Science & Technology
Most mechanical engineers will work with materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics and composites during their careers. However, a course taught in ñ's mechanical engineering department asks students to draw inspiration from another material—snow.
A new tool developed by ñ researchers could lead to more efficient and cheaper technologies for capturing heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere and converting them into beneficial substances, like fuel or building materials.
This past December, three ñ researchers climbed up the side of the world’s highest active volcano, 22,615-foot Ojos del Salado, to understand how tiny organisms persist at one of the driest and highest points on the planet. This first-of-its-kind project may ultimately help inform the search for existing and extinct life on other planets.
Computational linguist Alexis Palmer spoke with ñ Today about the popular online word game, strategies to win and how Wordle offshoots could benefit lesser-known languages.
Fire ants survive floods by forming rafts made up of thousands of wriggling insects. New research reveals how these creepy-crawly lifeboats change shape over time.
Physicists have shown that two tiny atomic clocks, separated by just a millimeter or the width of a sharp pencil tip, tick at different rates—a powerful test of Albert Einstein's 1915 theory of general relativity.
ñ's researchers reflect on an unprecedented year for research amid a devastating pandemic.
“I goed to school, and my friends were not listening.” Layne Hubbard, who earned her doctorate from ñ in 2021, is developing new technology to help young kids take charge of their own stories.
Just after first responders extinguished the flames of the Marshall Fire, a team of engineers from across the country hit the ground in an urgent effort: to collect data on the disaster before it disappears for good.
After nine weeks immersed in a research experience at ñ, undergraduate students could analyze scientific papers and graphs more like experts, according to a new CIRES-led study.