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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  • Simulating Volcano Eruptions, One Blast at a Time
    7/31/12
    A voice carried across the treeless plateau: "Fire in the hole! The range is now active." Two dozen people fell silent before a muffled blast sent a geyser-like shower of crushed gravel, limestone and asphalt roughly 50 feet in the air. Moments later, standing at the blast site, University at Buffalo geology professor Greg Valentine gave an impromptu assessment.
  • Polar Bear Evolution Tracked Climate Change, New DNA Study Suggests
    7/23/12
    An analysis of newly sequenced polar bear genomes is providing important clues about the species' evolution, suggesting that climate change and genetic exchange with brown bears helped create the polar bear as we know it today.
  • Tracking Space Junk 22,000 Miles Away From Earth
    7/23/12
    There are thousands of debris objects in space that threaten satellites and future space missions. Keeping an eye on the debris, even with some of the world's most powerful tracking systems, isn't easy. Thankfully, it's getting easier with the help of John Crassidis, PhD, a University at Buffalo researcher and recipient of the 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Mechanics and Control of Flight Award.
  • UB CAT Awards More Than $415,000 to 16 WNY Companies Developing Life Sciences Technologies
    7/18/12
    The University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT) has awarded more than $415,000 to companies in Western New York to aid them in the development of new life sciences technologies.
  • Man-made Pores Mimic Important Features of Natural Pores
    7/17/12
    Inspired by nature, an international research team has created synthetic pores that mimic the activity of cellular ion channels, which play a vital role in human health by severely restricting the types of materials allowed to enter cells.
  • Real-life Spider Men Using Protein Found in Venom to Develop Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
    7/16/12
    When a stockbroker from the Buffalo suburbs discovered that his grandson had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he turned to UB researchers for help in developing a treatment.
  • Undergrad Research Conference Draws Students Nationwide to UB and WNY
    7/15/12
    More than 500 undergraduates from around the country, most of them first-generation college students, will arrive in Western New York this week for a research conference intended to spark their interest in careers in academia.
  • UB, Others awarded $2.5 Million to help U.S. Military Process Data
    7/12/12
    Researchers from the University at Buffalo and elsewhere will receive $2.5 million to develop tools that help the U.S. military process massive amounts of data and improve national security.
  • Shape-Shifting Materials are Goal of New Nanotechnology Project
    7/11/12
    An international research team led by UB has received a $2.9 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to design nanomaterials whose internal structure changes shape in response to stimuli such as heat or light.
  • In Search for Higgs Boson, UB Physicists Have Played a Role
    7/6/12
    University at Buffalo physicists are among researchers engaged in one of modern history's most exciting scientific endeavors: The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that could help explain why objects have mass.