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Old Bones Hold the Secret to Strong Skeletons
The fragile bones of osteoporosis, common among modern day seniors, was almost unheard of in earlier times. Anthropology professor Sabrina Agarwal uncovers factors that help maintain strong skeletons and may lead to ways to prevent bone fractures from osteoporosis later in life. ... read more
From Nanosolar to Spintronics
Nanoscale structures, such as nanomagnets and nanosolar cells, are key to future advances in computing and solar energy. Professor of physics Michael Crommie envisions the reality of molecular machines, quantum computers and molecule-sized solar cells.... read more
Shopping the Biological Bazaar
Like humans and animals, plants nurture, adapt to and take advantage of other organisms in order to survive. Professor of integrative biology Ellen Simms investigates these plant mutualisms and how they influence evolution in changing ecosystems. ... read more
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