Michigan Technological University

Highly localized droplet clustering in shallow cumulus clouds

The size and spatial clustering of water droplets in warm clouds influence cloud evolution and radiation properties and thus are of fundamental importance for the Earth’s energy balance and water cycle. Some proposed mechanisms for droplet growth and precipitation initiation in w...

miR172 ‐ AP2 Controls Age‐Dependent Regeneration Competence in Populus

ABSTRACT Plants maintain remarkable regenerative potential, yet this capacity declines with developmental age, limiting clonal propagation and biotechnological applications. Here, we show that the miR172‐AP2 module serves as a central determinant of regeneration competence in Pop...

An interpretable remote sensing–machine learning framework for wildfire soil burn severity prediction in the northwestern United States

Background Although soil burn severity (SBS) is traditionally mapped post-fire, pre-fire predictive approaches remain limited despite their potential to identify areas at risk of soil degradation, runoff and erosion. Aim To develop a large-scale model for predicting post-fire SBS...

Vetiver Phytoremediation of Nitrate-Rich Munition Wastewater: Biomass Valorization Within a Circular Economy Framework

Industrial munition facilities generate nitrate-rich wastewater that requires effective and sustainable treatment before discharge. While vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides)-based phytoremediation has shown promise in nitrogen removal, most studies have been limited to small-...