Research News Archive

Bright green spheres — RNA droplets imaged through confocal fluorescence microscopy — float in a solution.
Scientists probe how distinct liquid organelles in cells are created
8/21/19

Membrane-less organelles, found inside human cells, have a variety of important biological functions, from gene regulation to stress response.

Conference attendees seated in a large lecture hall.
Particle accelerator scientists meet in Buffalo
7/16/19

UB’s physics department is hosting a conference for Large Hadron Collider researchers this week.

A section of a mouse brain with injected magnetic nanoparticles.
Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain — and control body movements
8/16/17

The minimally invasive technique could lead to advances in mapping the brain and treating neurological disease.

A colorful illustration of a molecule, with many winding parts.
Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations
3/4/19

Researchers show that they can quickly measure a protein’s microscopic movements, opening new possibilities in medical research.

University at Buffalo physicists Avto Kharchilava, Ia Iashvili and Salvatore Rappoccio standing in front of a colorful, mechanical device.
UB physicists awarded $1.45 million to study inner workings of the universe
9/4/18

Funding comes as the field marks its latest big discovery — the observation of the Higgs boson’s most common mode of decay.

Black-and-white microscope image of nanoparticles with hexagonal edges.
Research on cancer-frying nanoparticles heats up
6/26/18

Scientists have improved the performance of magnetic nanoparticles designed to roast and destroy tumors.

University at Buffalo physicists Avto Kharchilava and Ia Iashvili.
Higgs tangoes with top quark in latest physics discovery
6/11/18

UB scientists contributed to the research, which confirms predictions but leaves open prickly questions about the nature of the universe.

Illustration of two nanoparticles colliding.
Crash! Scientists explain what happens when nanoparticles collide
4/4/18

Study results could one day inform the design of new materials for protective gear, energy-harvesting devices and more.

Two round protein droplets floating in a solution.
Using laser ‘tweezers,’ scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets
3/7/19

New research illuminates some basic properties of these eccentric marvels of biology.

Om and Saraswati Bahethi Fellowships awarded
9/29/18
Thanks to a generous donation from Dr. Om Bahethi and Mrs. Saraswati Bahethi, the Department of Physics has given out three Om and Saraswati Bahethi Scholarship for PhD Students, two scholarship for Masters Students, and one Undergraduate Scholarship.