Soil scientist awarded $1.6 million NSF grant to study ‘living skin’ of arid ecosystems
Grant and Award Announcement
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-May-2026 21:15 ET (31-May-2026 01:15 GMT/UTC)
Columbia researchers identify how harmful tau filaments may first form, opening potential path toward developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, which affects millions of people worldwide.
U.S. is developing lithium mines to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. New study assessed whether U.S. subbasins can support water-intensive lithium mining. Team combined water, climate and socioeconomic models to project water supply and demand between 2040 and 2060. Under every scenario, most western subbasins struggled to meet existing water demands, let alone support additional lithium mining.
In a study published in Science, researchers used silver nanoparticles to assemble a theorized, but never-before observed crystal metallic structure.
MIT researchers developed a low-temperature process for extracting battery-grade lithium from the common mineral spodumene. The closed-loop process could help the U.S. tap into its own abundant sources of lithium, a critical element that is currently refined primarily in China.
A new method called PackUV compresses massive 3D video data into everyday video formats, potentially bringing immersive video experiences closer to home televisions and computers.
USC researchers built a robotic hand that hears a melody once and plays it back after just two minutes of self-taught practice on a keyboard. They say the implications go far beyond music.