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Released: 5-Jul-2016 10:05 AM EDT
U of A-Affiliated Company Seeks to Commercialize Improved Version of Teflon
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

SurfTec will use a National Science Foundation grant to investigate the feasibility of a novel approach that significantly improves wear resistance of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings.

30-Jun-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Analysis of Anatomy and Diet Finds Evolution Follows Least Resistant Path
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Evolution follows the path of least resistance, which can result in suboptimal physical traits that don’t ideally match the functional need, according to a new analysis by University of Arkansas anthropologist Peter Ungar.

Released: 27-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
NASA Awards Grant to Ozark Integrated Circuits for Design Process Model
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

NASA has awarded $124,982 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas, to create a fabrication process model for the design of complicated circuits that would operate for thousands of hours in very high temperatures.

Released: 16-Jun-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Physicists to Study Black Phosphorus for Its Potential Use in Fiber-Optic Communication
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The National Science Foundation has awarded $466,954 to University of Arkansas physicists to study the ultra-thin material black phosphorous for its potential use in fiber-optic communication.

Released: 14-Jun-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Research Examines Obstacles to Making Biofuel From Perennial Plants
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A University of Arkansas chemistry professor has received a $400,000 award from the National Science Foundation to investigate a roadblock in the harvesting of biomass from perennial plants for the purpose of creating a source of renewable energy.

Released: 17-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
U of A-Affiliated Technology Firm to Build UV Imager on a Chip for NASA
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. will develop a complex photo-detecting microchip that can operate in temperatures ranging from minus 200 degrees to 500 degrees Celsius.

Released: 6-May-2016 8:00 AM EDT
Evolutionary Biologist Selected as a Simons Early Career Investigator
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The Simons Foundation has awarded $540,000 to University of Arkansas biologist Andrew Alverson to study the evolution of microscopic marine algae in the Baltic Sea.

Released: 4-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
U of A Researchers Awarded Early Career Grants by Department of Energy
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Two University of Arkansas researchers have been awarded $750,000 Early Career Research grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

Released: 3-May-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Biologists Find the Arizona Black Rattlesnake on ‘Extinction Trajectory’
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A combination of drought and fire has put the Arizona black rattlesnake on an “extinction trajectory,” according to University of Arkansas researchers.

Released: 27-Apr-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Security of Online Social Networks
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas computer science and engineering professor Xintao Wu has received $348,758 from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on detecting fraud and cyberattacks against online social networks.

Released: 13-Apr-2016 8:05 AM EDT
University Establishes Service Center to Make, Sell Proteins and Reagents
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The University of Arkansas has established a commercial venture that will allow two scientists to commercialize research materials developed in their laboratories.

Released: 12-Apr-2016 8:05 AM EDT
NSF Grant Will Help Researchers Improve Wear Resistance of Teflon
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas researchers will receive a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further their study of a novel approach that significantly improves wear resistance of polytetrafluoroethylene coatings. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is better known by its trademarked brand name: Teflon.

Released: 5-Apr-2016 8:05 AM EDT
New Book Is the First Comprehensive History of LBJ’s Great Society
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

In Prisoners of Hope: Lyndon B. Johnson, the Great Society, and the Limits of Liberalism, historian Randall B. Woods presents the first comprehensive history of the Great Society, exploring both the breathtaking possibilities of visionary politics, as well as its limits.

Released: 31-Mar-2016 8:05 AM EDT
New Potent Nanodrug to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A research team led by University of Arkansas chemist Jingyi Chen and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences microbiologist Mark Smeltzer has developed an alternative therapeutic approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant infections.

   
Released: 3-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
Biologists Identify Six New Unique Species of the Western Rattlesnake
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The research team, using head shapes and genetic analyses, recommend that six groups of subspecies of the western rattlesnake be elevated to full species status.

Released: 2-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EST
New Study Finds Hydration Levels Affect Cardiovascular Health
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

An international team of researchers found minor dehydration might promote cardiac disease and arterial hardening in young, healthy men.

Released: 23-Feb-2016 9:00 AM EST
CAREER Award Will Further Research on Social Data and Emergency Response
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A University of Arkansas researcher received a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to find a way to effectively harness the power of social media to improve emergency response.



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