Science and Technology

A group of University at Buffalo students in a political communication class has launched an online campaign called #holdmediaaccountable. The goal?  To call attention to the profiteering by media companies selling access to Americans and the threat that poses to democracy.

New technology could one day lead to portable drug detectors.

Low-cost device — shaped like a birdhouse — could help provide drinking water to people affected by natural disasters.

The advancement could streamline and boost scientific research all over the world, help computing industry.

The grants bring UB’s total to five this year, a sign the university is recruiting top-flight early-career faculty.

Young tech companies Bak USA and Thimble will join ISEP, Say Yes Buffalo and others to excite children about science, engineering.

University at Buffalo researchers have developed 3-D printed dentures filled with antifungal medication to better treat oral fungal infections.

Light causes crystal lattice to swell, opening new possibilities for artificial muscles, tiny electronics.

The UB Research Institute on Addictions will host its third Student Research in Addiction Sciences Open House on April 25 to showcase the collaborative addictions research work conducted across many disciplines at UB.

The projects will receive a total of $134,000 from UB’s Bruce Holm Memorial Catalyst Fund.