National studies may show that high school students are losing interest in science, but don’t tell Andrew Hrykowian. As a sophomore at Greater Latrobe Senior High School, he began research that would lead to his discovery of a new bacteria-eating virus, which he named “catera” after a friend’s dog. More >
Pitt researchers have developed a way to create semiconductor islands smaller than 10 nanometers in scale, known as quantum dots. More >
In biodiversity hot spots like tropical rainforests, a dearth of pollinators could be putting many species at risk of extinction, according to a new study that includes three Pitt researchers. The finding is raising concerns that more may need to be done to protect the Earth’s most biologically rich areas. More >
Under the Iraqi sun, sweat pours down the soldier’s face and into his eyes. He squints at the man standing before him, who gestures vehemently and repeats something. But the soldier doesn’t speak Arabic. Is the man threatening him? Warning him of danger? More >
Pitt researchers, with the help of a team of Pittsburgh high school science teachers, have developed a wireless device that is implanted in the neck to fight depression and epileptic seizures. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration already has approved a wired version of the device, but that one carries risks and several undesirable side effects. More >
A Pitt researcher and his student have been awarded prestigious prizes from the Foresight Nanotech Institute for their work in developing a “molecular Lego® set” that will enable, for the first time, the quick manufacture of sturdy, predictable nanostructures. More >
The search for superconductors that function at higher temperatures has taken a step forward with new findings from Pitt professor of physics and astronomy Yadin Y. Goldschmidt and former Pitt postdoctoral associate Eduardo Cuansing. More >
Extreme poverty—defined as lacking access to adequate nutrition, clean drinking water, safe shelter, and basic health care—kills 20,000 people every day, noted Siddharth Chandra during a GSPIA forum titled “Environmental Threats to Human Security: Problems and Policy.” Poverty, Chandra pointed out, is tied to environmental degradation. More >
As amphibians continue to mysteriously disappear worldwide, a Pitt researcher may have found more pieces of the puzzle. More >
Scientists from Pitt and Bell Labs reported that they have designed and demonstrated a two-dimensional semiconductor structure in which excitons exist longer and travel farther than previously recorded. More >
