Science and Technology

UB’s Eva Zurek is a key member of the Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures, which is led by the University of Rochester.

Scientists use advanced techniques to observe how a specific crystalline sponge changes shape as it loses water molecules.

The research adds to a body of work devoted to understanding the protein’s role in cell biology and health.

Bedrock that lies below the ice sheet could reveal untold secrets about when the ice last retreated, laying the foundation for better models of future sea level rise.

The finding — from high-pressure research that squeezed curium-containing compounds between diamonds — could guide further studies on curium and other mysterious heavy elements.

As climate change increasingly drives adoption of sun-harnessing technologies, the number of clean energy jobs grows, too.

Negar Elhami-Khorasani will study how fire spreads, considering uncertainties such as landscape, vegetation and environmental factors.

The pandemic has caused a run on baker’s yeast. It’s a marvelous organism, as UB scientists explain

Such bubble-like structures — crafted without traditional lipid building blocks — could potentially be engineered to deliver drugs, researchers say.

The species’ newly sequenced genome highlights how evolutionary tinkering transforms plants into some of nature’s great chemical-makers.