For decades, algae have been seen as a promising source of sustainable food, animal feed, biofuels and carbon-neutral materials. Compared with traditional crops and livestock, algae grow faster, require less land and freshwater and can directly convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into useful products. However, a major challenge has limited the widespread adoption of algae …
For the one in three Americans with allergies, being proactive is the name of the game. Extra caution when trying a new dish, avoiding certain furry friends, and popping Zyrtec or Allegra each spring when the world is cloaked in pollen. Ask biochemist Maksymilian Chruszcz about allergies, though, and he’ll tell you this — we can do …
What if you could unlock the full power of the sun? That’s part of the question that a $13.6 million grant from the Department of Energy is poised to help researchers from Michigan State University solve. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Basic Energy Sciences program, provides continuing support for the MSU-DOE Plant …
Electric vehicles are central to the clean-energy transition, but the way their batteries are sourced and manufactured still carries a sizable environmental footprint. Research from Annick Anctil, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State, shows that decisions about reshoring and friendshoring the battery supply chain can meaningfully shift that footprint, for better or …
Promising university research does not become a product, process, or tool overnight. Between early discovery and real-world use lies a critical stretch of work that often determines whether an innovation moves forward or stalls. Translational funding supports that stage by helping researchers build prototypes, generate validation data, reduce technical risk, and show that a discovery …
People across Michigan are purchasing cannabis at high levels, but researchers are unable to study many of the products their neighbors are consuming. As cannabis use continues to grow, experts are calling for better research policies and changes to federal laws so they can better support public health information, decisions and research. Michigan State University …
Roughly 6 million patients go to the emergency department each year with skin and soft tissue infections, yet their medical evaluation is based on centuries-old guidelines: the “four cardinal signs” of inflammation — redness, heat, swelling and pain. There is no diagnostic tool to help medical professionals determine which conditions require hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics …
For decades, silicon has been the foundation of modern electronics because it is abundant, relatively affordable, and well suited to the precise control of electrical current that makes computer chips possible. But today’s most advanced systems, from AI hardware to high-power and quantum technologies, are pushing silicon harder than ever, demanding more speed, more power, …
A new study published in The Lancet Public Health found that Rx Kids, the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program, led to significant improvements in birth outcomes for infants born in Flint, Michigan. The program reduced low birthweight and preterm birth rates and prevented admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. The findings …
A new free elementary science curriculum now available nationwide could reshape how young students learn science — and a Michigan State University professor helped lead its development. Amelia Wenk Gotwals, a professor in MSU’s College of Education, played a central role in developing OpenSciEd, an open-access K–5 science curriculum aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, …
