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The visage of Stephen Morin, associate professor of chemistry, refracts through an array of lenses. Morin and his colleagues have crafted much smaller lenses — some of them substantially narrower than a human hair — whose size and optical properties can be modified in seconds when subjected to certain stimuli.
Husker chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses
They number in the thousands, light striking the phalanx of lenses arrayed on a face in geometric pattern, the beams refracting through transparent mounds no wider than a hair.
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(From left) David Berkowitz of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rick Evans of the National Strategic Research Institute and Ken Bayles of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
NSRI, NU awarded $24.5M contract to develop acute radiation syndrome prophylactic
Researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center, with guidance and administration from the National Strategic Research Institute, are advancing development of a first-of-its-kind prophylactic to help protect U.S. troops from the effects of acute radiation syndrome.
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Mirror-imaging in molecules can modify neuron signaling
Nebraska chemists James Checco (center), Baba Yussif (right) and Cole Blasing have found that a natural, ultra-minor alteration to a molecule can dictate which neuron receptors a neurotransmitter will activate. The team discovered the phenomenon in a species of sea slug being held by Checco, though the findings should apply to a range of animals — potentially even humans.
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Nine faculty earn named professorships
Nine University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors have been awarded professorships from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. Congratulations to our own Dr. Robert Powers!
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New technique yielding insights, potential ihibitors of disease-related enzyme
If serine racemase is the magician that for decades disguised its trick — inverting an amino acid to assist learning and memory but also levitate risks of Alzheimer’s and stroke — Husker chemists, David Berkowitz and his group, just snuck a high-res camera behind the curtain.
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New PLU officers
We are glad to announce the new PLU officers: President Amber Schuster, Vice President Sheryl Sharma, Secretary Jacob Jones, and Treasurer Micah Jeppesen! We are grateful to have been able to serve PLU and the chemistry department and know that the new officers will do an excellent job in the upcoming year.
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