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Sustainable Nanowires
UMass researchers report major advance in electrially conducting nanowires
UMass Amherst microbiologist Derek Lovley and colleagues report “a major advance” in the quest to develop electrically conductive protein nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens for use... More
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Finding the Sweet Spot
Research shows climate will impact decline of U.S. maple syrup production
Maple syrup production, one of New England’s cultural icons and a key economic component of the region, will shift northward during the next century due to rising temperatures that will drastically... More
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Beyond Batteries
UMass Amherst lays the groundwork for a revolution in wireless wearables
Smartwatches were big breakthroughs when they hit the market in the early 2000s. Even nascent versions got consumers excited with their ability to play games and access newsfeeds. Two decades later,... More
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Better than Metal
UMass scientist engineers polymer films that conduct heat better than ceramics and steel
Yanfei Xu, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is co-author of a study that shows how to build polymer films that conduct heat... More
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Fugitive Science
Interdisciplinary scholar explores cultural and historical perspectives of race and science
Associate professor Britt Rusert has taken what some would consider a circuitous route to her faculty position in the UMass Amherst W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies. A published... More
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Breaking Boundaries
Talented undergraduates find their path through research
Rebecca Castonguay ’19 knew little about mathematical modeling for disease when she signed on to Professor Hari Balasubramanian’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) team in the summer of... More
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