Science & Technology

The summit, held at the University of Arizona on April 3 and 4, rallied academic and business leaders around surging minerals demand amid unprecedented domestic challenges.

Analyzing radiocarbon in tree-ring samples, scientists from the University of Arizona Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research and ETH Zurich in Switzerland created the most detailed record yet of solar activity during the first millennium B.C.E. The data confirmed the unusually stable period of solar activity and revealed unique patterns that can help date archaeological artifacts.

A mission to probe the mysteries of the faint universe made a major stride toward launch after the completion of the spacecraft "bus" assembly.

Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy testified before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs about the need to turn biomedical advances into clinical solutions.

Dozens of U of A programs are recognized as among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Despite its rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon may be able to support only a minuscule amount of biomass, if life exists there.

U of A researchers are using a new technique that could boost eye-tracking accuracy in a variety of fields ranging from the entertainment industry to medical research.

Liesl Folks, Luciano M. Matzkin, Armin Sorooshian and Jil C. Tardiff are among 471 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.

A U of A effort to make hypersonic vehicles faster and more affordable is getting $3.1 million from the U.S. Army. The project will bring the Army closer to deploying Mach-X vehicles.

The U of A Center for Innovation is Arizona's leading business incubator network, helping science and technology startups in Southern Arizona and beyond to bring their ideas to market.