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Tobin Marks Discovers Catalysts to Create Sustainably Produced Plastics
Chemistry Grad Recognized for Industry-changing Innovations.
Big Questions in Science- 1) What do tiny neutrinos reveal about the universe?
Nearly 1,000 research and faculty members, along with their students are seeking answers to many of science's fundamental questions.
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Honeybees Lost in Winter 2012-13
Drought, malnourishment, mites among causes for high losses.
Inspired by a straying fish, biologist Daphne Soares solves a mystery and discovers a previously unknown fish behavior.
Hubble Brings Faraway Comet Into UMD Researchers' View
A University of Maryland-led research team uses dazzling new Hubble Space Telescope images to reveal details of newly-discovered Comet ISON, which may become the "comet of the century."
What goes on in the brain of a bat or rat on the move?
In a new paper in Science, UMD experts show why neuroscientists must study many species, not just rodents, to accurately model the brain.
"The Day I Said 'Nyet!' to Gorbachev"
Physics Prof. Roald Sagdeev shares Cold War tales as a Soviet scientist
Can Drones and Computers Stop Rhino Poachers in Their Tracks?
Campus talk offers preview of a daring anti-poaching experiment
UMD's Daphne Soares' startling discovery about blind cavefish
NBC News and other media report biology professor's finding
The future of quantum computing: do the ions have it?
Captured atomic ions can serve as memory, network node, and gate host in quantum computing.
Nano 'Beads on a String' Could Advance Battery Technology
Tiny silicon beads, thinner than paper, may someday improve battery life in your laptop or electric vehicle.
Cambridge-bound senior Krzysztof Franaszek studies viruses in the lab and volunteers for a local fire department.