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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  • Working Toward the Next Battery Breakthrough
    6/7/10
    If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents, all in energy storage.
  • National Organization Recognizes UB Professor's Efforts To Boost Minority Participation in Chemical Sciences
    6/2/10
    The American Chemical Society has selected Luis A. Colon, PhD, professor and chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Chemistry, as recipient of the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Promotion of Diversity.
  • Haiti Takes Major Step toward Earthquake Resilience, with Help from UB's MCEER
    5/27/10
    Last weekend at a university campus in Port-au-Prince, where not a single building withstood the January earthquake, more than 200 Haitian engineers, architects and other professionals gathered in tents in temperatures hovering near 100 degrees F to begin learning the principles of earthquake-resistant design.
  • $3.5 Million Awarded to UB Biochemist to Facilitate Regional Stem Cell Research
    5/27/10
    A University at Buffalo biochemist in UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences and his colleagues have received $3.5 million from the Empire State Stem Cell Board to establish a Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center.
  • To Attack H1N1, Other Flu Viruses, Gold Nanorods Deliver Potent Payload
    5/24/10
    Future pandemics of seasonal flu, H1N1 and other drug-resistant viruses may be thwarted by a potent, immune-boosting payload that is effectively delivered to cells by gold nanorods, report scientists at the University at Buffalo and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The work is published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Can a Bridge Built in Days, Not Months, Survive a Major Earthquake?
    5/18/10
    The major earthquake that "struck" a 70-ton, 60-foot-long concrete bridge today in the University at Buffalo's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory will help engineers evaluate if a fast, new construction method results in bridges strong enough to withstand seismic activity.
  • New System Boosts Yield of Isoflavonoids That Bind Estrogen Receptors
    5/14/10
    The promise of new pharmaceutical treatments from a class of powerful plant compounds called isoflavonoids has remained unfulfilled because of problems biosynthesizing sufficient quantities of the compound in pure forms or well-defined mixtures.
  • Obama's Buffalo Visit Underscores Success of Recovery Act Investment in UB
    5/12/10
    Although President Obama's visit to the region Thursday is intended to highlight the successes of a small manufacturing plant in Buffalo, his arrival also presents an opportunity to underscore the success of his administration's major investment in scientific research at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Chemist to Receive Solid-State Award from American Chemical Society
    5/12/10
    A chemist at the University at Buffalo has been recognized by the American Chemical Society for his research of a material that could be used for the next generation of transistors.
  • Powerful Quake to Test New Bridge Construction Method
    5/12/10
    A magnitude 7.0 earthquake will strike at the University at Buffalo on May 18 as researchers conduct tests on a 70-ton, 60-foot-long concrete bridge in the university's massive Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL).