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3-Sep-2025

Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

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.

Journal

Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy

3-Sep-2025

New design framework makes it easier to create custom shock-absorbing materials

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Designers typically use an iterative process that focuses on optimizing the mechanical properties without factoring in the thickness and area of the foam pad used in applications. The advance opens a new perspective on how to approach the design of protective materials by challenging conventional wisdom.

Journal

Nature Communications

Funder

Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office

3-Sep-2025

Mizzou at the forefront of using hydrogen energy safely

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as safe as possible.

Journal

ACS Sensors

3-Sep-2025

SwRI and Copeland win R&D 100 Award for innovative oil-free compressor

Southwest Research Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — September. 3, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced today that compressor technology co-developed with Copeland has won an R&D 100 Award. R&D World Magazine has recognized the “Copeland oil-free centrifugal compressor with Aero-lift™ bearing technology” as among the 100 most significant innovations for 2025.

3-Sep-2025

Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in a new study in the open-access journal PLOS One on September 3, 2025.

Journal

PLOS One

3-Sep-2025

Li studying quantum algorithms

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Fei Li, Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), received funding for the project: “Quantum Algorithms for High-Performance Analysis of Single-Cell Omics Data and Explainable Drug Discovery.”

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

3-Sep-2025

George Mason researchers receive funding for Quantum System Stability & Reproducibility Workshop (StableQ)

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Weiwen Jiang, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), and Lei Yang, Assistant Professor, Information Sciences and Technology, CEC, received funding for a workshop on quantum system stability and reproducibility. 

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation