Recent Research
The world’s rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions.
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Farmers could create natural habitats near crops to attract pest-eating ladybugs, reducing insecticide costs - and environmental damage. But MSU researchers find such habitats must be 'landscape scale.'
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Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University researcher in microbiology and molecular genetics, has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for his work on developing new treatments for tuberculosis. He is using a biosensor that glows green when the TB bacterium senses low environmental oxygen, a cue for the bug to infect its host.
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The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence -- specifically about 16 years old -- earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers.
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Cross-disciplinary teams of MSU researchers are gaining national and international recognition for their pioneering solutions to the critical health challenges faced by women.
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At MSU, faculty and students are hard at work on a wide range of research projects in robotics, from designing “learning” robots, to achieving new breakthroughs using advanced power and control systems that mimic natural movement.
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Countries that best prepare math teachers meet several key conditions generally lacking in the United States, according to the first international study of what teacher preparation programs are able to accomplish.
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The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center - in which Michigan State University is a major partner - has just published their 2011 Science Report.
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Michigan State University scientists are working to make new energy storage technologies a marketplace reality.
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MSU water research aims to improve environmental health, economic health and human health.








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