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UA Research Traces the Spicy History of Chili Peppers
A multidisciplinary approach revealed a new theory of where humans first began to domesticate chili peppers.
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High Performance Computing and Data Center Construction Ready to Begin
The HPC will be a petascale computing system capable of performing quadrillions of calculations per second.
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UA Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics
As consumer plastics continue to accumulate in our environment, U researchers developed a way to more efficiently and effectively recycle polymers.
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UA Center to Provide Environmental Analysis to Support National Security
UA’s Global Water Security Center cemented an agreement to provide global environmental analysis in support of national security decision making.
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UA Professor Upcycling Waste for Green Construction and Jobs
A research project led by The University of Alabama will use biomass to reclaim industrial waste and sequester carbon.
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Hydropower Industry Lost Billions to Drought Over Two Decades
Analysis by UA researchers finds that states should plan for drought as part of energy strategy.