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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  • UB Engineer’s Study Of Turbulence Takes Him To High Seas
    9/14/99
    As director of the Turbulence Research Lab at the University at Buffalo, Clarence resident William K. George, Jr., Ph.D., deals with mathematics and theory daily. But he also enjoys a change in latitude for a different kind of turbulent adventure: sailing.
  • Researchers To Convene To Explore How Computers Can Better Read Handwriting, Music, Even Sanskrit
    9/2/99
    New ways of bridging the gap between the written word and the ability to access it electronically will be on the agenda at the fifth International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) to be held in Bangalore, India on Sept. 20-22. More than three hundred researchers are expected to participate in the conference, which is being sponsored by the University at Buffalo, Pennsylvania State University, Microsoft, IBM, Siemens GmbH, Panasonic and others.
  • UB Investigates How Technology Can Enhance Learning And Lower Instructional Costs
    8/27/99
    The University at Buffalo this fall will begin a two-year project to design and pilot a course in information technology that is expected to enhance the quality of teaching and increase learning while reducing instructional costs by 46 percent.
  • UB Engineer Says Turkey's 'Twin Quake' Occurred Along A Fault Similar To San Andreas Fault
    8/23/99
    The "twin quake" that struck western Turkey last week occurred on a fault that is a "textbook example" of a transform fault like California's San Andreas Fault, according to an engineering seismologist at the University at Buffalo.
  • Engineers Find Volcanic Mineral’s Affinity For Strontium-90 Makes It Ideal Choice For West Valley Cleanup
    8/23/99
    Starting this month, the same material cat-lovers use to sanitize their pets' litter boxes will be used to remove strontium-90 from groundwater in a pilot project at the West Valley Demonstration Project that is based on successful testing of the technology at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Expert, Member Of Reconnaissance Team In Turkey, Says Infrastructure Is Key To Recovery in Quake Aftermath
    8/20/99
    While news reports have focused on the shoddy construction methods that caused thousands of buildings to fail in Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey, a key to the country's recovery from the disaster is the condition of its roads and bridges in the quake's aftermath, according to a University at Buffalo engineer who is part of a reconnaissance team that is in Istanbul to evaluate the earthquake damage.
  • Building Codes In Turkey, As In U.S., Need Improvement
    8/18/99
    Building collapses following Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey probably were caused, in part, by inadequate building materials and by problems with establishment and enforcement of proper building codes, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo and the university's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER).
  • UB Receives $2 Million Federal Grant To Establish Information Center For Rehabilitation Research
    8/12/99
    The University at Buffalo has received a five-year, $2 million federal grant to establish a center for collecting and disseminating information on international research and practices in rehabilitation that underscores the prominence of the programs in the UB School of Health Related Professions.
  • UB Group Brings High-Quality Videoconferencing And Streaming Video To The Desktop
    8/10/99
    How long will it be before you can participate in a videoconference or "visit" with an overseas client without leaving your desk? If a recent experiment at the University at Buffalo is any indication, it could be much sooner than many people think.
  • Coming Soon To Your Desktop: Advanced Internet Videoconferencing
    7/23/99
    The enormous potential of both telemedicine and high-grade distance learning may be one giant step closer to being realized if an experimental, three-way demonstration of advanced Internet videoconferencing technology on July 27 involving the University at Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) in Buffalo, Ohio State University, the Jackson Laboratory and others goes off without a hitch.