A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that is more cost effective than anything currently available and responds to the global need to r... Read more
It is hard to get people excited about software, says Eliza Grames, a doctoral candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology. Yet, the software she has developed is exciting for an... Read more
A new type of sensor could lead to artificial skin that someday helps burn victims ‘feel’ and safeguards the rest of us, University of Connecticut researchers suggest in a paper in... Read more
Scientists at the United Technologies Research Center and UConn are using advanced additive manufacturing technology to create ‘smart’ machine components that alert users when they... Read more
Study identifies mechanisms responsible for improved immune system activity, offering new approaches for more effective cancer treatments and vaccines. Invariant natural killer T (... Read more
UConn engineers have created a biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor chronic lung disease, swelling of the brain, and other medical conditions before dissol... Read more
UCLA and University of Connecticut scientists design supercapacitor that could make pacemakers and other instruments safer and more durable Researchers from UCLA and the University... Read more
An international group of top biologists led by UConn ecologist Mark Urban is calling for a coordinated effort to gather important species information that is urgently needed to im... Read more
For most of human history, the discovery of new materials has been a crapshoot. But now, UConn researchers have systematized the search with machine learning that can scan millions... Read more
An anonymous stranger you encounter on websites like Yelp or Amazon may seem to be just like you, and a potential friend. But a stranger on a site like eBay is a whole different st... Read more
“This new technology could get us over the hump and make solar energy cost-competitive with fossil fuels,” says Willis. “This is brand new technology, a whole new train of thought.... Read more
A new invention may make it a lot easier–and cheaper–to find landmines. This chemical film can be sprayed on the ground and glows over the spots where it senses explosi... Read more
“Our initial results have been very promising,” Engineers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) have developed a fluorescent nanofibrous film capable of detecting ul... Read more
