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Fishing for Biochemistry’s ‘Dark Matter’

To some, it’s “dark matter.” For others, terra incognita: unexplored land. These are just some of the phrases biochemists use when describing the metabolome, the set of all small molecules, or metabolites, in a biological sample.
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Chromium-62 Research Helps US Better Understand Shapes Around Islands of Inversion

In a recent paper in Nature Physics, an international research collaboration used world-class instrumentation at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to study the exotic nuclide, or rare isotope, chromium-62.
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Examining the Power of Play for Children Showing Early Signs of Autism

As part of a multisite study, Clinical Science Professor Brooke Ingersoll and a team of researchers representing three other states are examining the effectiveness of training early intervention providers in a method called “reciprocal imitation teaching,” or RIT.
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Developing an Ultrastable Catalyst to Improve Fuel Cells

Research at Michigan State University and Princeton University developed a highly stable electrocatalyst for fuel cells that are used in sustainable energy applications, such as electric vehicles.
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MSU Research Powers Michigan's Economy and Future

A top global public research university, MSU has built a research enterprise that reaches every part of Michigan, driving the state’s economy and contributing to a stronger, healthier present and future.
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Nanoparticle Nanotherapy Research Advances Infusion Designed to Clean Arteries

Michigan State University researchers have tested a new nanoparticle nanotherapy infusion that precisely targets inflammation and activates the immune system to help clear out arterial plaque.
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The Future of Lightweight Vehicles

In the last year, MSU and GVSU successfully launched a new mobility research initiative as part of a five-year research program to advance autonomous ground vehicle research.
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The Future of EV Batteries

Current EV batteries aren’t perfect, so at Michigan State University, we are using fundamental material science and new chemistry research to produce batteries with improved energy density and safety.
Announcements
Jain to Help India Update National ID (Aadhaar) Innovation Roadmap
Anil Jain, University Distinguished Professor and the Douglas E. Zongker Endowed Professor of Engineering at Michigan State University, has joined a panel of experts for a strategic and technological upgrade of India’s digital identity platform.
Belin Joins MSU as the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in North American Indian and Indigenous Literary Studies
A citizen of the Navajo Nation and an acclaimed poet, artist, and educator, Esther Belin joined Michigan State University this fall as the new Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in North American Indian and Indigenous Literary Studies in the Department of English. She is the second scholar to hold this position, following Gordon Henry, who retired in 2023 after serving as the inaugural Leslie Chair.
Khalil Receives National ASME Medal for Lifetime Achievements
Hassan K. Khalil was presented the 2025 ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal — the highest honor presented by ASME in the field of automatic control — during the ASME Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference in October in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Basso Honored With Soil Science Research Award
Bruno Basso, a world-renowned expert in sustainable agriculture and precision agriculture systems, received the award Nov. 10 at the SSSA’s CANVAS conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Call for Applications: Graduate Student Affiliate Program at CIRCLE
CIRCLE is excited to announce the launch of its Graduate Student Affiliate Program.