UMass Amherst Researchers Join $26 Million Quantum Computing Effort to Build Internet of the Future
UMass is leading the core effort to design architectures and protocols for quantum networking for the National Science Foundation’s Center for Quantum Networks.
UMass Researchers Contribute to Science Paper on High-precision Computing with Low-precision Devices
The paper describes a revolutionary technical innovation that empowers low-precision analog devices to perform high-precision computing.
Researchers at UMass Amherst and Texas A&M Collaborate to Develop New Antibacterial Polymers That Kill “Superbugs”
The researchers have developed a new family of “cationic polymers” that kill “superbug” bacteria like MRSA and E. coli without inducing antibiotic resistance.
MIE’s Yossi Chait and ECE’s Christopher Hollot Serve on Research Team That Patents Trailblazing Dialysis Technology
The method delivers a remarkable 50-percent improvement in the precision of absolute blood-volume estimates.
Robotic Hip Exoskeleton Shows Promise for Helping Stroke Patients Regain Their Stride
Portable robotic device created by UMass researchers provides new avenue for making state-of-the-art gait rehabilitation methods more effective and accessible.
NIH Funds ChE’s Sarah Perry to Develop Next Generation of X-ray Crystallography Techniques
Perry’s research aims to transform X-ray crystallography, a renowned method that reveals the 3-D structure and function of protein molecules.
Road Features that Predict Crash Sites Identified in New Machine-Learning Model
UMass Amherst study used data collected from 9,300 miles of road.
Disadvantaged Communities in Massachusetts Twice as Likely to Have Poor Roads—and Pay the Cost in Gas
New research quantifies how the impact of poorly maintained roads disproportionately impacts residents across the state.
CEE’s Colin Gleason Co-authors One of Five Most-read Papers in Water Resources Research
The paper explains river-volume estimates and expected accuracy of NASA’s SWOT satellite mission, thus promoting likely global-scale advances in hydrology.
BME’s Dmitry Kireev Receives NSF Grant to Create Electronic “Tattoos” for Monitoring Sweat Biomarkers
Kireev’s monitoring devices will target the cortisol in sweat, a biomarker for such conditions as stress, stroke, Cushing's syndrome, and Addison's disease.