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Michigan State University is partnering with the National Center for Women and Information Technology to recruit and retain more women in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering - fields in which females remain under-represented nationwide.
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The sounds of success are ringing at Kansas State University through a research project that has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance.
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Improved technique makes it easier to add or delete genes in living cells, with less risk of off-target DNA damage.
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Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease.
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Artists and craftsmen more than 2,000 years ago developed thin-film coating technology unrivaled even by today’s standards for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products.
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The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented antibiotic-resistant strains in specific spots, from the Tappan Zee Bridge to lower Manhattan.
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Companies interested in testing the latest in low-cost carbon fiber have a new opportunity to partner with the Department of Energy’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility.
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University of Pennsylvania leads collaboration to test catalyst structures and enhance nanotechnology performance and fabrication.
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A new use for glass is being developed by researchers in Penn State’s Materials Research Institute that could make future hybrid-electric and plug-in electric vehicles more affordable and reliable.
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Two companies launched by discoveries at an engineering research center based at Iowa State University have won business development grants to help them commercialize their biorenewable technologies.
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The National Institutes of Health plans to substantially reduce the use of chimpanzees in NIH-funded biomedical research and designate for retirement most of the chimpanzees it currently owns or supports.
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Berkeley Lab scientists image cell-to-cell connections between soil microbes.
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