Closest-ever Comet Orbiter Streams Data From Bi-lobed “Rubber Ducky”

UMD astronomers see comet’s surprising shape in far-ultraviolet light.

As the spacecraft Rosetta approaches an oddly-shaped “rubber ducky” for the closest comet observations ever made, the

- 4 September 2014
New Synthesis Method May Shape Future of Nanostructures, Clean Energy

Study led by Physics' Min Ouyang may advance efficient solar splitting of water into hydrogen fuel.

A team of University of Maryland physicists has published new nanoscience advances that they and other sci

- 2 September 2014
A Fast First Step Toward Defeating Stink Bugs

UMD team's new way to quickly sequence the insects’ genes could lead to biological controls.

Investigators at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute for Genome Sciences and the University of

- 29 August 2014
Fascinating Rhythm: Light Pulses Illuminate Rare Black Hole

UMD and NASA astronomers track an intermediate-mass black hole from syncopated flares of light.

The universe has so many black holes that it’s impossible to count them all.

- 14 August 2014
Professor Zhanqing Li Named American Geophysical Union Fellow

Li was recognized for his scientific contributions to remote sensing of clouds, aerosols and radiation.

- 14 August 2014
UMD Researchers Develop Tool to Better Visualize, Analyze Human Genomic Data

Epiviz offers a major advantage over genome browsers currently available: it seamlessly integrates with the widely used, open-source Bioconductor analysis software.

Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a new, web-based tool that enables researchers to quickly and

- 3 August 2014
“Killer Sperm” Prevents Mating Between Worm Species

Most cross-species mating is merely unsuccessful in producing offspring. However, when researchers mated worms of different species, they saw devastating consequences for the female worms.

The classic definition of a biological species is the ability to breed within its group, and the inabi

- 29 July 2014
Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets

Astronomy's Drake Deming co-authored a paper detailing the highest-precision measurement of water in a planet outside the solar system.

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have gone looking for water

- 24 July 2014
Creating Optical Cables Out of Thin Air

Physics Professor Howard Milchberg created “air waveguides” to enhance light signals collected from distant sources.

Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fiber to any point on earth, or even into space.  That’

- 22 July 2014
Bird Watching in the 21st Century

Computer science professor David Jacobs develops app for identifying birds.

Was that a catbird or a mockingbird you just saw?  The answer is now just a smartphone tap away.

- 16 July 2014
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