The secrets of secretion—isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel
Close genetic analysis of 480 blue mallee eucalyptus plants provides clues to modify cultivars for greater yield, whether for essential oils or jet fuel.
Close genetic analysis of 480 blue mallee eucalyptus plants provides clues to modify cultivars for greater yield, whether for essential oils or jet fuel.
Ecology
May 8, 2019
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Michigan Technological University's 2019 Isle Royale Winter Study focuses on the implications of newly introduced wolves and the movements of newly collared moose.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2019
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If you have a new or late model car, most likely it's connected: GPS navigation, that infotainment panel, the wireless network your car creates—they're all ways for your car to provide information, whether it's to give ...
Automotive
Apr 25, 2019
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Two-dimensional (2-D) semiconductors are promising for quantum computing and future electronics. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes.
Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2019
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Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create ...
Materials Science
Mar 27, 2019
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Coal is the primary fuel source for Midwest electric utilities. Michigan Technological University researchers found that increasing renewable and distributed generation energy sources can save Michigan electric consumers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 14, 2019
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Carbon dioxide is a troublemaker. So it's a good idea to remove it from powerplant emissions—and it may have an extra economic benefit.
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2019
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Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with numbers.
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2019
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Do water droplets cluster inside clouds? Researchers confirm two decades of theory with an airborne imaging instrument.
General Physics
Dec 13, 2018
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Red wolves, once nearly extinct, again teeter on the abyss. New research finds red wolf ancestry on Galveston Island—providing opportunities for additional conservation action and difficult policy challenges.
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2018
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