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Breakthrough technology detects 'forever chemicals' faster, cheaper and at trace levels, on-site
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (836+ words) Enter Electrical Engineering Professor Kris Campbell and Bamidele Omotowa of Pearlhill Technologies, LLC: together, they won a Small Business Technology Transfer Research grant from the National Institutes of Health. This power duo has created a technology that can immediately detect PFAS…...
Call for abstracts: American Chemical Society regional meeting
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (131+ words) Boise State University Boise State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host the 79th Northwest Regional Meeting for the Snake River Section of the American Chemical Society in summer 2026, from July 28 to July 1. The organizers are currently seeking abstracts from interested…...
Grant powers innovation in the science of freezing
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) The potential applications of this breakthrough are vast. The technology is designed to address challenges in any field that requires controlled freezing at relatively warm sub-zero temperatures. This includes the formulation of frozen foods, the cryopreservation of cells and tissues,…...
Turning atoms into opportunity
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (644+ words) Boise State University's momentum in materials science and microelectronics is rooted in the work of world class faculty, and few are advancing that mission as powerfully as David Estrada. A U. S. Navy veteran and proud Bronco alum, he earned his Bachelor…...
Hayden contributes to international team studying origins of life
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) Biological Sciences Professor and Chair Eric Hayden participated on an international research team that recently published exciting findings in the journal Nature Communications. The research tackled. .. Biological Sciences Professor and Chair Eric Hayden participated on an international research team that…...
Nagarajan lab wins five-year biochemistry grant, first of its kind in Idaho
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (491+ words) Biochemistry Professor Rajesh Nagarajan and his lab have won a National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators" Research Award, also called MIRA. This is the first time that an Idaho lab has won a MIRA grant. The award includes nearly $350, 000 per…...