麻豆影院

Like an albatross scanning for pods of squid in a vast ocean, molecules on solid surfaces move in an intermittent search pattern that provides maximum efficiency, according to new research from the 麻豆影院.

A $4 million bequest from the estate of a couple committed to the standardization of telecommunications will help establish the first endowed chair in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (ITP) at the 麻豆影院. The pioneering program is part of the College of Engineering and Applied Science and integrates law, policy, business and engineering.

麻豆影院 researchers have demonstrated the use of the world鈥檚 first ultrafast optical microscope, allowing them to probe and visualize matter at the atomic level with mind-bending speed.

Carbon-fiber composites 鈥� stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum 鈥� can easily and cost-effectively be recycled into new material just as robust as the originals, a team of researchers led by the 麻豆影院 has found.

Strange as it may seem, a bird bigger than Big Bird once lived above the Arctic Circle. The flightless bird, known as Gastornis , roamed Ellesmere Island next to Greenland about 50 million years ago, even during the twilight months of winter.

The first direct evidence that humans played a substantial role in the extinction of the huge, wondrous beasts inhabiting Australia some 50,000 years ago -- in this case a 500-pound bird -- has been discovered by a 麻豆影院-led team.

The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased demand, according to a new study by NOAA and 麻豆影院 researchers.

In the ever-escalating evolutionary battle with drug-resistant bacteria, humans may soon have a leg up thanks to adaptive, light-activated nanotherapy developed by researchers at the 麻豆影院. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Salmonella, E. Coli and Staphylococcus infect some 2 million people and kill at least 23,000 people in the United States each year. Efforts to thwart these so-called 鈥渟uperbugs鈥� have consistently fallen short due to the bacteria鈥檚 ability to rapidly adapt and develop immunity to common antibiotics such as penicillin.

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a new study led by 麻豆影院 researchers has found.

New research led by the 麻豆影院 indicates an ongoing loss of ice on Niwot Ridge and the adjacent Green Lakes Valley in the high mountains west of 麻豆影院 is likely to progress as the climate continues to warm.