First Remote and Austere Conditions Grand Challenge
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The U’s first research program enhanced the well-being of Utahns in rural areas.
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Producing water out of thin air
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Device developed by U engineers with Army funding harvests water from atmosphere, even in arid places.
Read MoreGenetics reveal ancient trade routes of Four Corners potato
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Genetic analysis shows that ancient Indigenous people transported, cultivated and may have domesticated the native tuber outside of its natural distribution, reflecting the enduring ecological legacy of Indigenous people in the Southwest.
Read MoreYour therapist wants you to go outside
Spending time in nature—even as little as 10 minutes—can yield short-term benefits for adults with mental illness.
Read More‘Miracle’ filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
For the first time, scientists transformed existing optoelectronic devices into ones that can control electron spin at room temperature, without a ferromagnet or magnetic field.
Read MoreAstronomers find missing link in massive black hole formation
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“Once-in-a-career kind of finding”—the discovery is the best candidate for intermediate-mass black holes that astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found.
Read MoreFrom volunteer to co-author: One U student’s dinosaur journey
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Savhannah Carpenter’s route to being the only student listed on the research team credited with finding the world’s newest horned dinosaur didn’t follow a straight line.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah shares AI expertise at national conference
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University of Utah Magazine Editor and Associate Director of Communications Seth Bracken moderated a June 24 panel discussion of AI use in higher education communications projects.
Read MoreLoki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read More‘Time cells’ in the brain are critical for complex learning
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As animals learn to distinguish between differently timed events, the pattern of time cell activity changes to represent each pattern of events differently.
Read MoreAs the ball turns: Earth’s inner core is ‘backtracking’
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Using seismic data to measure changes in solid core’s motion, geologists discover it now turns more slowly relative to surface of Earth.
Read MoreResponsible AI Summit sets stage for public-private partnerships
Experts discussed solutions ranging from building a new supercomputer to leveraging existing resources and commercial services to pursue RAI projects.
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