Science and Technology

News about the latest UB research in science, engineering and technology, and its impact on society. (see all topics)

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  • Techne Institute Promotes Research at Intersections of Arts and New Technologies
    9/21/12
    The realms in which creativity and information technologies meet are dynamic areas of research. They depend, however, on new kinds of creative collaboration to provoke a greater understanding of our world, generate jobs, produce revenue and improve quality of life. To encourage the development of the creative economy of this region and to establish the University at Buffalo as a leader in this field, the university has established the Techne Institute for Arts and Emerging Technologies.
  • UB Awarded $1.6M Grant for Students to Study Cybersecurity
    9/18/12
    The University at Buffalo has received a $1.6 million federal grant to teach students how to protect the United States from cyberattacks.
  • Discovery of Essential Genes for Drug-Resistant Bacteria Reveals New, High-Value Drug Targets
    9/14/12
    By studying A. baumannii under "clinically relevant" conditions, the researchers have a more precise understanding of how the bacteria infects humans -- and how best to fight it.
  • Media Advisory: Dozens of Buffalo Teachers to Showcase Summer Research Projects
    9/14/12
    Dozens of Buffalo STEM teachers and scientists will gather at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 18, to celebrate the conclusion of a summer program that paired the teachers and scientists together on cutting-edge research projects.
  • UB's Research and Creativity Fair Emphasizes UB's Rich Undergraduate Experience
    9/13/12
    The University at Buffalo will hold its annual Research and Creativity Fair highlighting the value of student research as a part of a rich undergraduate experience on Friday, Sept. 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Capen Hall on UB's North Campus.
  • Vanadium Oxide Bronze: A New Material for the Computing Industry?
    9/13/12
    Scientists create a nanomaterial whose unusual electrical properties could be exploited to increase computer chips' switching speed
  • How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
    9/13/12
    A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
  • The Internet. Smartphones. What's next?
    9/11/12
    What's the next gadget that will change the world? There is no obvious answer, but chances are the topic will be discussed frequently this week in Niagara Falls, where more than 100 scientists and engineers from around the world will meet to speak about the latest advancements in electronics and other devices.
  • UB Researchers Help Make the Impossible Possible by Combining Cutting-Edge Branches of Science
    9/11/12
    Will humans ever control lightning? Could we make the invisible visible, and vice versa? It's those questions and more that researchers such as Natalia Litchinitser, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University at Buffalo, are exploring in the evolving field of modern optics.
  • Ancient, Bottom-Dwelling Critter Proves: Newer Isn't Always Better
    9/7/12
    Tiny creatures called rhabdopleurids have outlasted more elaborate species that also descended from a common ancestor, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo geologist.