Research
UMass Researchers Developing Efficient Energy Conversion Method That Can Aid in Clean Energy Production and Renewable Fuel Production
The creation of mesoporous single atom-cluster Fe–N/C electrocatalysts, has the potential to significantly impact both science and society.
CNS Researchers Argue That We Must Change How We Think about Water When Mining in Arid Regions
This is the widest-ever hydrological tracer analysis of the Dry Andes region in Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia.
UMass Amherst Researchers Join $26 Million Quantum Computing Effort to Build Internet of the Future
This initiative is overseen by the Center for Quantum Networks, a $26 million, five-year, renewable effort.
Wei Zhu, Mathematics, Receives Air Force Grant to Study Scientific Machine Learning
This grant is aimed at studying how scientific machine learning can be used to model enormously complex physical and engineering systems.
Michael Rawlins and Team Share Research on Thawing Permafrost’s Effects on Ecosystems
We know the arctic is warming, but EGCS's findings shed light on what changing river flows will do to its environment.
Forget Gummies: Food Science Study Finds Dried Fruit Has the Highest Nutritional Value
Researchers found that fruit-flavored snacks such as gummies have the lowest nutrient density and fiber content, and the highest amount of added sugar.
PSE Researchers Find Exception to 200-year-old Scientific Law Governing Heat Transfer
Fourier’s Law governs how heat diffuses through solid materials.
CNS Researchers Seeking MA Citizen Scientists for Help in Modeling Rising Groundwater
While many parts of the U.S. are seeing their water tables recede as the climate warms, much of New England is witnessing water levels rise.
CNS Researchers Identify Enzyme Key to Training Cells to Fight Autoimmune Disorders
A first-of-its-kind study focuses on understanding how a subset of cells might be trained to correct overzealous immune responses.
Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm?
A team of scientists led by the UMass Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory as to why fish are shrinking.
PSE Team Develops Additive That Can ‘Upcycle’ a Wide Range of Plastics
Researchers are using polymer recycling to identify new, environmentally conscious chemistry and technologies for polymer reprocessing.
Researchers at Umass Amherst Discover Key to Molecular Mystery of How Plants Respond to Changing Conditions
The research identifies the interactions between four compounds: pectin, receptor proteins FERONIA and LLG1, and the signal RALF peptide.