Unveiling the Universe’s Heavy Element Alchemy With Neutron Star Mergers
Breakthrough discovery puts astronomers one step closer to solving the mystery of the origin of elements that are heavier than iron. An international team of…
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3 Things You Should Know: Climate Change’s Impact on Extreme-Weather Events
Michael Mann and collaborators conducted research into the impact of climate change on extreme weather occurrences such as wildfires. Their findings suggest that under the…
Conan O’Brien Worm: Not-So-Funny Threat to Spiny Lobsters and Fisheries
A nemertean worm, Carcinonemertes conanobrieni, discovered by a Clemson University biologist, is suspected to negatively impact the reproduction of Caribbean spiny lobsters, thereby contributing to…
Obesity Might Be a Result of Your Body’s Chemistry
Scientists are investigating the connections between obesity, age, and body chemistry. Obesity is described as an abnormal or excessive buildup of fat that poses a…
Groundbreaking Discovery in Thermoelectrics: Decoding Thermal Conductivity With Light
Groundbreaking science is often the result of true collaboration, with researchers in a variety of fields, viewpoints, and experiences coming together in a unique way….
Cocaine’s Effect on the Brain: New Research on Fruit Flies Shows Impact at the Cellular Level
Study lays groundwork for developing drugs to treat or prevent addiction in humans and provides contextual framework for future research. New research from the Clemson…
Breakthrough Could Result in Faster and Cheaper Energy to Power Electronics
By using laser spectroscopy in a photophysics experiment, Clemson University researchers have broken new ground that could result in faster and cheaper energy to power…
Snake Venom Complexity Is Driven by Prey Diet
Diversity in diet plays a role in the complexity of venom in pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. But new collaborative research by…
Thermoelectric Material Discovery May Deliver New Forms of Electric Power in the Future
Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compound. Thermoelectrics directly convert heat into electricity and power a wide array…
Lighter, Faster-Charging Batteries Created That Could Make It Easier to Explore Mars
NASA-funded research recently reported in an American Chemical Society journal. Electrifying research by Clemson University scientists could lead to the creation of lighter, faster-charging batteries…
Powerful Relativistic Jet Blasts From Colliding Galaxies & Here’s the First-Ever Photo Proof
A team of Clemson University College of Science researchers, in collaboration with international colleagues, has reported the first definitive detection of a relativistic jet emerging…
New Double-Helical MOF Is Potential Next-Gen Semiconductor
Clemson professor’s research on electrically conducting metal organic frameworks featured on cover of American Chemical Society journal. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging multi-functional materials that…
State-of-the-Art Technology Used to Further Refine How Quickly the Universe Is Expanding
Clemson team collaborates to quantify one of the most fundamental laws of the cosmos. Wielding state-of-the-art technologies and techniques, a team of Clemson University astrophysicists…
Jupiter Might Have Many Times More Water Than Found on Earth
On December 7, 1995, NASA’s historic Galileo probe plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere at 106,000 mph (107,600 kph), relaying 58 minutes of data back to Earth…
Researchers Discover New Evidence of Planets Forming 335 Light Years from Earth
Using a technique called “spectro-astrometry,” which enables small changes in the position of the carbon monoxide emission to be measured, astronomers have discovered new evidence…
Fermi Reveals Distinctive Properties of Blazars
A team of astronomers has used Fermi data to reveal how blazars are distributed throughout the universe and to show the distinctive properties that define…