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The Nature of Sand

Associate Professor Ken Kamrin’s model of granular material flow could impact how we interact with everything from sand and soil to pills and industrial materials.

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A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

Peter Godart PhD ’21, Professor Doug Hart and their team have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds.

Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

Professors Roger Kamm and Linda Griffith, have developed a new technique that more than doubles the usual depth limit of metabolic imaging.

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