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• Better Insulation for Durable Transformers

  Arun Venkatamaran’s degree project on insulation for electrical transformers spans a range of fields, from computer simulations and design to construction and electrical power. Collaborating with a chemistry researcher gave the project breadth and interdisciplinary appeal. “That's the future,” he says.

• Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel

  The potential for at least partly replacing oil with cellulose as a renewable source of energy and materials has just improved.