Science and Technology

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

Mammogram device to use light, ultrasound to better screen patients for breast cancer
9/28/20
UB has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the NIH to develop a new, portable breast-imaging system that has the potential to better identify breast cancer.
Shrinking ice sheets could add 15 inches to sea level rise by 2100, study finds
9/21/20
The international effort leveraged UB’s supercomputing facilities for data storage.
UB biophysicist to explore molecular mysteries of protein-RNA droplets
9/21/20
The research — supported by $2 million in NIH funding — will investigate biophysical processes that impact the function of human cells and disease.
IDEA Center at UB receives another 5-year cycle of national funding
9/21/20
Center promoting inclusive design has received 25 years of continuous federal funding.
UB RENEW scientists probe second-generation, high-temperature superconducting wires
9/11/20
Working with American Superconductor, the findings unlock data for enabling higher performance superconducting wires for large-scale applications in applied magnetic fields.
To study and improve plastics recycling, New York State turns to UB RENEW Institute
9/9/20
Multidisciplinary UB research group awarded nearly $2 million from DEC to assess plastic recycling industry, educate public.
Wearable clothing: New cooling tech flexes while frozen
9/8/20
UB engineer Shenqiang Ren partners with Buffalo companies to develop cooling clothing to improve human performance when exerting energy in warm environments.
Startup company founded by UB grads develops technology that streamlines process of detecting fevers
9/1/20
Buffalo Automation, a starup company with UB roots, is piloting a new project called Bifrost that uses thermal imaging to take the temperatures of multiple people at once.
New type of taste cell discovered in mice
8/20/20
Multitasking taste cells can sense bitter, sweet, sour and umami stimuli, challenging scientists’ understanding of how taste buds work.
FOXG1 symposium advances science, gives hope to families battling rare disease
8/19/20
UB biologists Soo-Kyung Lee and Jae Lee — whose daughter, Yuna, has FOXG1 syndrome — are among scientists researching the disorder.

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