Science and Technology

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

Digital Scholarship Week explores ways of adapting new technologies to research
2/25/16
The UB Humanities Institute and the Committee on Digital Scholarship and Cultures will take a week-long look at how digital technologies are influencing scholarship.
UB architect designs weather station on two wheels
2/25/16
Nicholas Rajkovich's eye-catching bicycle-based weather station will help urban planners and policy makers develop neighborhood-level programs that can mitigate the impact of climate change on cities and their residents.
UB grad aces physics subject test of GRE
2/24/16
Geoffrey Fatin has achieved something his UB faculty mentors say is very rare: a perfect score on the physics test of the GRE.
A mathematical advance in describing waves
2/24/16
New development builds on centuries of research devoted to using math to describe the physical world.
From Belgium to Brazil, supercomputers are crunching data with University at Buffalo software
2/23/16
The program reflects UB's standing as a leader in the national and international supercomputing community.
Media Advisory: Robot wars, mini drones, heat shields and more spotlight Engineers Week
2/22/16
The weeklong series of events promotes STEM in fun and engaging ways, and highlights the diversity of student engineering clubs at UB.
UB chemist discusses breakthroughs that could help treat Parkinson’s
2/19/16
If you think your workspace is cramped, consider Frank Bright’s for a moment.
New study represents ‘a leap forward’ in our understanding of ice sheet behavior, expert says
2/17/16
A UB geologist discusses the implications of a new climate science paper in Nature.
CMI event to highlight industry collaboration, innovative new department
2/15/16
UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics will hold two events on Feb. 18 to showcase collaborative faculty and industry projects and to introduce UB’s new Department for Materials Design and Innovation.
LIGO’s detection of gravitational waves opens awesome new possibilities for research, experts say
2/11/16
‘It’s like being able to see a new kind of light,’ UB physicist says.

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