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Laasya Devi Annepureddy working in the Goods Lab

Oct 02, 2025

Biology of Human Milk

Goods Lab PhD student Laasya Devi Annepureddy is co-lead author of "Integrated ‘omics analysis reveals human milk oligosaccharide biosynthesis programs in human lactocytes" published in iScience. The study reveals pathways for how breastmilk cells produce sugars that are critical to infant health and development, and paves the way for being able to add them to formula or as a supplement to certain foods. "Being part of this project has been incredibly rewarding," said Annepureddy. "Our findings bring us one step closer to understanding the remarkable biology of human milk, and I’m grateful to the outstanding team whose collaboration made this work possible."

Graphic of atomic short-range ordering

Oct 02, 2025

Atomic Neighborhoods in Semiconductors

Professor Jifeng Liu is coauthor of "Identification of short-range ordering [SRO] motifs in semiconductors" published in Science. Using electron microscopy and machine learning models, the study confirmed the presence of semiconductor SRO—where atoms form mini configurations or "neighborhoods" within the material. The concept of SRO has lacked experimental evidence, and this confirmation opens up new possibilities for controlling the properties of semiconductors. "My lab was the first to identify the samples that revealed signs of atomic ordering, and I initiated and promoted the idea that engineering atomic neighborhoods in semiconductors offers a new degree of freedom for controlling their electrical and optical properties," said Liu.

a printed liquid metal band

Sep 25, 2025

Applications of Liquid Metal Materials

Saifur Rahman Th'25 and Professor Will Scheideler coauthored "Liquid Metals in Radio Frequency Applications: A Review of Physics, Manufacturing, and Emerging Technologies" published in Advanced Electronic Materials. "Liquid metal materials are transforming soft and stretchable radio frequency devices by enabling highly-conductive, mechanically-adaptable components that can conform to wearable and bio-integrated applications," said Scheideler. "This work highlights the physics of energy loss in liquid metal systems, innovative fabrication techniques, and diverse applications."

Map of relative wildfire risk and resilience

Sep 18, 2025

Protecting the Grid from Wildfire

PhD student Soroush Vahedi and Professor Junbo Zhao are lead authors of "Probabilistic Resilience-Oriented Assessment Approach for Transmission Networks under Wildfires" published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. Their approach provides critical insights for identifying system vulnerabilities and developing robust strategies to protect transmission networks from wildfires.

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