Research

A team of chemical engineers and computer scientists aims to develop new tools to discover nanoporous adsorbents for complex chemical mixtures. 

The new Apple Watch app will be incorporated into ongoing research examining links between disruptive sleep patterns and Alzheimer’s disease.

Award-winning research from UMass Amherst’s WET Center demonstrates low-cost interventions with energy cost savings at a wastewater-treatment facility.

This NSF project will benefit society by establishing a class of biology-inspired materials for use across chemical, agricultural, and industrial applications. 

The vaccine, developed by BME's Prabhani Atukorale, also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.

This pioneering project will greatly improve many safety, security, human health, and wellness functions related to existing and future neural-implant devices.

The MassDOT project studied dynamics around “floating bus stops” to prevent conflicts between transit riders and bicyclists traveling on adjacent bike lanes.

The research explores the mechanical feasibility, scalability, and field-deployment of cold spray additive manufacturing to repair corroded steel structures

Among other findings, nearly a quarter of drivers run through the red light.

UMass Amherst researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to define the primary mathematical components of running.

Built of low-powered protein nanowires, made from bacteria, these neurons open the door to vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers.

Identifying the mineral on Mars’ surface has eluded scientists for decades.