Science and Technology

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

To help students think in 3D, a geologist turns to paper model making
2/19/20
Chris Lowry has designed numerous foldable paper models of aquifers to help students visualize how water is stored underground.
Girls to explore worlds of information technology, startups at free event
2/18/20
At She Started IT on March 7, participants will meet with women who are entrepreneurs and professionals in the tech sector.
In acoustic waves, engineers break reciprocity with ‘spacetime-varying metamaterials’
2/17/20
The NSF-sponsored research could have implications in communications, medicine and other fields.
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
2/7/20
The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects.
UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant for enzyme research
1/29/20
One major objective is to understand molecular interactions that enable enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions.
To advance robot swarms, UB engineers turn to video games
1/22/20
By measuring gamers’ brain waves and eye movements, engineers could improve artificial intelligence for autonomous robots.
New X-ray method has ‘profound implications’ for the development of lifesaving drugs
1/21/20
Researchers have developed a way to unambiguously identify and count metal atoms in proteins in an efficient and routine way, revealing new information that was there, but previously hidden.
Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson’s disease protein
1/16/20
Research on alpha-synuclein highlights a potential therapeutic strategy.
Companies get brainpower, students get industry experience via UB’s Six Sigma program
1/13/20
The program, now in its 16th year, invites companies to sponsor one or more students.
Study: How U.S. sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
1/7/20
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.

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