Protocol doesn’t require new hardware; works with existing devices A group of researchers led by a BYU computer engineering professor has created a protocol that significantly extends... Read more
A group of BYU researchers may have found a way to reverse falling crop yields caused by increasingly salty farmlands throughout the world. Led by Brent Nielsen, professor of microbiology an... Read more
BYU researchers unfold new class of mechanical devices In a paper published today in Science Robotics, engineers at Brigham Young University detail new technology that allows them to build c... Read more
Research in Nature outlines method to make the images of science fiction In the original Star Wars film, R2D2 projects an image of Princess Leia in distress. The iconic scene includes the li... Read more
Walk into a room, see a chair, and your brain will tell you that you can sit in it, tip it over or lift it up, but you wouldn’t even consider drinking it, promoting it or unlocking it. As hu... Read more
BYU researchers have created a miniaturized, portable version of a tool now capable of analyzing Mars’ atmosphere — and that’s just one of its myriad possible uses. For decades mass spectrom... Read more
Previous researchers have used 3D printers to make microfluidics, but not on this scale Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective... Read more
Interdisciplinary team cracks code to produce Mother Nature’s dictionary of atomic structures It may not be as catchy as chains and weak links, but physicists and engineers know “a material... Read more
Researchers’ acoustic technique has implications for medical, military and private communication applications. A crowd of 29 stands still, positioned as lookouts in various directions. A chi... Read more
Technique enables development of viable diagnostic tests and instruments in fight against cancer Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., making early, reliable diagnosis and... Read more
Electronics manufacturers constantly hunt for ways to make faster, cheaper computer chips, often by cutting production costs or by shrinking component sizes. Now, researchers report that DNA... Read more
Hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of individual molecules of viral RNA A team led by researchers at UC Santa C... Read more
Using surface acoustic waves to control light’s angle and color composition, BYU and MIT researchers open door to inexpensive holographic video displays Holographic video displays, fea... Read more
BYU’s 3D virtual reality system much cheaper, just as effective as others It’s like a scene from a gamer’s wildest dreams: 12 high-definition, 55-inch 3D televisions all connected to a compu... Read more
