UBuffalo Science News

News and updates about science research happening @UBuffalo

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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 ⬇️ https://t.co/GurobHs3qZ

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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 ⬇️
https://t.co/Hr9x7aMQ2n

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/GZfnePRZgi

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“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 ⬇️ https://t.co/BHzAssNeeP

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“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 ⬇️https://t.co/F4mRPhQUp5

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#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 ⬇️https://t.co/EQ6zcKKm26

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/6GzI2RYjV0

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“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 ⬇️
https://t.co/wp55Cov7YY

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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 ⬇️ https://t.co/KWoSO37eWd

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/Vg2eXzmTGf

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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: https://t.co/Tkn3KEMoWg

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#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⬇️https://t.co/GDyxmEo1uK

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/tj4JhQ2CVu

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/PidIIBRGgf

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/C2Uqetvkgx

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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⬇️https://t.co/nQ9ROcGw5y

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/019YWVKr0V

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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 ⬇️https://t.co/64wWXMhE7u

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The full episode can be found here ⬇️ https://t.co/Q5rL9TjiYc

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"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: https://t.co/wmXM9Wf2Y3