Science and Technology

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

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  • Great New Apps are the Goal at UB's First Hackathon
    3/21/12
    A student organization focused on excellence in computing will hold the University at Buffalo's first hackathon, UB Hacking 2012, on March 23-24 with the goal of generating creative, new software programs (apps). The event is being held in the spirit of the original meaning of hacking: coding and building programs for computer software.
  • Annual Tech Savvy Conference for Buffalo Girls to Explore Science/Tech Careers
    3/16/12
    Tamara Brown knows if she says the word "polymer" to the average teenage girl, she's likely to be met with a blank stare. She also knows she'll get a much more enthusiastic reception to the word "gumdrop."
  • Sharing Patents with Competitors may Encourage Innovation as Probability for Market Success Increases, UB Study Suggests
    3/15/12
    Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market welfare, according to a study by a University at Buffalo economist.
  • UB Proposes Creation of a State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics
    3/15/12
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi travelled to Albany Tuesday to present members of the New York State Legislature and the governor's office with a proposal to designate a state Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics at the university.
  • Media Advisory: 'Cool Science' Returns: UB Holds 26th Science Exploration Day on March 14
    3/13/12
    Science Exploration Day, the University at Buffalo's annual, kid-friendly, science-education bash, makes a return engagement to UB's North Campus Wed., March 14, attracting some of the top science minds in the area, ages 14 and up.
  • UB Undergraduates Showcase Research to Elected Officials and SUNY Chancellor
    3/7/12
    Four University at Buffalo students presented original research in diverse fields to elected officials and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher as part of "Discovery -- An Undergraduate Showcase," a symposium on undergraduate research and creative activities presented by the SUNY Faculty Senate.
  • Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems
    3/2/12
    Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique animal life.
  • Space Shuttle Software Advances UB Student Group's Community Service Mission
    3/2/12
    Simulated missions to space have recently begun launching from Jarvis Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus, thanks to a donation from Exciting Simulations to the UB chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UB-SEDS).
  • UB to Celebrate Faculty Inventors, Entrepreneurs at Annual Reception
    2/28/12
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate faculty inventors and innovative companies that reside in the UB Technology Incubator during the university's annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception on March 1.
  • In the Early Universe, Rapid Expansion or Something Very Weird
    2/24/12
    Cosmic inflation explains why the universe is billions of years old, as well as why the universe is nearly flat. But is cosmic inflation the only model that can explain the beginnings of the universe? That's the question that University at Buffalo physicists set out to answer recently.