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University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin.

Researchers from around the country to study the cell membranes of ctenophores (“comb jellies”) and found they had unique lipid structures that allow them to live under intense pressure.

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to test for asbestos in samples for decades, but TEM can be expensive. Now, researchers have determined that scanning electron microscopy can achieve results comparable to TEM.

Many species around the world are on the brink of extinction. A recent study used genomic analysis on the last surviving population of woolly mammoths to explore the potential causes of their extinction.

The TATSI technology takes advantage of over two billion years of evolution of plant transposable elements, which naturally function as honed molecular machines to insert DNA into the genome.

Many municipal landfills “burp” gas from decomposing organic matter rather than letting it build up. And burps from buried waste containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can release these “forever chemicals” into the air.

Researchers have developed polymeric gliding structures that can be controlled using light. Equipped with GPS and various sensors, the tiny robots can provide real-time monitoring of local environmental indicators like pH levels and heavy metal concentrations.

A genetic “off switch” that shuts down the process in which legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into nutrients has been identified for the first time by a team of international scientists, led by La Trobe University researchers.

Engineers develop concrete made with carbonated solution to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from atmosphere. Resulting concrete is just as strong and durable as regular concrete.

New research shows how specific physical conditions during a geologic era when glaciers may have stretched as far as the Equator could have driven eukaryotes to turn multicellular.