Media Mentions: July 2023
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Nature
Ben Franklin: founding father of anti-counterfeiting techniques
July 21, 2023
To better understand these printing techniques, Khachatur Manukyan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and his colleagues imaged more than 600 paper notes printed between 1709 and 1790 and analysed their chemistry.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly
July 20, 2023
In a study published this month in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, University of Notre Dame researchers in collaboration with NeoGenomics Laboratories have shed new light on one key factor that can make ovarian cancer especially deadly: obesity.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Colonial America’s Printed Money Examined
July 20, 2023
According to a statement released by the University of Notre Dame, researchers led by physicist Khachatur Manukyan have analyzed some 600 money notes printed during the British American colonial period over a span of about 80 years.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Popular Science
Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters
July 19, 2023
Most of the silver and gold coins brought to the British American colonies were rapidly drained away to pay for manufactured goods imported from abroad, leaving the Colonies without sufficient monetary supply to expand their economy,” study co-author and physicist at the University of Notre Dame Khachatur Manukyan said in a statement.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Benjamin Franklin put early anti-counterfeit measures in paper money
July 19, 2023
Khachatur Manukyan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and his colleagues analysed the structure and chemical composition of more than 600 banknotes printed by Franklin and associates between 1709 and 1790.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The New York Times
What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
The study draws on more than 600 artifacts held by the University of Notre Dame, said Khachatur Manukyan, a physicist at that institution and an author of the new paper.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Associated Press
How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for the US dollar by foiling early counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
A team at the University of Notre Dame has shed new light on his methods via advanced scanning techniques that reveal some of Franklin’s methods in greater detail — along the way, also providing one more reason Franklin appears on the $100 bill.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Wall Street Journal
How Benjamin Franklin Helped Foil Early American Money Counterfeiters
July 17, 2023
Khachatur Manukyan, research associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, led a team that analyzed nearly 600 paper money notes printed in America from 1709 to 1790.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Newsweek
Benjamin Franklin Developed a Money Invention We Didn't Know About
July 17, 2023
A team of experts from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana detected the secret techniques after analyzing hundreds of paper bills printed more than 200 years ago.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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CBS News
Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS
July 13, 2023
"We've since discovered that all these PFAS are immune suppressants, so they suppress your immune system and that means any opportunistic disease, including some types of cancer, could take over," said Graham Peaslee, who is a biochemist.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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CNN
Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
July 06, 2023
If PFAS is in 45% of US water systems, the country will have a lot of work to do, said Dr. Graham Peaslee, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and concurrent professor of chemistry and biochemistry who does PFAS research at the University of Notre Dame.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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WNDU
Notre Dame’s DNA Learning Center wraps up summer camps, workshops
July 06, 2023
The University of Notre Dame has been helping kids and teens to fit some science into their summer through various DNA, genetics, scientific method, and ancestry workshops.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.