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In nature, proteins are biology's workhorses. These large molecules are made...

“With this marker, I think we might have a breakthrough,” Dr. Rob Strongin,...

AirOmatix, a Portland-based biotech startup company, is creating technologies with the potential to improve methods of oxygen concentration, storage, and delivery for use in healthcare, athletic, and food storage and transportation settings....

Acclaimed artist Heather Becker once noted: “Conservation is a meeting...

Transistors amplify signals and control currents. They're the workhorses...

Portland State University researchers used advanced electron microscopy to...

A new paper from Portland State University’s Department of Chemistry has identified pine rosin, a substance with well-known toxic properties, is being used as a thickening agent in cannabis oil used in vaping devices. Robert Strongin,...

The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin...

PSU chemistry professor Kevin Reynolds (center), Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla. A team of Portland State University researchers who have discovered a possible one-pill cure for malaria has received a $3.15 million grant from the...

Portland State University researchers have made a significant breakthrough...

DesignMedix’ lead product, experimental anti-malaria medicine DM1157, has begun human clinical trials. DM1157, discovered at Portland State University (PSU) and developed by PSU spin-out DesignMedix, was designed to overcome the serious issue of growing drug resistance among malaria medicines....

Researchers at Portland State University have developed methods for measuring levels of free-base nicotine in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) liquids and vapor, the levels of which are associated with harshness upon inhalation of e-cigarette vapors and tobacco smoke. The study presents...