Gardening While You Learn
Can’t get your child to eat his or her fruits or vegetables? University of Alabama research indicates gardening could change that.
Environment & Nature
The Capstone of Higher Education: Solar
We enjoy bright sunny days at The University of Alabama. In fact, we’re conducting leading edge research that will harness solar energy to power everything from personal electronics to manufacturing plants. Innovative solutions like this often come from taking advantage of what’s all around you. Innovation is one reason why The University of Alabama is
‘The Bees, I Just Quite Like Them’
Some people enjoy tracking spring’s first robin. Others … well … they get their buzz from focusing on smaller winged creatures.
Who Will Heal? Climate Change Disrupts Ancient Medical Tradition in Andes
Climate change is impacting Peruvian farmers and those who heal them. A UA researcher documents the story on film while trying to help sustain an ancient medical tradition.
A Water Wizard
A University of Alabama researcher’s software tools, called wizards, can guide water managers in protecting this critical resource.
Scrubbing CO2: A Patented Alternative for Capturing Emissions
A University of Alabama engineering professor hopes efforts in his lab to find different chemicals from those now used to clean industrial emissions will lead to cheaper and more efficient carbon capture methods.
Fly Like This
University of Alabama researchers look to nature, including the design of butterfly wings, for flight inspiration.
Sunny Days
Using sunlight to create energy may seem a simple concept, but simple ideas often take creative solutions to become reality.
Energy Supply Problem 2.0
A University of Alabama engineering professor hopes to swap rare-earth minerals used in electric machines with more abundant substitutes to drive down costs and encourage swifter adoption.
Caving for Climate
A 10,000-year-old weather report? Come on. That’s going a tad deep into the archives, isn’t it? Yet, that’s the untold story that caves on a South Pacific island are expected to reveal to a group of University of Alabama geologists beginning this week.