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Tipoffs: Research from U.S. Colleges Newsletter for 2025-11-13 ( 7 items )  
Colgate in the Media: October 2025 (10)
HAMILTON, New York, Nov. 12 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate in the Media: October 2025 * Colgate University faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions about vital research and current events. The frontrunner in Syracuse's mayoral race is clear. Can any of the others win? Syracuse.com/ Post Standard, Dr. William L. Boyle, Jr. '55 Endowed Chair in Political Science an more PR

Light causes atomic layers to do the twist (10)
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Light causes atomic layers to do the twist * A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move - not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat. This atomic choreography, set in motion by precisely timed bursts of energy, happens far too fast for the human eye or even traditional scientifi more PR

Mich. State: How Reliable is AI Information? (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 13 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * How reliable is AI information? Summary Why this matters: * As AI scours the internet for information, it gathers facts and misinformation. A new method developed by MSU researchers will help users separate fact from fiction. * As people become more experienced using AI tools, they may be comfortable using artificial intelligence to help make higher-stake decisions. This method is designed to he more PR

Northern Illinois University: Dr. Brianno Coller, Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar - Learning the Right Way to Ride the Wrong Bicycle (10)
DEKALB, Illinois, Nov. 13 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Brianno Coller, Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Learning the right way to ride the wrong bicycle What does it mean to teach well? For Dr. Brianno Coller, Distinguished Teaching Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University (NIU), it means embracing complexity, curiosity, and even chaos--with a bicycle in hand. The Transformative Power of Great Teaching Building on th more PR

UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality * Fusion engineering grand challenges While recent breakthroughs demonstrating fusion energy gain and an estimated influx of $10 billion in private investment have fueled growing interest in fusion energy, significant engineering and materials science challenges remain for both laser-based i more PR

University of Arkansas: First Graphene-Based Solar Cells Used to Power Temperature Sensors (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * First Graphene-Based Solar Cells Used to Power Temperature Sensors Researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of Michigan have reported the first use of ultra-low power temperature sensors using graphene-based solar cells. The test is the first hurdle in developing autonomous sensor systems that draw power from multiple sources in the environment -- solar, thermal, acoustic, kineti more PR

USD Team Achieves Milestone in Germanium Detector Fabrication (10)
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Nov. 13 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Team Achieves Milestone in Germanium Detector Fabrication Dongming Mei, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Physics, and his research group at the University of South Dakota have successfully fabricated high-purity germanium detectors across multiple geometries. * These include planar, planar point-contact, cylindrical point-contact, inverted coaxial point-contact and ring-contact des more PR