Scientists have succeeded in transforming desert sand into sustainable, eco-friendly bricks, offering a promising alternative to Portland cement, a material responsible for up 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Once scaled up for industrial production, these innovative bricks could provide the global construction sector with a much-needed substitute for traditional construction materials.

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed and tested in a mouse model a new type of nanoparticle that enables the removal of melanoma tumors with a low-power laser.

If the power goes out during a heat wave, there’s nowhere more dangerous to be than where people spend most of their time — indoors. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is the first to assess the indoor heat vulnerability for each single-family home in an entire city. The research used Austin as its testbed, but the approach can be applied to most cities in the U.S.

In a major leap for cancer care at the University of Missouri, the School of Medicine and MU Health Care have launched their first clinical trial using a leading-edge therapy manufactured on campus at the university’s research reactor. The achievement also showcases the breadth of research capabilities across campus to bring a radiopharmaceutical from development, through testing, to human clinical trials.