The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) at Princeton, part of the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has served Kentucky’s agricultural community for a century, supporting Kentucky’s fruit, vegetable and nursery crop growers through robust horticultural research and outreach programs.
Black Metal Could Give a Heavy Boost to Solar Power Generation
In the quest for energy independence, researchers have studied solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) as a promising source of solar electricity generation.
As the Atmosphere Changes, so Will Its Response to Geomagnetic Storms
Satellite operators can expect less density during space weather events.
NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin
Found using the MIRI instrument on NASA’s Webb telescope, which was managed by JPL through launch, the possible planet would be easier to study than more far-flung worlds.
Scientists Hack Microbes to Identify Environmental Sources of Methane
UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas.
New Treatment Eliminates Bladder Cancer in 82% of Patients
Slow drug-release system found highly effective in treating certain patients with bladder cancer whose tumors were previously unresponsive to cancer therapy.
Surprisingly Diverse Innovations Led to Dramatically Cheaper Solar Panels
New research can identify opportunities to drive down the cost of renewable energy systems, batteries, and many other technologies.
Less Sea Ice, More Bergy Waters
Climate change in the Arctic is happening faster than anywhere else on the planet.
Alaska Climate Report: Above and Below Normal, July Had it All
ome was a hot place to be in early July. The temperature was 20 degrees above normal at one point during that period, according to the monthly summary of the Alaska Climate Research Center.
World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns
The 8 billion tons of plastic waste that have amassed on Earth pose a grave and growing danger to human health, according to a new report published in the leading medical journal The Lancet.