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Florida State University (Florida State or FSU) is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida

Could pine sap-based plastics be a game changer?

Could rapid and widespread depletion of oxygen in the global oceans trigger a mass extinction event?

Late in the prehistoric Silurian Period, around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event wiped 23 percent of all marine animals from the face of the planet. For years, scientists struggled to connect a mechanism to this mass extinction, one of the 10 most dramatic ever recorded in Earth’s history. Now, researchers from

Could rapid and widespread depletion of oxygen in the global oceans trigger a mass extinction event?

Improved therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major role in combating heart failure related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder among children. In collaboration with scientists from across the nation, FSU researchers

Improved therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

World’s first online polygraph for text messaging gets it right between 85 to 100 percent of the time

Can you spot a liar? It’s tricky enough in face-to-face conversations that offer facial expressions, gestures and tone of voice because those physical cues add context. Spotting a liar gets even tougher in blind computer conversations. Florida State University researcher Shuyuan Ho wants to shed those blinders by creating a revolutionary online polygraph. “The future

World’s first online polygraph for text messaging gets it right between 85 to 100 percent of the time

It’s complicated: Climate change is a major threat to bumble bees

New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is helping to explain the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide. In a study published Friday, Sept. 29, in the journal Ecology Letters, researchers examining three subalpine bumble bee species in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains

It’s complicated: Climate change is a major threat to bumble bees

Research team makes Zika drug breakthrough

Discovery shows existing drugs can treat virus A team of researchers from Florida State University, Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health has found existing drug compounds that can both stop Zika from replicating in the body and from damaging the crucial fetal brain cells that lead to birth defects in newborns. One

Research team makes Zika drug breakthrough

Chemists Pave the Way for an Activated Red Phosphorous Revolution

Florida State University researchers have discovered a way to safely activate red phosphorus, an element that will be critical in the creation of new electronics and the materials of the future. The discovery, which details the process to activate red phosphorus using inexpensive and widely available potassium ethoxide dissolved in ethanol, was achieved by FSU

Chemists Pave the Way for an Activated Red Phosphorous Revolution

Researchers Pushing Limits of Efficient Solar Cells

They’re one step closer. In a new paper in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Kenneth Hanson and his team have introduced a new strategy for generating more efficient solar cells. The team is composed of post-doctoral researcher Tanmay Banerjee and graduate students Sean Hill and Tristan Dilbeck. “We’re

Researchers Pushing Limits of Efficient Solar Cells

Researchers Create Cheaper, High Performing LED

A team of Florida State University materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future. Assistant Professor of Physics Hanwei Gao and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Biwu Ma are using a class

Researchers Create Cheaper, High Performing LED

Researcher develops inexpensive material to create sustainable energy source

A Florida State University researcher has discovered an artificial material that mimics photosynthesis and potentially creates a sustainable energy source. In The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Jose L. Mendoza-Cortes details how this new material efficiently captures sunlight and then, how the energy can be used to break down water into

Researcher develops inexpensive material to create sustainable energy source

Study on Element Could Change Ballgame on Radioactive Waste

Groundbreaking work by a team of chemists on a fringe element of the periodic table could change how the world stores radioactive waste and recycles fuel. The element is called californium — Cf if you’re looking at the Periodic Table of Elements — and it’s what Florida State Professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the lead researcher on

Study on Element Could Change Ballgame on Radioactive Waste

The Snowball Effect of Overfishing

“You don’t realize how interdependent species are until it all unravels” Florida State University researchers have spearheaded a major review of fisheries data that examines the domino effect that occurs when too many fish are harvested from one habitat. The loss of a major species from an ecosystem can have unintended consequences because of the

The Snowball Effect of Overfishing

Spider Silk Coated With Carbon Nanotubes Has Amazing Properties

The experiment may result in practical applications in electrical conductivity and more. Eden Steven, a physicist at Florida State University’s MagLab facility, discovered that simple methods can result in surprising and environmentally friendly high-tech outcomes during his experiments with spider silk and carbon nanotubes, the results of which are now published in the online research

Spider Silk Coated With Carbon Nanotubes Has Amazing Properties

A new supercapacitor technology destined to play a major role in the world’s future energy usage and storage needs

Florida State University inks deal to license new supercapacitor invention The ink is still drying on an agreement between Florida State University and Tallahassee-based General Capacitor LLC for the development of a new supercapacitor technology destined to play a major role in the world’s future energy usage and storage needs. Invented in FSU’s Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics

A new supercapacitor technology destined to play a major role in the world’s future energy usage and storage needs

Aerospace Engineer’s Supersonic, Futuristic Flying Wing Design Wins Prestigious NASA Grant

Imagine flying from New York to Tokyo in only four hours aboard a fuel-efficient supersonic jet that looks like something right out of Star Wars. Such a plane could become reality in the next two to three decades, thanks to the efforts of a University of Miami aerospace engineering professor. Ge-Chen Zha, along with collaborators

Aerospace Engineer’s Supersonic, Futuristic Flying Wing Design Wins Prestigious NASA Grant

More Than 150,000 Methane Seeps Appear as Arctic Ice Retreats

Scientists continue to discover more and more of the powerful greenhouse gas escaping from the thawing Arctic Scientists have found more than 150,000 sites in the Arctic where methane is seeping into the atmosphere, according to a report published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Aerial and ground surveys in Alaska and Greenland revealed

More Than 150,000 Methane Seeps Appear as Arctic Ice Retreats

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‘Crown jewels’: FSU graduating couple overcomes family challenges during academic journey
Florida State University graduating couple Josh and Rachel Duke are ending their academic journey at FSU with two degrees, a dissertation and a baby — 1-year-old Arthur Duke. But the road ...
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at FSU, other Florida college campuses
Videos on social media show multiple pro-Palestinian protesters on Florida State University's campus getting handcuffed and transported away.
Neuroscientists discover two specific brain differences linked to how brains respond during tasks
A new study by neuroscientists at Florida State University has revealed brain differences that may explain why humans demonstrate a variety of cognitive abilities and behaviors.
Four distinguished FSU graduates, U.S. Congressman to speak during FSU’s spring commencement
Four distinguished graduates of Florida State University and a U.S. congressman will be the featured speakers during FSU’s spring commencement ceremonies.
Florida State vs. ACC: Takeaways from court hearing as FSU's lawsuit hits a snag
Florida State returned to court Monday for a hearing regarding the university's lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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‘Crown jewels’: FSU graduating couple overcomes family challenges during academic journey
Florida State University graduating couple Josh and Rachel Duke are ending their academic journey at FSU with two degrees, a dissertation and a baby — 1-year-old Arthur Duke. But the road to ...
The ACC vs. Florida State and Clemson: The courtroom clash on which realignment’s future hangs
Everyone agrees that if FSU and/or Clemson are successful in court in nullifying a grant of rights, the results could be paradigm-shifting.
Pro-Palestine demonstration on Florida State campus demands university divestment from Israel
A pro-Palestine demonstration was held on Florida State University's Landis Green Thursday. The groups involved demand FSU divest from Israel and acknowledge the hardships of Arab and Muslim students.
Florida State vs. ACC: Takeaways from court hearing as FSU's lawsuit hits a snag
Florida State returned to court Monday for a hearing regarding the university's lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Judge orders FSU to amend lawsuit against ACC, hearing to continue at later date
Florida State and the ACC return to court in Florida on Monday, April 22, 2024. FSU is suing to exit the ACC without paying a huge media right fee.