GEOG Researchers Won Most Downloaded Dataset Award at NASA ABoVE Science Team Meeting
A dataset (ABoVE: Landsat-derived Burn Scar dNBR across Alaska and Canada, 1985-2015) produced by GEOG researchers, including Dr. Tatiana Loboda, Dr.
University of Maryland Pushes New Technologies to Improve Virtual and Augmented Reality
Lead researcher graduate student - Xiaoxu Meng University researchers are advancing a concept known as foveated rendering, a computational technique that uses innovative eye-tracking software to replicate natural human eye function in virtual and augmented reality.
UMD, UMBC, ARL Announce Cooperative Agreement to Accelerate AI, Autonomy in Complex Environments
An interdisciplinary research team led by the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) worth up to $68 million.
University of Maryland Engineers Have 3D Printed a Soft Robotic Hand That Can Play Nintendo
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.—and win!
Computer Scientist Creates Hive of Ideas for Drones
A tiny drone hovers over a sunflower in a lab in the Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering. UMD researchers are developing technology that could allow flying robots to help threatened bee populations pollinate crucial crops.(Photo by Nitin Sanket)
Ion Storage Systems received US Advanced Battery Consortium award
In the past decade, the number of people purchasing electric vehicles for personal use has increased immensely, to the point that electric car registration even increased in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.The demand for electric vehicles is undoubtable, yet how best to meet this demand technologically remains an open question.
Research Team Taps AI for Better Cardio Care
The nation’s leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease, is often referred to as the “silent killer” because detecting symptoms early is so difficult. Current testing methods are time-consuming, expensive and inaccessible, especially for low-income and other disadvantaged patients.