Following nature's rules, researchers develop new methods for treating degenerative neurological disease July 26, 2022 Researchers have developed a new class of drugs that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The technology has been licensed to the startup Teleport Pharmaceuticals. Read more Image
Studies link COVID-19 to wildlife sales at Chinese market, find other scenarios extremely unlikely July 26, 2022 Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early cases indicate the COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan's Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, with two separate jumps from animals to humans. Read more Image
Webb Telescope's stunning first images made possible by UArizona instruments and expertise July 12, 2022 After decades of development, a nail-biting launch and months of space travel and commissioning, NASA has released the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The images hint at the beginning of years of space science, made possible in part by the 21 UArizona researchers who have played a role in developing and managing Webb's onboard instruments. Read more Image
OSIRIS-REx scientists: Taking asteroid sample was like punching a ball pit July 7, 2022 Before-and-after data from the few seconds it took the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu revealed a surprise: The particles of Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed, they act more like a fluid than a solid. Read more Image
New research could explain unknown causes of epilepsy July 6, 2022 In many cases of epilepsy – which disrupts electrical activity in the brain and often results in seizures – the underlying cause is unknown. UArizona researchers may have found an explanation for some forms of epilepsy. Read more Image
Counting krypton: Water miles below Earth's surface isn't as old as scientists once thought July 6, 2022 As the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, it flushed away ancient groundwater. The discovery was made using a new method that determines the age of water based on how much of the radioactive element krypton-81 is present. Read more Image
Solving renewable energy challenges with a new kind of nontoxic battery June 29, 2022 With a startup called CarbeniumTec, researchers in the College of Science and the College of Medicine – Tucson aim to bring to market new technology that reimagines how electricity is stored. Read more Image
Study solves long-standing mystery of what may have triggered ice age June 23, 2022 Combining advanced climate model simulations with marine sediment analyses, a new study reveals what may have triggered massive ice sheets to form in Scandinavia, ringing in the last glacial period some 100,000 years ago. Read more Image
Scientist Spotlight: Laura Condon June 20, 2022 Dr. Condon, an exemplary hydrologist at UArizona, was selected for the series for her outstanding research and mentoring efforts within the College of Science community. Read more Image
Dying stars could seed interstellar medium with carbon nanotubes June 16, 2022 Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes consisting of pure carbon, could be forged in the envelopes of dust and gas surrounding dying stars. The findings propose a simple, yet elegant mechanism for the formation and survival of complex carbon molecules in space. Read more Image