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Energy & Environment

A tobacco leaf clamped between a Li-cor portable photosynthesis system
Portable Photosynthesis: New Greenhouses for Plant Research
Detail of smog chamber built by atmospheric chemist Richard Peltier
Smog Chamber: Understanding the Chemistry of Air Pollution
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Tornado Science: New Research Helps Better Predict Severe Weather Events
Close up view of grate on the UMass Amherst wind tunnel
Wind Power: Tunnels, Turbines and Testing
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Champions of Change: UMass Permaculture Garden Honored at the White House
Tiny droplet on top of thin polymer film.
Unlocking the Mechanics of Wrinkling
Gold-of-Pleasure: Camelina as Cellulosic Feedstock
A black light in the laboratory of the Venkatarman research group
Light Show: Next Generation of Solar Cells
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Field Biology Course: UMass Students Explore Costa Rican Rain Forest
Computer scientist Ramesh Sitaraman in front of Computer Science Building
Internet Goes Green
Ramesh Sitaraman’s revolutionary ideas transform a power-hungry cloud
Benton Brook in Massachusetts. Photo credit: Shep Evans
Capstone to Conservation
CAPS landscape decision-support tool guides decision makers
Close up of American robin, Turdus migrotorius
Neighborhood Nestwatch and Citizen Science