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The Conversation: Planning for Spring’s Garden? Bees Like Variety and Don’t Care About Your Neighbors’ Yards

posted on January 13, 2025

Gardeners can provide an incredible service to pollinators just by planting more flowers.
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The Future of Fusion: Q&A with University of Tennessee Nuclear Researchers Ane Lasa and Sophie Blondel

posted on January 6, 2025

Ane Lasa and Sophie Blondel from UT’s Department of Nuclear Engineering explore the interactions between plasma inside fusion systems and the materials that make up the walls of the reactors. 

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A group of people from UT and Lockheed Martin pose together following the signing of a new master research agreement.

UT, Lockheed Martin Expand Master Research Agreement

posted on November 5, 2024

UT and Lockheed Martin’s new research agreement reinforces a longstanding partnership that helps UT take its research capabilities from the lab to the field in several research areas, including energy and power systems.

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The Conversation: Tiny Robots and AI Algorithms Could Help To Craft Material Solutions for Cleaner Environments

posted on September 26, 2024

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Mahshid Ahmadi provides insight on the research she and her colleagues are conducting using robots and artificial intelligence to make and test new photocatalysts with the goal of mitigating air pollution.

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Soft light shines through a forest.

The Conversation: Trees Compete for Space, Light and Resources, and Those Clashes Can Leave Battle Scars

posted on August 23, 2024

Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management Wayne Clatterbuck studies the ecological changes in species composition, tree arrangement and forest development. He and his colleagues researched how tree species interact and change over time when impacted by natural disasters or other disturbances.

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Smooth rocks at the bottom of a body of water.

The Conversation: Seafloor Sediment Reveals Previously Unknown Volcanic Eruption 520,000 Years Ago in South Aegean Sea

posted on July 29, 2024

Associate Professor of Petrology and Planetary Geoscience Molly McCanta spent two months cruising the south Aegean Sea on board the International Ocean Discovery Program’s JOIDES Resolution as part of International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 398.

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