Science and Technology

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  • Vanadium Oxide Bronze: A New Material for the Computing Industry?
    9/13/12
    Scientists create a nanomaterial whose unusual electrical properties could be exploited to increase computer chips' switching speed
  • How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
    9/13/12
    A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
  • The Internet. Smartphones. What's next?
    9/11/12
    What's the next gadget that will change the world? There is no obvious answer, but chances are the topic will be discussed frequently this week in Niagara Falls, where more than 100 scientists and engineers from around the world will meet to speak about the latest advancements in electronics and other devices.
  • UB Researchers Help Make the Impossible Possible by Combining Cutting-Edge Branches of Science
    9/11/12
    Will humans ever control lightning? Could we make the invisible visible, and vice versa? It's those questions and more that researchers such as Natalia Litchinitser, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University at Buffalo, are exploring in the evolving field of modern optics.
  • Ancient, Bottom-Dwelling Critter Proves: Newer Isn't Always Better
    9/7/12
    Tiny creatures called rhabdopleurids have outlasted more elaborate species that also descended from a common ancestor, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo geologist.
  • UB's Alberti Center to Address Cyberbullying at its Annual Conference
    9/5/12
    The University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention will present "Understanding and Addressing Cyberbullying" on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Millennium Hotel Buffalo in Cheektowaga. The conference will address current research and potential solutions to a problem that has become a nationwide concern.
  • UB Consortium Awarded Federal Grant to Advance Innovation and Job Creation
    8/31/12
    The University at Buffalo has been awarded a $349,565 grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to foster innovation, job creation and private capital investment in 10 Western New York counties. The announcement comes as Senator Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins continue to press federal officials to invest in western New York's innovation efforts.
  • UB Physicist Wins Serbia's Prestigious Marko Jaric Award
    8/31/12
    Dejan Stojkovic, an associate professor of physics at the University at Buffalo, has received the Marko Jaric Award, recognized as one of the most prestigious scientific prizes granted to researchers of Serbian origin.
  • One-of-a-Kind Smartphone Lab Takes Shape at UB
    8/30/12
    University at Buffalo researchers are enlisting hundreds of students to build an unprecedented smartphone network that will help scientists improve handheld computers and better understand how the devices are changing the world.
  • Summer Research Projects take UB Honors College Students to Unexpected Places
    8/28/12
    Most college students spent the last few months back home enjoying the warm weather and their mother's home-cooked meals. However, Haley Arnold, a University at Buffalo sophomore chemistry major, found herself on Sapelo Island, a small unpopulated island off the coast of Georgia, researching algae blooms.