Minnesota State Mankato will be adding new research technology thanks to two awards from the national science foundation.
A nearly two hundred thousand dollar grant to the Biological Sciences Department will be used for a scanning electron microscope.The instrument lets researchers examine a specimen and analyze its' elements and structure.
Also the school's science professors will use a 226 thousand dollar NSF award to buy a new X-ray diffractometer. Diffraction is used in a variety of fields to determine the structure of crystals, metals and powders.
The NSF funds nearly 20 percent of all federally supported research by America's Colleges and Universities.
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