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Bouncing, Sticking, Exploding Viruses: Understanding the Surface Chemistry of SARS-CoV-2

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

Better understanding of the surface chemistry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is needed to reduce transmission and accelerate vaccine design.

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Tiny Circuits, Long Distances: Smaller Light Processing Devices for Fiber-optic Communication

University Marketing and Communications, 07/09/21

Researchers at Michigan Tech have mapped a noise-reducing magneto-optical response that occurs in fiber-optic communications, opening the door for new materials technologies.

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Erika Hersch-Green Wins CAREER Award for Biodiversity Research

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

Increasing amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus in terrestrial ecosystems lead to decreasing biodiversity, not only among plant species, but in herbivores and pollinators as well.

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What Lies Ahead: Cooperative, Data-Driven Automated Driving

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

Networked data-driven vehicles can adapt to road hazards at longer range, increasing safety and preventing slowdowns.

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MTU Oceanographer Addresses 80 Years of Lake Levels at High Water Summit Town Hall

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

Engineer Guy Meadows will discuss Michigan’s lake levels from 1938 to present and inform coastal communities, property owners and community planners at second Michigan High Water Summit town hall April 28.

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High-brightness Probes for Faster, More Robust COVID-19 Testing

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

New probes using incredibly bright dyes could help detect COVID-19 earlier, leading to faster testing even when only trace amounts of SARS-CoV-2 RNA are present.

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MTU Huskies Haul in the Recyclables

Cyndi Perkins, 07/09/21

A picture is worth 1,000 words — or when it comes to the Keweenaw’s first waste reduction drive, make that 18,573 plastic bottle caps, 11,585 plastic bags and 11,444 batteries.

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MTU Design Expo Unveils Student Innovations

Kim Geiger, 07/09/21

An unprecedented event for unprecedented times: one of Michigan Tech’s most important and innovative events is going virtual. You’re invited to Design Expo 2020.

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Rainmakers: The Turbulent Formation of Cloud Droplets

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

Turbulent air in the atmosphere affects how cloud droplets form. New research from Michigan Technological University’s cloud chamber changes the way clouds, and therefore climate, are modeled.

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Issei Nakamura Wins CAREER Award for Charged Liquids Research

Kelley Christensen, 07/09/21

A computational approach to understanding how ions in polymer liquids interact could unlock better methods of creating lithium polymer batteries and purifying water.

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