UBuffalo Science News

It's theorized that core electrons can participate in chemical bonding at pressure levels found deep inside the Earth ⚛️ But a new #UBuffalo study theorizes that, in some cases, it may only require pressure levels found on Earth's surface. Learn more ⬇️ buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

Look inside a brain cell with Huntington’s disease or ALS and you are likely to find RNA clumped together 🧬 #UBuffalo researchers have uncovered how these RNA clusters form and a way to prevent and disassemble them 💧 Watch the clusters dissolve ⬇️ buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

In the effort to make AI more energy efficient, #UBuffalo researchers are turning to the human brain for inspiration 🧠 Read more about how neuromorphic computing mimics the architecture of the brain to develop better computer chips ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

“Chet basically was the savior of ice cores when few were interested.” Chet Langway, a retired #UBuffalo professor and pioneer of ice core drilling, has died at the age of 95. Our researchers continue his work extracting climate data from ice cores ⬇️ buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

“I’ve always believed sustainability is the right choice. ... I’ve come to understand that it’s also a smart business strategy." ♻️ 📈 #UBuffalo students recently presented business-friendly climate action plans as part of the Carbon Reduction Challenge ⬇️buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

#UBuffalo researchers have found two proteins with opposing roles on Huntington's disease 🧬 These proteins, which regulate the huntingtin protein’s movement in neurons, could be future drug targets 💊 Learn more ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

Can you hear the music? 🎶⚛️ This semester, #UBuffalo students in the "physics of music" course measured the sound intensity levels of campus🔊 Listen to the sounds they found ⬇️buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

“A public resource and national treasure wrapped up into one." #UBuffalo students recently got to examine moon rocks collected from the Apollo missions 🌑🚀 Learn what these ancient samples can tell us about the early Earth ⬇️ buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

Happy Pi Day! 🥧 #UBuffalo mathematics chair Daniel Sage explains the history of π, whether it’s really never ending and the other constant that perhaps deserves its own day as well ⬇️ buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

Ever wonder how the U.S. Crystal Growing Competition (@USCrystalComp) gets judged? Solo cups, black lights, scoresheets and a love for crystals 🔷 An in-depth look at this year's judging at #UBuffalo ⬇️buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

The #UBuffalo Department of Geology is now the Department of Earth Sciences! 🌍✨ From glaciers to lava, climate change to solar eclipses 🌒, they're uncovering Earth’s coolest secrets. 🌋❄️ Read more: bit.ly/earth-sciences

#UBuffalo researchers have found a bacteria that can break down the strong chemical bonds of at least three types of PFAS, or "forever chemicals" 🦠 Crucially, it can also break down some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

A new #UBuffalo study has identified 11 genes that may hold the key to understanding the brain's response to forever chemicals 🧠 These genes were consistently affected, either expressing more or less, regardless of the type of forever chemical tested ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

Producing enough ammonia to feed the world comes with a large carbon footprint. A new #UBuffalo reactor could help fix that by mimicking lightning 🌩️ Learn more about how it produces this key chemical for fertilizers ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

Primordial black holes — small black holes born in the early universe — have been theorized but never observed 🌌🔍 A new #UBuffalo study says they may have left behind hollow planetoids out in space or even microscopic tunnels in objects here on Earth ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

If you’ve ever struggled to cut back carbs, blame ancient DNA 🍞🧬 A new #UBuffalo study has found that humans have had multiple copies of the salivary amylase gene, which helps us break down starch in the mouth, for about 800,000 years⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

The switch has been flipped on Empire AI💡 The statewide consortium will commence research this fall, with initial computing power housed on the #UBuffalo Downtown Campus while a permanent home is built on North Campus ⬇️buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/…

Today is the last day to register for the @UBCAS Spotlight Symposia Series 🔍 Being held Oct. 25-26, the symposium will honor #UBuffalo researcher Diana Aga and bring together leading experts on pollution and climate change ⬇️buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

The full episode can be found here ⬇️ buzzsprout.com/2079636/episod…

"It's amazing that one of [the hummingbird's] closest relatives are one of the biggest animals on the planet, like Brontosaurus or like T. rex." 🦖 Hear Vincent Lynch talk more evolutionary biology on the newest episode of #UBuffalo's Driven to Discover: youtube.com/watch?v=AYBCdN…