{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"115666","title":"ASU awarded DOE Genesis Mission grant for electrical grid reliability research","body":"An Arizona State University-led research team has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Genesis Mission for a project leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance electrical grid resilience \u2014 research with potential for major impact in communities.Karen Fisher-Vanden, a Global Futures\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-07-22T14:46:48-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/22\/2026-2:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The project team will develop an AI system to rapidly assess thousands of scenarios of changing energy demands, new technology integration, extreme weather and more.","teaser":"An Arizona State University-led research team has been selected by the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/shutterstock_1236384691.jpg?itok=sOt1tbqx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260722-science-and-technology-asu-awarded-doe-genesis-mission-grant-electrical-grid-reliability","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-07\/shutterstock_1236384691.jpg?itok=sOt1tbqx","image_alt":"City lights and electrical grid infrastructure","image_caption":"The U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Genesis Mission selected ASU to lead a project to develop an artificial intelligence planning tool to maintain electrical grid resilience through unprecedented challenges. 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Dust storm events are the third deadliest weather hazard in Arizona, behind flooding and temperature extremes.And until now, there was no\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-01T14:42:52-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/01\/2026-2:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The first standardized ranking system, co-created by ASU, for Phoenix dust storms has been launched, just in time for the monsoon. 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As a PhD student at Arizona State University, her curiosity led her from knocking on the doors of microbiologists and chemists, to sampling fog before sunrise in Pennsylvania, to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-14T10:28:38-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/14\/2026-10:28am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An ASU research team found that bacteria floating in tiny droplets of fog are active, growing and breaking down pollutants in our air. 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ASU scientist Elham Fini is working to better understand how asphalt emissions impact respiratory health and ways to make it safer.","teaser":"If you piled all of Phoenix\u2019s pavement into one spot, it would be enough to cover San Francisco four times over.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/4f1a3488-e2f2-4adf-a09a-22992ab46b0f-0e404c12-38c8-45e2-8b10-27820b8c3af3~2.jpg?itok=0eAcXSWU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260417-environment-and-sustainability-asphalt-emissions-algae-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joanna Allhands","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-9790","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/4f1a3488-e2f2-4adf-a09a-22992ab46b0f-0e404c12-38c8-45e2-8b10-27820b8c3af3~2.jpg?itok=0eAcXSWU","image_alt":"Asphalt on McAllister Avenue","image_caption":"Asphalt covers McAllister Avenue on Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. 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Today, performance gains are harder to achieve, energy demands are surging, and the idea of a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-16T09:42:01-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/16\/2026-9:42am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Several microelectronics research projects are exploring how adaptable hardware can make artificial intelligence systems faster, more efficient and better suited for real-world environments.","teaser":"The old promise of Moore\u2019s Law is simple: Every two years, the future will arrive in the form of faster microchips.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/SCAI-Aman-Arora-2026-EG-1165-a%201920x1080.jpg?itok=42_uAAkl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260416-science-and-technology-hardware-revolution-behind-ai","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Arora leads several microelectronics research projects exploring how adaptable hardware can make artificial intelligence systems faster, more efficient and better suited for real-world environments. Photo by Erika Gronek","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Microelectronics|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Corporations","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Artificial Intelligence","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"112626","title":"This lab\u2019s research is a little extreme","body":"Imagine a microchip on a satellite in low Earth orbit. Temperatures swing from minus 85 degrees Fahrenheit to over 250 F. In one year, it is bombarded with over 100 times the radiation dose the average person experiences naturally on Earth. And if it needs new parts, well, it will have to wait a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-07T15:10:48-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/07\/2026-3:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Medical equipment, communications satellites and defense systems all have critical parts exposed to extreme temperatures, pressures and radiation. In the Extreme Environments Lab, ASU researchers and students put technology to extreme tests to make sure it will work where it\u2019s needed.","teaser":"Imagine a microchip on a satellite in low Earth orbit. Temperatures swing from minus 85 degrees Fahrenheit to over 250 F. In one year, it is bombarded with over 100 times the radiation dose the average person experiences naturally on Earth.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/extreme%20testing%20story%20banner.jpg?itok=CijlPUlG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260407-science-and-technology-labs-research-little-extreme","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/extreme%20testing%20story%20banner.jpg?itok=CijlPUlG","image_alt":"illustration of radiation and cryogenic temperature machines testing a microchip with a space background","image_caption":"The Extreme Environments Lab uses special equipment to test how semiconductor parts respond to different extreme environments. 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A new study shows how to improve those screenings to include the sex chromosomes. Image courtesy of Cutler Integrative Medicine","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Life Sciences|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus|Washington, D.C.","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"112321","title":"ASU-SRP snow surveys show much of Arizona\u2019s headwater snowpack melted in weeks","body":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply.\u0026nbsp;Results from a new airborne snow survey over northeastern Arizona found that due to a dry and warm winter, most of the snow water measured in January and February had melted by mid-March,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-25T15:32:04-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/25\/2026-3:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply. Results from a new airborne snow survey over northeastern Arizona found that due to a dry and warm winter, most of the snow water measured in January and February had melted by mid-March, offering water managers an unusually clear view of how quickly the season changed. ","teaser":"Arizona\u2019s mountain snowmelt provides a significant portion of the Phoenix metropolitan water supply.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/header.jpg?itok=6ICAhLz0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260325-environment-and-sustainability-asusrp-snow-surveys-show-much-arizonas-headwater-snowpack","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Arizona Water Innovation Initiative","contributor-contact-information-name":"Faith Kearns","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/header.jpg?itok=6ICAhLz0","image_alt":"A man pilots an aircraft over a forested area.","image_caption":"Rob Ackerman, a helicopter pilot for Salt River Project, flies west of Mount Baldy in eastern Arizona. 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The researchers analyze the microbial and chemical traces left behind when remains are moved, uncovering patterns of postmortem change that can guide forensic investigations. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Interdisciplinary Forensics|School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences|Barrett, The Honors College|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Forensic science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"111261","title":"ASU expedition finds an aquatic world teeming with life","body":"Imagine descending nearly a mile and a half into a watery abyss, watching the sunlight disappear as the world around you turns completely black. Then suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by a shower of brilliant, bioluminescent fireworks.This is just the beginning of an ocean expedition into the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T15:34:03-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-3:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A team of intrepid researchers from ASU recently embarked on a journey to the hidden depths of the ocean, where alien ecosystems teeming with life thrive among deep-sea hydrothermal vents. They\u0026#039;re hoping to learn more about nitrogen cycling and the microbial life thriving in these extreme conditions, which play a vital role in the ocean\u0026#039;s delicate chemistry and overall health.","teaser":"Imagine descending nearly a mile and a half into a watery abyss, watching the sunlight disappear as the world around you turns completely black.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260304-environment-and-sustainability-scientists-explore-deep-sea-learn-about-microbial-life","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","image_alt":"Researchers aboard a boat as the sun sets behind them.","image_caption":"ASU postdoctoral researcher Sheryl Murdock advises ASU PhD student Alexi Avery before a dive in \u0026quot;Alvin,\u0026quot; a specialized \u0026quot;human occupied vehicle,\u0026quot; or HOV, used by researchers to explore the deep sea. The dive is part of an ocean expedition to study deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Photo courtesy of Kaitlin Noyes","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Ocean Futures|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Water futures|Biology|Environment|Life Science|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Postdocs|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 14 Life Below Water","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"111556","title":"Flood patterns have changed; insurance needs to keep up","body":"The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting property owners at risk and the program itself in\u0026nbsp;over $20 billion of debt.Arizona State University researcher Upmanu Lall was\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-26T16:31:11-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/26\/2026-4:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU research finds that increased flood strikes and outdated flood prediction led to meager payouts for homeowners and massive debt for the National Flood Insurance Program \u2014 but there is a way out.","teaser":"The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2639971109.jpg?itok=bv6yKmlq","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260226-environment-and-sustainability-flood-patterns-have-changed-insurance-needs-keep","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2639971109.jpg?itok=bv6yKmlq","image_alt":"Aerial view of a residential neighborhood with flooded streets.","image_caption":"Researchers\u2019 recommendations aim to keep the National Flood Insurance Program solvent, get flood damage victims meaningful financial assistance and improve flood safety. 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It felt like the country\u2019s food production system was unraveling.But according to new research, that perception wasn\u2019t\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T10:21:54-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-10:21am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Between 2018 and 2022, the United States endured a pileup of disasters: a trade war, floods, the pandemic and drought. Together, they tested our food system, and now new research shows which parts bent under pressure, which snapped and which steadily kept working. The findings can be used to better protect food distribution from future shocks and disruptions.","teaser":"In the spring of 2020, Americans watched grocery store shelves empty in real time. Flour vanished. Meat became scarce and expensive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-science-and-technology-america-stresstested-its-food-system-and-it-mostly-held","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","image_alt":"An illustration shows the four steps of the U.S. agri-food system. 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But connect a few oxygen atoms in water, and phosphorus becomes phosphate, a substance so crucial to life on Earth that federal officials recently classified it as a critical\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-17T13:34:49-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/17\/2026-1:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Phosphate is a critical mineral for human health and economic security, and ASU researchers are working to ensure the United States has a secure, affordable supply for years to come.","teaser":"Elemental phosphorus is too volatile to exist in nature.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/phosphate%20fertilizer.jpg?itok=cd0Df0iQ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260217-environment-and-sustainability-phosphate-powers-life-we-know-it-yet-most-us-flush-it-down","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joanna Allhands","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-9790","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/phosphate%20fertilizer.jpg?itok=cd0Df0iQ","image_alt":"phosphate fertilizer in gloved hands","image_caption":"Diammonium phosphate fertilizer contains rock that is mined in a limited number of places around the world. 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Costs spike.\u0026nbsp;What\u2019s exposed in those moments isn\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-10T13:39:48-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/10\/2026-1:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Industrial engineer Lacy Greening is earning recognition for her work to solve a simple question: What if the U.S. freight system could become smarter and more resilient through networks that learn, coordinate and adapt in real time?","teaser":"America\u2019s freight system is a miracle of modern logistics \u2014 until it isn\u2019t.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI-Lacy-Greening-Transportation-2026-EG-6842-a%201920x1080.jpg?itok=UlkYNvvi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260210-science-and-technology-one-asu-researchers-fix-freights-costliest-miles","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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DNA nanostructures could one day serve as ultra-dense carriers of digital information and advance the field of data encryption. Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Molecular Sciences|Department of Physics|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Microelectronics|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110806","title":"How ASU students are making this Arizona copper mine safer","body":"At the bottom of the Resolution Copper mine, the difference between a safe workday and a dangerous one can hinge on water and heat.\u0026nbsp;To keep underground working conditions safe, engineers must anticipate how fast groundwater will flow into the mine and how hot it will become as operations\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-23T12:14:47-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/23\/2026-12:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Deep underground, ASU students are using computer science to predict heat and water risks in an Arizonan copper mine, helping make dangerous work safer.","teaser":"At the bottom of the Resolution Copper mine, the difference between a safe workday and a dangerous one can hinge on water and heat.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/SCAI_resolution_mine1_1920x1080.jpg?itok=9pgqXsFl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260123-science-and-technology-how-asu-students-are-making-arizona-copper-mine-safer","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/SCAI_resolution_mine1_1920x1080.jpg?itok=9pgqXsFl","image_alt":"Students pose in safety gear outside the entrance to the Resolution Copper Mine.","image_caption":"From left: Farhat Shaikh, Kuntal Thakur, Sandeep Gupta, Ayan Banerjee and Saurabh Dingwani on site at the Resolution Copper mine near Superior, Arizona. Gupta, a professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, leads the Intelligent Mobile \u0026amp; Pervasive Applications \u0026amp; Communication Technologies Lab, or IMPACT Lab, where Banerjee works as a research associate professor. Shaikh, Thakur and Dingwani are graduate students working under Gupta\u2019s supervision to create a digital twin of the mine to ensure long-term safety and sustainability. Photo courtesy of the IMPACT Lab","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Critical minerals|Sustainable Engineering|Engineering","audiences":"Alumni|Corporations|Graduate students|International students|Prospective students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Artificial Intelligence","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110676","title":"Roots of Alzheimer\u2019s disease extend beyond the brain","body":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.But a growing body of research is now pointing to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-16T08:14:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2026-8:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Diego Mastroeni and his colleagues at Arizona State University have uncovered links between the mind-robbing progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and changes in the gut. The findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis, suggesting new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment.","teaser":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260116-science-and-technology-roots-alzheimers-disease-extend-beyond-brain","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","image_alt":"Illustration of a human brain.","image_caption":"New research is reshaping how scientists think about Alzheimer\u2019s by revealing unexpected connections between the gut and the brain. 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To their knowledge, it\u2019s the first study to test this method in real-world farming conditions. The results are remarkable: fewer locusts, less damage and a doubled crop yield.","teaser":"\u201cThey\u2019re very destructive when there\u0027s a lot of them, but one on one, what\u0027s not to love?\u201d Arianne Cease says.\u0026nbsp;She\u2019s talking about locusts.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/Story-LocustLab-251212-0180.jpg?h=658e5eaa\u0026amp;itok=NHhDuGSt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260115-environment-and-sustainability-locust-swarms-destroy-crops-scientists-found-way-stop-it","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/Story-LocustLab-251212-0180.jpg?h=658e5eaa\u0026amp;itok=NHhDuGSt","image_alt":"Hands wearing blue gloves hold a green and brown locust.","image_caption":"PhD student Sydney Millerwise holds a migratory locust in ASU\u2019s Global Locust Initiative Lab. 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And while telehealth visits provide cost-effective and accessible alternatives to in-person care, vital sign measurements such as heart rate and respiratory rates are difficult to monitor remotely.\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-14T11:32:09-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/14\/2026-11:32am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The technology behind Mindset Medical, which aims to revolutionize telehealth, originated with the late ASU Professor Nongjian Tao\u2019s innovation. The company\u2019s app, Vital-Trac, has received FDA clearance to remotely measure vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate.","teaser":"Americans wait an average of 31 days to see a health care provider, a 22% increase since 2022.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/mindset_medical_asu.png?itok=phVjT7-t","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260114-health-and-medicine-democratizing-health-care-theres-app","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Preesha Kumar","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/mindset_medical_asu.png?itok=phVjT7-t","image_alt":"Image of Vital-Trac App on a phone screen. Image courtesy of Mindset Medical and ASU. ","image_caption":"Image of Vital-Trac app on a phone screen. Photo illustration by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU RealmSpark|Skysong Innovations|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|Ira A. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering, a new generation of biomedical entrepreneurs is translating\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-06T13:34:20-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2026-1:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU biomedical engineering faculty members are taking their inventions to market through entrepreneurial ventures.","teaser":"By Emmanuelle ComptonThe future of engineering-driven health innovation is currently unfolding at Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/SBHSE-Jessica-Weaver-2021-EG-2358a-1920x1080-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=ghnRNLGe","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260106-health-and-medicine-lab-startup-asu-researchers-drive-health-innovation","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/SBHSE-Jessica-Weaver-2021-EG-2358a-1920x1080-16x9-hero.jpg?itok=ghnRNLGe","image_alt":"Woman wearing a lab coat and blue gloves holds a plastic part out for view in a lab","image_caption":"Jessica Weaver, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. 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At dusk in the Arizona foothills, bobcats slip silently through dry washes and rocky crags.\u0026nbsp;These familiar animals seem worlds apart \u2014 one urban and social, the other solitary and elusive.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-06T12:10:27-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2026-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In two new studies, researchers used modern genomic tools to explore the hidden viral world in unexpected places. Together, the studies offer a snapshot of viral diversity in desert wildlife and demonstrate how scientists track viruses across hosts, environments and time.","teaser":"As the sun rises over the Sonoran Desert, bright green lovebirds gather noisily around backyard feeders. At dusk in the Arizona foothills, bobcats slip silently through dry washes and rocky crags.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/lovebirds_bobcats_circovirus.png?itok=Wn6_vERA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260106-science-and-technology-hidden-viruses-thrive-desert-wildlife","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/lovebirds_bobcats_circovirus.png?itok=Wn6_vERA","image_alt":"A graphic depicting photos of a bobcat and two love birds","image_caption":"Beneath feathers and fur, a hidden viral world comes into focus through genomic research on Arizona\u2019s lovebirds and bobcats. 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It\u2019s the most common birth defect globally, and about one-third of cases require surgery, often just weeks after\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-05T15:23:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/05\/2026-3:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"What if surgeons could study a child\u2019s heart before operating on it? Learn how ASU researchers made this possible through 3D-printed models to improve outcomes of pediatric heart surgery.","teaser":"Written by Daniel Oberhaus, \u201915 BA","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/260115%20ASU%20Thrive%20WINTER%202026%20issue%20%E2%80%93%202%20%E2%80%93%20A%20new%20heart%20%E2%80%93%202000x1125%20ASU%20News%20ARTICLE%20lead%20photo%202.png?itok=oV4LAEky","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260105-health-and-medicine-new-heart","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/260115%20ASU%20Thrive%20WINTER%202026%20issue%20%E2%80%93%202%20%E2%80%93%20A%20new%20heart%20%E2%80%93%202000x1125%20ASU%20News%20ARTICLE%20lead%20photo%202.png?itok=oV4LAEky","image_alt":"A man wearing glasses and a white lab coat holds a model of a heart in his hands","image_caption":"ASU alum Justin Ryan holds a 3D printed heart model in his hands. 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They are a few of the 60 elements and minerals known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u201d These materials power our lives and are vital to the economy, energy systems and national\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T09:53:25-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-9:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; They are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at ASU are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials.","teaser":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-local-national-and-global-affairs-securing-americas-critical-minerals-supply","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","image_alt":"A graphic depicting the periodic table elements lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum connected to their uses in batteries, microchips, steel, satellites, jets and common items like coins and soda cans.","image_caption":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; Critical minerals are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at Arizona State University are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials. Graphic by Andy Keena\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|NASPO Department of Supply Chain Management|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability|W. P. 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The signal takes more\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-17T09:38:21-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2025-9:38am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When every second counts, new AI-driven AR glasses may help save lives by delivering real-time medical instructions with no internet required.","teaser":"Picture yourself on a future mission to Mars. You\u2019re floating in zero gravity, tools strapped to your suit, when a crewmate slices open their arm while repairing equipment. On Earth, you\u2019d dial 911. In orbit, you\u2019d radio Houston.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/SCAI-Hasti-Seifi-Pooyan-Fazli-2025-EG-2748-aREV.jpg?itok=LGvha8Bk","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251112-science-and-technology-aiguided-care-spans-space-sonoran-desert","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Their findings could lead to better treatments for hard-to-heal wounds and open new avenues for tackling cancer and other diseases. Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biomaterials Innovation and Translation|Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"108731","title":"Secrets of microbial motion: How bacteria swash, glide and shift gears to survive","body":"New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella \u2014 the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward.\u0026nbsp;Movement lets bacteria form communities, spread to new places or escape from danger. Understanding how they do it can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-03T09:09:29-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/03\/2025-9:09am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New studies from ASU reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella \u2014 slender, whip-like propellers \u2014\u00a0which may help in developing new tools to fight against infections.   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But deaths from Alzheimer\u2019s disease in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;increased by about 145%,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-24T05:40:54-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/24\/2025-5:40am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center is shedding new light on Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 and bringing the promise of effective treatments closer to reality. 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Even a brief slip can compromise their safety. At Arizona State University, Associate Professor Chad Borges and his team have turned their research into a simple solution that is now being used by research labs and companies across the country.","teaser":"Keeping vaccines and research samples at the right temperature isn\u2019t easy, and even a brief slip can compromise their safety.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/borges-temp-indicator2_0.png?itok=C-V4ApcI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251023-science-and-technology-asu-team-invents-technique-make-sure-vaccines-biospecimens-stay","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/borges-temp-indicator2_0.png?itok=C-V4ApcI","image_alt":"Three tubes from vivid pink to colorless","image_caption":"ASU researchers have invented a new technique for keeping vaccines and research samples at the right temperature. 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