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New Clues for Using Common Fungus to Promote Crop Growth and Health
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (961+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 23, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Trichoderma species " a common fungus found in soils " have varying abilities to promote tomato plant growth and differentially affect the abundance of certain soil bacteria, according to a study led by researchers at Penn…...
Tannins From Oak Barrels That Flavor Wine Are "Fingerprinted" by Researchers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 7, 2026 The researchers " who described their novel method as "fingerprinting" tannins " published the study in'Food Chemistry. Using a combination of chemical analyzes, the approach separates complex mixtures, identifies molecular components and quantifies substances, even at low concentrations. In…...
Four UMass Amherst Researchers Honored With Election to AAAS
3+ week, 4+ day ago (732+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 30, 2026 From a childhood spent exploring New York's museums and zoos to a career studying primates across continents and timescales, Kamilar's scholarship has been defined by curiosity and breadth. Kamilar was elected for "distinguished contributions to the field…...
Researchers Turn Bourbon Byproducts Into Supercapacitors
4+ week, 1+ day ago (630+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 26, 2026 The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2026 is being held March 22-26; it features nearly 11, 000 presentations on a range of science topics. Josiel Barrios Cossio, a graduate…...
New Technology Uses Sunlight to Break Down 'Forever Chemicals"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (637+ words) PUBLISHED ON February 26, 2026 BATH, England " An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst " a substance that speeds up chemical reactions " that uses sunlight to break down so-called "forever chemicals" prevalent in the…...