Advanced materials are revolutionizing our daily lives — from clothing to clinics to … cattle?
A nanomaterial bone regeneration technology developed at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped save a valuable animal’s life. In the future, this technology could help people suffering from a variety of severe injuries and ailments.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock Biology Professor Mariya Khodakovskaya, her collaborators, and her graduate students are among a handful of scientists around the world pioneering research on the potential benefits of nanotechnology for crops. Continue reading “Khodakovskaya co-edits book on benefits of nanotechnology for crops”
For nearly 20 years, the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program has promoted innovative research work in breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
This fall, the organization will support Dr. Alexandru Biris, chief scientist and director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, in launching his research project: “Tunable plasmonic nanostructures for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.”
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A UALR graduate student has won a first-place award at the prestigious Gordon Research Conference, held June 7 to 12 at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass.
The Gordon Research Conferences promote discussions and the free exchange of ideas at the research frontiers of the biological, chemical and physical sciences.
Mohamed H. Lahiani, a Ph.D. student in UALR’s Applied Bioscience Program, presented his award-winning research poster at the conference. The conference encompassed wide discussion on nanotechnology research advances across the field of agricultural science.
His poster presentation, “Plant Uptake of Carbon Nanohorns Affect Growth and Gene Expression,” was a collaboration with Oak Ridge National laboratory and Texas A&M University.
It focused on understanding plant nanoparticle interactions and the possible applications of a newly synthesized nanomaterial, known as nanohorns, in areas of plant biology and agriculture.
Lahiani’s faculty advisor at UALR, Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, presented her research at the conference with a talk on “Carbon-Based Materials as Positive Regulators of Plant Development.”
She said the conference was particularly timely given major global advances regarding the use of nanotechnology in agriculture, food science, and bioengineering.
Khodakovskaya added that well-known experts from major U.S. universities exchanged new ideas and discussed new avenues of modern nanobiotechnology at the conference.
A new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrument that could prove “transformative” for the UALR campus was recently installed following approval of a multi-thousand dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. Continue reading “New NMR instrument ‘transformative’ for UALR”
The UALR Alumni Association raised $75,000 for student scholarships at its Taste of Little Rock event held March 14. Continue reading “Alumni Association Raises $75,000 for Scholarships”
NASA scientist Dr. Sheila Bailey, an expert in space photovoltaics, will give a seminar Friday, Feb. 1, on how the agency is looking to use innovations in nanotechnology to improve space flight. Continue reading “NASA Scientist to Give Space Talk”
Dr. Tansel Karabacak, assistant professor of applied science, and his group of researchers have received a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping develop a new generation of fuel cells that are environmentally friendly.
Continue reading “NSF Grants $300K to Develop Nano Electrodes”
A spinoff company created from UALR nanotechnology research has won a $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop self-cleaning nanoscale materials for railroad track inspection systems.
With the opening of UALR’s Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences (CINS) today, May 2, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said, “We no longer have to take a backseat to any state in the nation” in transferring discoveries in the lab to new products, new businesses, and new jobs.