Science and Technology

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

In hands-on lab, undergrads learn basics of CRISPR gene-editing technique
11/27/18
Students are using CRISPR to alter yeast genes in a course on genetics at UB that also asks them to consider the technology’s potential societal implications.
Media Advisory: Peter Diamandis, XPRIZE founder, to speak as part of UB Distinguished Speakers Series
11/13/18
Peter Diamandis, an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competition and commercial space, will speak at UB on Nov. 14 as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
Imperiled, some freshwater mussels endure. How?
11/12/18
Surveys in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds show steady numbers, but other species are disappearing.
Manganese may finally solve hydrogen fuel cells’ catalyst problem
10/29/18
Widely available and inexpensive, the metal could lead to a renewable energy boom.
Study sheds light on why a warmer world may equal a wetter Arctic
10/29/18
Research suggests that 8,000 years ago, two climatic processes may have caused western Greenland to become more humid.
Media Advisory: UB to host kid-friendly robotics event Saturday
10/26/18
Activities include rides in a self-driving bus, robot demonstrations, robot programing and learning about careers in robotics.
UB spinoff Cytocybernetics looks to move into new market with funding from NIH
10/17/18
New SBIR award will enable the company to develop a device for studying drugs that treat neurological disorders.
How does brain structure influence performance on language tasks?
10/17/18
Computational modeling shows promise as a tool for probing this question, a study finds.
Shining bright! U.S. Crystal Growing Competition celebrates 5th year
10/16/18
The contest — founded by a UB chemist — reaches thousands of children around the country each year.
3D printers have ‘fingerprints,’ a discovery that could help trace 3D-printed guns, counterfeit goods
10/16/18
The study describes what's believed to be the first accurate method for tracing a 3D-printed object to the machine it came from.

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