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Beetles are coming to eat all our trees. Their eyes may be the key to stopping them

June 29, 2016
The Emerald Ash Borer is eating its way across America. Next stop? Utah. But not if BYU biologists can do something about it.

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Professors Create Chemistry Camp to Fill Void, Inspire Young Minds

June 27, 2016
Chemistry Professor Daniel Ess was looking for a local and rigorous summer science camp to enroll his 10-year-old daughter in when he encountered a problem—there weren’t any.

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Crash Testing Bacteria: BYU Chemists Try to Find Fatal Limit

May 22, 2016
Smashing into a solid wall at 670 miles per hour doesn’t even leave a mark.

BYU Chemistry professor Daniel Austin and his graduate students are learning just how hard it can be to kill bacteria.

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BYU researchers shrink device for detecting toxins in liquids, boost sensitivity

March 22, 2016
A team of BYU researchers have designed a portable version of a device used to identify chemicals in different liquids that can better aid doctors, police, and environmental studies. 

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Sugar + weed killer = potential clean energy source

September 28, 2009
Researchers at Brigham Young University have developed a fuel cell – basically a battery with a gas tank – that harvests electricity from glucose and other sugars known as carbohydrates.

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