Going super small to get super strong metals
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Experiments challenge long-held assumptions about the strength of metals.
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Earliest interbreeding event between ancient human populations discovered
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The new study goes back further than 23andme could have ever imagined.
Read MorePolymers to the rescue! Saving cells from damaging ice
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New research by University of Utah chemists provides the foundation to design efficient polymers that can prevent the growth of ice that damages cells.
Read MoreDiscovery paves path forward in the fight against the deadliest form of malaria
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Scientists have identified how cerebral malaria, a deadly form of the tropical disease, develops and have defined a potential drug target toward alleviating this condition for which few targeted treatments are available.
Read MoreWhy wait? New initiative gets students into the lab early
In 2020, the College of Science will give hundreds of undergraduates the opportunity to contribute to real research projects the year that they step onto campus.
Read MoreWhy males pack a powerful punch
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Elk have antlers. Rams have horns. In the animal kingdom, males develop specialized weapons for competition when winning a fight is critical. Humans do too, according to new research.
Read MoreVisualizing a virus
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A look at how a virus and its molecules interact with human cells.
Read MoreThe force is with U
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U’s LUKE Arm stars at the start of the newest “Star Wars.”
Read MoreThe role of lizard lungs in evolutionary biology
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Savannah monitor lizards have a unique airflow pattern that is a hybrid of bird and mammal flow patterns.
Read MoreSecond graders turn recess into citizen science
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It turns out that Utah is one of the few places outside of Europe where one can find firebugs of the species needed for a particular kind of research.
Read MoreSpintronics for next generation info tech
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Electronics that use minuscule magnetic fields emanating from spinning electrons could be used for faster, smaller electronic devices that use less energy.
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