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Nov. 10, 2021

MU research reactor still breaking new ground in 5th decade of operation

After more than 50 years supporting research and industry as the most powerful university research reactor in the country, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is still making waves.

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June 7, 2021

Discovery of complex tunable magnetic order in a topological material tied to exotic electrical conduction

New research is promising for technologies such as high-precision sensors, resistanceless nanowires, magnetic storage media, and quantum computers.

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May 18, 2021

New strongly correlated magnetic phase at intersection of quantum and classical physics in perovskite ruthenate

A new study by a team of researchers including MURR scientist Tom Heitmann and led by Prof. Deepak Singh of the MU Department of Physics & Astronomy suggests the discovery of a new magnetic phase at the cross-road of classical and quantum physics in strongly correlated perovskite materials.

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March 9, 2021

Researchers at MU and MURR develop potential cancer agents

A new study by researchers at MU and MURR advances development of theranostic pairs for potential diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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Jan. 26, 2021

MU Research Reactor to supply radioisotope for targeted cancer therapy

MURR® has entered into an exclusive agreement to provide no-carrier-added lutetium-177 to Advanced Accelerator Applications, SA (AAA), a Novartis company.

Sep. 29, 2020

Researchers are exploring theranostic pairs for cancer diagnosis and treatment

Researchers at MU, MURR, and the Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital have published a new study evaluating the radioisotopes technetium and rhenium as theranostic agents for diagnosing and treating certain cancers.

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July 21, 2020

Plants have a memory!

Researchers at MURR are using radioisotopes to examine how plants receive, store, and act on information from their environment.

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July 8, 2020

MURR researcher is lead author on study of oldest known red ochre mine in the Americas

Brandi MacDonald, an assistant research professor at the University of Missouri Research Reactor’s Archaeometry Laboratory, led the first study of the oldest known red ochre mine in the Americas.

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June 23, 2020

MURR featured in NextGen Precision Health Institute video

MURR is featured in Mizzou's exciting NextGen Precision Health Institute video

May 11, 2020

MURR Researchers Measure Microbial Assimilation of Plant-Borne Carbon

MURR researchers are now able to measure microbial assimilation of plant-borne carbon allowing them to identify conditions that promote optimal plant-microbe symbioses.