Mangrove trees use changes in gene activity, including the activity of parasitic ‘jumping genes’, to increase their resilience to stress, a new study finds. — ScienceDaily

Cortez Deacetis

Mangrove trees straddle the boundary between land and ocean, in harsh environments characterized by rapidly changing levels of salinity and low oxygen. For most plants, these conditions would mark a death sentence, but mangroves have evolved a remarkable resistance to the stresses of these hostile locations. Now, researchers from the […]

New synthesis process paves way for more efficient lasers, LEDs — ScienceDaily

Cortez Deacetis

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that will make LEDs and lasers more efficient. III-nitride semiconductor materials are wide-bandgap semiconductors that are of particular interest in optic […]