project.

Texas Institute for Electronics Would Help Restore U.S. Chipmaking Leadership

With semiconductor devices and systems now affecting all aspects of daily life, demand for such technologies has soared in recent years.

Brain Imaging Shows What Happens When We Question Fake News

Misinformation on social media may seem like an intractable problem

Mars May Have Less Water Than Previously Estimated

Researchers from the Oden Institute and Jackson School of Geosciences have developed an improved model for planet-wide groundwater flow prediction on Mars that is not only more accurate but, according to its author, more elegant too.

Breaking New Ground in Energy

The Gary L. Thomas Energy Building fuels opportunities for new discoveries.

French researchers discover swimming techniques of deadly plant pathogen

The Phytophtora species are devastating plant pathogens, responsible for billions of dollars of crop damage yearly. Understanding exactly how their zoospores swim at high speed is important in controlling their spread.

Are New Carbon Sinks Appearing in the Arctic?

Global warming can result in the spread of peatland vegetation in the Arctic. An international research group has discovered signs of ‘proto-peat’, which may be the beginning of new peatlands.

COVID Lockdowns Increased Burning in Globally-Important Protected Areas

During the early months of the pandemic, when on-site management activities were on hold due to lockdowns, fires inside protected areas in Madagascar increased very dramatically by 76-248 %, compared to levels expected from patterns in previous years.