Discovery

Students to Showcase Work at UA System Honors Research Day

Some 50 students from The University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama in Huntsville will participate in the fifth annual University of Alabama System Undergraduate Honors Research Day Friday, April 14.

Alabama’s Housing Market Rebounds in February, According to UA’s Real Estate Research Center

After a slow start in January the housing market in Alabama improved in February, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

A Shifting Approach

A new version of a nasal spray flu vaccine shows greater effectiveness in preventing influenza in test patients than did an injectable flu vaccine, according to data from the new drug’s latest clinical trial.

UA Astronomy Professor Attracting International Attention With Theory Related to Dark Matter Mystery

A recently published paper, co-authored by an adjunct professor in The University of Alabama department of physics and astronomy, is attracting international attention with its theory related to “dark matter,” invisible material believed to comprise a large portion of the universe and whose content scientists have long sought.

Clinical Trials Eyeing Rural America, UA Looks to Expand its Role

A new version of a nasal spray flu vaccine shows greater effectiveness in preventing influenza in test patients than did an injectable flu vaccine, according to data from the new drug’s latest clinical trial.

State Housing Market Starts New Year with Whimper, Not a Bang, According to UA Real Estate Center

Alabama’s housing market started the New Year on the down side, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

BASF, UA Formalize Ionic Liquids Partnership

BASF and The University of Alabama today formalized BASF’s exclusive licensing of patents covering the use of ionic liquids to dissolve, regenerate and process cellulose as well as an arrangement for continuing research by UA for BASF concerning the use of ionic liquids with cellulose.

UA Researchers on Team Discovering ‘Superconductivity’ Advancement, Opens Way for Future Electronic Devices

Shiny, black magnetic films, about the size of a penny and made by University of Alabama researchers, are central to a discovery of how to conduct resistance-free electricity in a manner previously thought impossible.

Housing Affordability Declines for 2005, According to UA’s Real Estate Research and Education Center

The Alabama Housing Affordability Index was 153.0 for the fourth quarter of 2005, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama. This represents a decline of 5.7 percentage points from the third quarter.

‘Actual Mileage May Vary’

As gas prices hover near the $3 a gallon mark, drivers are tempted to try and squeeze every inch of travel possible from each drop of gasoline.