Princeton University, Author Profile

Strange Warping Geometry Helps to Push Scientific Boundaries

July 12, 2019

Researchers have built an electronic array on a microchip that simulates particle interactions in a hyperbolic plane

Plants, Microbes Shape Global Biomes through Local Underground Alliances

April 18, 2019

These symbioses could help scientists understand how ecosystems may shift as climate change alters the interplay between plan...

Massive Bolivian Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below our Feet

February 15, 2019

To peer deep into the Earth, scientists use the most powerful waves on the planet, which are generated by massive earthquakes...

Researchers Find a Way to Peel Slimy Biofilms like Old Stickers

December 14, 2018

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and foul...

Cold Wave Reveals Potential Benefits of Urban Heat Islands

July 24, 2018

The concrete and asphalt that make city summers brutally hot might not be a bad thing during winter's deep freeze

Protein Designed Entirely from Scratch Functions in Cells as a Genuine Enzyme

January 19, 2018

Princeton lab creates life-sustaining enzyme

Coffee Physics

December 14, 2017

Layering in cafe lattes yields insights for engineering, medicine, and environment

Galapagos Study Finds That New Species Can Develop in as Little as 2 Generations

November 24, 2017

The arrival 36 years ago of a strange bird to a remote island in the Galapagos archipelago has provided direct genetic eviden...

Breakthrough Could Launch Organic Electronics beyond Cell Phone Screens

November 20, 2017

In the short term, the advance should particularly help with organic light-emitting diodes that operate at high energy to emi...

Light Powers New Chemistry for Old Enzymes

December 22, 2016

The work is the first example of a reaction that employs light to activate new reactivity in an existing enzyme

Ultrafast Lasers Reveal Light-Harvesting Secrets of Photosynthetic Algae

December 16, 2016

Researchers have uncovered powerful light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic cryptophyte algae

Sudoku Strategy Democratizes Powerful Tool for Genetics Research

November 11, 2016

Researchers have developed a way to produce the tools for figuring out gene function faster and cheaper than current methods...

Researchers Predict Growing Number of Hurricane Sandy-Like Storm Surges in Future

October 14, 2016

The worst-case scenario has the frequency increasing by 17 times by the year 2100, according to predictions published Oct. 10...

Ocean Currents Push Phytoplankton—and Pollution—Around the Globe Faster Than Thought

April 20, 2016

The finding that objects can move around the globe in just ten years suggests that ocean biodiversity may be more resilient t...

Improved Medical Imaging Takes Top Prize at Innovation Forum

March 1, 2016

Grad student develops an advanced imaging technique to overcome ultrasound problems.