Turbulence is all around us, in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the storms moving across the atmosphere and the plasmas inside experimental fusion devices. It’s the chaotic swirling motion of air, water, plasma and other fluids that plays an essential role in how energy moves, how pollutants and heat spread through the …
LightHearted AI and M3D are the first companies to receive investment from the healthcare-focused venture fund backed by Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University, and the MSU Research Foundation. EAST LANSING and DETROIT, Mich. (July 30, 2026) — Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences has announced the first investments from the Henry …
Michigan is home to more than 1,000 public beaches that draw millions of visitors to the Great Lakes every summer. But recent heavy rains and severe weather throughout the region have triggered increased stormwater runoff, exposing the vulnerability of the state’s shorelines to microbial contamination. During the Fourth of July weekend, 10 Michigan beaches were …
As one of the world’s most widely used fertilizers, Ammonia plays a vital role in the global economy, helping support agricultural production on a massive scale. Increasingly, it is also attracting attention as a carbon-free energy carrier that could help store renewable energy, transport hydrogen, and support emerging clean energy systems. Yet despite its promising …
Binder Park Zoo’s veterinarian, Kim Thompson, reached out to the Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Center’s Soft Tissue Surgery service to provide advanced care for Sassy, the zoo’s seven-year-old African painted dog. As always, the team, led by Maureen Spinner, was eager to help. Sassy’s story Despite breeding efforts over the past couple of years, …
A scientific team led by Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, researchers identified the origin of a mysterious excess of low-energy gamma rays emitted by the nucleus zinc-70. They found that the excess is caused by magnetic transitions within the nucleus. The study, “Magnetic Character of the Low-Energy Enhancement in 70Zn,” published in Nature, sheds light on …
For museums and galleries, space is everything. Space helps shape the visitor experience and enhance how visitors view, experience, and interact with exhibits. How to design and shape that space is a focal point for many exhibit curators. While often overlooked as just part of the building, walls are one of the most important tools available to curators for shaping visitor …
Why can zebrafish regenerate damaged gut nerves while humans largely cannot? Michigan State University researchers have developed a powerful new research tool that allows them to remove gut neurons in zebrafish and watch them regenerate in real time, helping scientists investigate one of regenerative biology’s biggest questions. The research focuses on the enteric nervous system, …
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at Michigan State University, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, was chosen to receive a Genesis Mission Phase I award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The project will develop artificial intelligence, or AI, tools — specifically, physics-informed “digital twins” — that could transform how heavy-ion accelerators and isotope separators are operated. The project, …
A new study has found that neonatal mortality—the death of an infant within the first 28 days of life—fell by nearly 50% in Flint following the launch of Rx Kids, the nation’s first community-wide maternal and infant cash prescription program. The decline represents a dramatic narrowing of a long-standing disparity between Flint and the rest of Michigan. Neonatal …
