SEAS in the News

  • Buffalo Automation raises $900,000 seed round led by Jacobs family
    4/10/18
    An article in Business First reports Buffalo Automation has received $900,000 in seed funding to expand pilot tests of its AutoMate system, a high-tech platform that helps steer self-driving ships around specific obstacles and directly to long-term destinations even during the night.
  • Mock-up work raises confidence in radical steel structure
    4/6/18
    An article on Engineering News-Record about new composite steel modules that could speed office tower construction reports research is about to get underway at UB to fine-tune the modules. Michel Bruneau, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, leads the UB research team.
  • UB computer scientists developing new technology to track and prevent potholes
    4/6/18
    A story on WIVB-TV reports on research by Wenyao Xu, assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to test underground sensors that continuously monitor road conditions and could alert transportation planners and drivers to problem spots and potholes. "It can monitor the condition of the road, like the road temperature, moisture level, pressure and stress. We can predict where those potholes will be and we can fix them or even prevent the happening of those potholes," he said. A story also appeared on WGRZ-TV.
  • Japanese paper art could let electronics stretch out
    4/5/18
    An article on Futurity reports on research by Shenqiang Ren, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, that describes how kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting folded pieces of paper, has inspired efforts to build malleable electronic circuits.
  • New app designed to help detect autism as early as 12 months old
    4/5/18
    A story on WPIX-TV in New York City reports on a new app developed by Wenyao Xu, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, that can help detect autism in children as young as 12 months old.
  • Ancient paper art, kirigami, poised to improve smart clothing
    4/4/18
    An article on PhysOrg reports on research by Shenqiang Ren, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, that describes how kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting folded pieces of paper, has inspired efforts to build malleable electronic circuits.