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A UMD-led team chemically engineered carbon nanotubes to synthesize and trap trions—quasi-particles potentially useful in bioimaging, chemical sensing and quantum computing.

In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as uninteresting, scientists watched superconductivity arise, disappear, then return under the influence of high magnetic fields.

University of Maryland and Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers found that differences in soil fungus explain why tree species fare better in small numbers, a phenomenon that promotes forest diversity

Canty will succeed Kennedy Paynter to lead one of the largest environmental graduate programs in the USM.

Enrollment open for data science and machine learning professional master’s and graduate certificate programs.

Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within months.

The award recognizes Wang’s research in fundamental chemistry and advanced materials, which led to development of a textile that automatically regulates heat exchange with the environment.

The discovery by UMD researchers suggests “functional mosaicism” could explain some antibiotic resistance and cancer relapse.

Senior Justin Lee helps curate the Smithsonian’s collections of amphibians and reptiles from Myanmar and publishes his findings along the way.

A Q&A with ESSIC’s Santiago Gassó, who spent a month at sea teaching remote sensing to graduate students from around the world.

UMD researchers discovered that telomerase, which “immortalizes” cancer cells, also prevents tumors and slows a key stage in normal cell death.