Sixty-two percent of Americans now say they believe that global warming is happening, but 46 percent say they are "very sure" or "extremely sure" that it is not. Only 49 percent know why it is occurring, and about as many ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 4

(Phys.org) —Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 13, 2013 4.2 / 5 (26) 2 |

Genes make up about 2 percent of the human genome. The rest consists of a genetic material known as noncoding DNA, and scientists have spent years puzzling over why this material exists in such voluminous ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (14) 8 |

Tactus Technologies has developed a first-of-its-kind virtual reality training program for forklift operators, a product that company officials expect will reduce work-related injuries and deaths.

Technology - Engineering

Mar 14, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Feb 15, 2013 4.8 / 5 (9) 3 |

A rare collection of letters, audio files, photographs and other materials that could illuminate the personal beliefs of Robert Frost is being made available to the public for the first time.

Other Sciences - Other

Jan 24, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers.

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jan 22, 2013 4.6 / 5 (23) 19 |

(Phys.org)—Customers who connect with a business through social media will go to the business more frequently and contribute more to its bottom line, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jan 18, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 2

The director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention is among nine school violence prevention researchers and practitioners in the country who on Dec. 19 released a detailed position statement ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Dec 21, 2012 not rated yet 2

Coral colonies that suffered tissue damage in The Bahamas were still producing low numbers of eggs four years after the injuries occurred, according to new research by University at Buffalo scientists. Tiny ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 17, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Management efforts to reduce cynicism and enhance employee empowerment can have a large impact on employee engagement, according to a study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Dec 13, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org)—You've already decided that you're going to pop the question. Now comes another quandary: Where to get the ring, if you're buying one?

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Nov 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new University at Buffalo study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters examines maar craters, which resemble the bowl-like cavities formed by meteorites but are in some ways more mysterious.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 26, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Antibiotic resistance results from bacteria's uncanny ability to morph and adapt, outwitting pharmaceuticals that are supposed to kill them. But exactly how the bacteria acquire and spread that ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Online role-playing game developers can get ahead of the competition by giving gamers more opportunities to get social, collaborate and take control of their online personas, according to a study from the University at Buffalo ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Nov 16, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 1