Research
The Body Electric: UMass Amherst Researchers Integrate Electronics with Human Cells
‘Biohybrid mesh harvester’ could replace batteries for wearable and implantable electronics
UMass Amherst Leads $13.1M Research Effort to Treat Breast Cancer with Bacteria
Scientists are designing custom strains of Salmonella to counteract cancer’s invisibility to the immune system.
Ocean Innovation Testing in Partnership with Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative
Working together to create a streamlined pathway for marine energy developers to move technologies from laboratory testing into real-world ocean conditions.
As AI Use Grows, UMass Amherst Computer Scientists and Engineers Host Symposium on Sustainable Data Center Solutions
What does sustainable computing look like in the age of AI? That was the question scholars and tech industry representatives sought to answer at the symposium
ECE’s Qiangfei Xia and Colleagues Receive Two Awards for Trailblazing Research
The grants support pioneering, multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research funded by the Army Research Office and the Department of Energy Genesis Mission.
UMass Amherst Engineers Make Edge AI More Efficient by Redesigning Both Algorithm and Hardware
System leverages hyperdimensional computing algorithms and analog in-memory computing hardware to achieve quick, accurate processing.
Nanoparticle-based Cancer Treatment Awarded $2.5 Million
The research will explore the new frontier of using vaccines to treat cancer by exposing tumors that are otherwise invisible to the immune system.
UMass Amherst NERVE Center Site Will Enable Robotics Testing for Agriculture, Aquatics, Infrastructure Inspection and More
With $2 million in state funding, the new site will focus on field- and lab-based testing of robotics for a variety of applications.
CEE’s Colin Gleason Generates Pioneering Research in Hydrology as the Armstrong Professional Development Professor
The three-year Armstrong Professorship has empowered Gleason to make many groundbreaking breakthroughs about rivers and their impact on the global environment.
When Zombie Credit Cards Attack: UMass Researchers Discover Loophole That Can Reanimate Expired Cards
If an expired credit card is stolen—and even replaced—the expiration date might not be enough to prevent fraudulent charges.
AI Tool for Computing Radiation Dose Created at UMass Amherst Leads the Way to Personalizing Prostate Cancer Treatment
Pharmaceutical companies are researching and developing radiopharmaceutical therapy for cancer. This new AI model could be the key to unlocking its potential.
UMass Amherst Holds First Joint Workshop on Emerging AI Hardware with Hokkaido University
The workshop connected UMass Amherst and Hokkaido University researchers with IBM, IBM Japan, and Rapidus leaders in semiconductors and AI hardware.