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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