Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to... Read more
Engineering biology is already transforming technology and science, and a consortium of researchers across many disciplines in the international Genome Project-write is calling for more disc... Read more
In a perspective published in the July 20 issue of Science, Neal Stewart and his University of Tennessee coauthors explore the future of houseplants as aesthetically pleasing and functional... Read more
A rapid heating and cooling of milk significantly reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present, extending by several weeks the shelf life of one of the most common refrigerator staples in... Read more
Exotic pests, shrinking ranges and a changing climate threaten some of the world’s most rare and ecologically important plants, and so conservationists establish seed collections to sa... Read more
His big idea: develop a technology that goes on a “seek and destroy” mission for cancerous tumors. Christian Parigger, associate professor of physics at the University of Tennessee Space Ins... Read more
The technology can be especially helpful to brain cancer victims Researchers at the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have developed a... Read more
This device has the potential to save a lot of lives Infectious diseases these days seem to have gotten a lot of attention, with media hype and threats of pandemics often being portrayed in... Read more
Taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennesse... Read more