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But a recent discovery by a multi-university collaboration of researchers, led by Drexel University researcher Yury Gogotsi, PhD, and Drexel alumnus Babak Anasori, PhD, who is now an associate professor at Purdue University, that sheds light on the thermodynamics undergirding the materials’ unique structure and behavior, could be the key to supercharging the development of two-dimensaional materials with artificial intelligence technology. The discovery was recently reported in the journal Science.

In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers, CABBI researchers are developing industrially feasible techniques for second-generation biofuel production from oilcane, an oil-rich variety of sugarcane, to help meet our growing societal demand for fuels.

Rice computer scientists have developed algorithms that account for quantum noise that is not just random, but malicious interference from an adversary.

Quantum researchers at Purdue are advancing an approach that could improve the resolution of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to the atomic scale and may also have applications in developing quantum computing and quantum communications.

A newly developed highly sensitive detector is making it possible for the first time in decades to expand the search for dark matter, the elusive particles believed to make up roughly 85% of the universe but that have never been directly observed in a lab. The advance could either generate the first direct evidence of dark matter or rule out broad classes of theories that have yet to be tested.

Plants and microbes often have a symbiotic relationship, relying on each other for nutrients or shelter. Understanding and engineering such symbioses is an essential step in the journey towards tackling global challenges such as food security, carbon capture and ecosystem restoration. Now in The ISME Journal, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have reported in depth on the symbiotic relationships and microbial communities within Azolla ferns, bringing new insights to these important plants.