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News Archive
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College of Engineering
March 20, 2018
Improved wastewater treatment technologies hold promise for cost savings, energy production
Improved wastewater treatment methods that lead to cost savings and energy production are part of Oregon State University’s new Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative.
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College of Engineering
March 19, 2018
Detection, deterrent system will help eagles, wind turbines coexist better
Researchers have taken a key step toward helping wildlife coexist more safely with wind power generation by demonstrating the success of an impact detection system that uses vibration sensors mounted to turbine blades.
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College of Science
March 14, 2018
Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells’ machinery
A research team led by an Oregon State University biophysicist and a plant biologist from University of California, Davis has discovered a novel motor protein that significantly expands current understanding of the evolution and design principle of motor proteins.
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College of Science
March 6, 2018
Research provides framework for understanding how populations handle random disturbances
Research has provided a mathematical framework for understanding how population-reducing events of varying frequency and intensity, like fires, floods, storms and droughts, can affect a species’ longtime survival ability.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Feb. 27, 2018
Hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands “drifted” millions of years ago, but have since settled
A new study published in Nature Communications finds the Hawaiian Island hotspot drifted millions of years ago, unlike its cousins in the Pacific Ocean.