Could Alabama become home to a major new industry centered on bamboo farming and product manufacturing? Southern Research and its Prosperity Fund initiative are teaming up with Resource Fiber, a […]
Promising research could lead to new treatment for deadly brain cancer
Southern Research oncology researcher Dr. Bo Xu, M.D., Ph.D., says new research suggests combining an experimental enzyme blocker and a standard chemotherapy drug could improve treatments for patients with glioblastoma, […]
Prosperity Fund teams with UA students to assist Walker County timber industry
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is collaborating with students from the University of Alabama’s STEM Path to the MBA program to explore strategies to improve the fortunes of Walker County’s forest […]
Low-cost carbon fiber project advances to pilot phase
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Southern Research for an award of up to $5.9 million to advance production of high-performance, low-cost carbon fibers from biomass. The DOE […]
Southern Research programs aim to shield against pandemic flu dangers
With experts predicting another deadly influenza pandemic in the future, Southern Research scientists are working on several fronts to help limit the death toll from a catastrophic flu outbreak that […]
Southern Research honors 2017 Excellence Awards Winners
Southern Research honored winners of its 2017 Employee Excellence Awards in a program last week. The 23 winners include both technical and administrative staff and represent Southern Research across its […]
The Prosperity Fund brings new growth approaches to Alabama’s coal region
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is working to create jobs and boost economic activity in Alabama’s coal region by developing big ideas while always thinking small — small business, that is. […]
Southern Research hosts 70 Alabama students for STEM Day
High school students from across Alabama got a hands-on learning experience at Southern Research on Tuesday. More than 70 students, who hail from Jefferson, Walker, Blount, Talladega and Morgan counties, […]
Southern Research develops gasifier technology to unlock coal’s potential
Southern Research has been selected to receive nearly $1.7 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding (DOE) to develop a new, cost-efficient gasifier capable of converting low-grade coal into synthesis […]
Researcher developing new toxicology test to protect unborn children
Southern Research reproductive toxicology scientist Paul Bushdid, Ph.D., is working to develop a new, cost-efficient laboratory test to evaluate hazards to unborn children posed by potential medicines, chemicals and other […]