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Benjamin Castleman and Nitya Kallivayali
Friday, July 5, 2019
President Donald J. Trump has announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.
Friday, June 28, 2019
The secret to making clothing practically indestructible could be the same thing that makes us grow out of it: sugar.
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals how sugars could be used to make almost indestructible cloth and other materials.
Federico Ciliberto
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
According to new research from University of Virginia economist Federico Ciliberto, widespread adoption of genetically modified crops has decreased the use of insecticides, but increased the use of weed-killing herbicides as weeds become more resistant