Getting under graphite’s skin
A recently discovered method of layering metals with the 2D material may lead to brand new properties.
Category: Research
Corn genetics provides insight into the crop’s historical spread across the Americas
Evolutionary bottlenecks brought on by domestication have caused the genome of corn to retain harmful mutations over the course of millennia.
Chemist studying electric fields, microfluidics to improve dialysis technology
Robbyn Annand’s research may one day enable a wearable, artificial kidney, and that could benefit her brother, who depends on today’s big and heavy dialysis equipment.
Sakaguchi lab a welcome learning environment for undergraduates
In the lab students investigate experimental strategies to repair the damaged nervous system through engineering stem cells.
Addition of tin boosts nanoparticle’s photoluminescence
Emily Smith and Javier Vela, researchers at Ames Laboratory and professors of chemistry, have developed nanoparticles which show promise as potentially better materials for solar cells and imaging probes.
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Invests in the Young Researchers Making New Discoveries Related to Human Health at Iowa State University
The Carver Trust will provide $375,000 to support the research project of Vincenzo Venditti, assistant professor of chemistry at Iowa State.
A cellular pathway in plants may hold keys to understanding human disease
Plant research of Diane Bassham and Gustavo MacIntosh in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology has surprising human connections.
Helping young adults talk about decision to abstain, delay sex
At a time of greater awareness about sexual assault, Tina Coffelt, an assistant professor of English and communication studies, says it is important to help students navigate these conversations.