Science and Technology

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

Ocean-bottom sediments tell a story about ancient Greenland summers
5/10/21
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again today.
Ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking. But we can still slow that process dramatically, study finds
5/5/21
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve sea level rise caused by melting land ice this century, according to an international team.
From yeast to hypha: How Candida albicans makes the switch
5/5/21
C. albicans’ ability to shift forms can help it cause dangerous infections, and a study suggests that a protein called Sir2 aids this transition.
Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall is erupting. This UB expert helps predict where lava may go
4/21/21
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, a geology faculty member and a mathematician, uses computational modeling to help officials in Iceland understand where lava may flow.
Study provides detailed look at intriguing property of chiral materials
4/21/21
The research focuses on light-matter interactions in chiral materials under a magnetic field.
Study: ‘Fingerprint’ for 3D printer accurate 92% of time
4/21/21
University at Buffalo researchers identify machines by their unique ‘hot end,’ could aid intellectual property, security.
UB’s Buffalo Institute for Genomics’ partnership spurs growth in Buffalo’s life sciences industry
4/21/21
The BIG program was created to leverage and advance life science innovations in thr greater Buffalo area.
New, preclinical technique gives scientists a 3D, in vivo picture of intestinal motility disorders
4/21/21
Researchers have developed a technique that for the first time reveals how food moves through the gut in free-moving animals in real time.
Finally, 3D-printed graphene aerogels for water treatment
4/14/21
Study shows how to make stable and large aerogels that remove heavy metals, organic solvents, organic dyes.
UB, partners awarded $300,000 to expand high-speed internet in Fruit Belt
4/8/21
Additional partners include The John R. Oishei Foundation, Kaleida Health, Community Tech NY.

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