Science & Technology

  • Science & Technology

The Long Journey of NASA’S OSIRIS-REx

It’s been seven years since NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas rocket, bound for an asteroid…

3 days ago
  • Science & Technology

Lunar Trailblazer Spacecraft Undergoing Final Preparations for Trip to Florida

University of Central Florida planetary scientist Kerri Donaldson Hanna is counting the days until NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission launches from…

4 days ago
  • Colleges & Campus

UCF is Highest Ranked in Florida for Innovation by U.S. News, Rise to No. 14 Driven by Research and Student Success Outcomes

UCF continues to be recognized as one of the nation’s top and most innovative universities — rising as an education…

6 days ago
  • Colleges & Campus

UCF Part of Team Selected for NSF Regional Innovation Engines Competition

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the NeoCity-based BRIDG project — which UCF is a partner of —…

1 week ago
  • Science & Technology

UCF Students Receive $25,000 EPA Grant to Develop Toxin Biosensor for Drinking Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $25,000 grant to a team of UCF engineering students for the development…

2 weeks ago
  • Science & Technology

Deadly Frog Disease More Prevalent in Central Florida Than Expected, UCF Study Finds

University of Central Florida researchers have found that an understudied, deadly disease of frogs is more widespread in Central Florida…

2 weeks ago
  • Research

New DOD-funded Project Will Develop Morphing Hypersonic Engine

A new Naval Research Laboratory funded project led by a UCF researcher will work to create a morphing hypersonic engine…

2 weeks ago
  • Research

UCF’s 3 NSF CAREER Awardees Lead Advancements in Heart Health, Solar Energy and Wireless Communication

UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science assistant professors Kenle Chen, Zhaomiao (Walter) Guo and Luigi Perotti have been named 2023…

3 weeks ago
  • Science & Technology

Limbitless Solutions Receives Epic MegaGrant to Create Multiplayer Prosthetics-Training Game

UCF professors and nonprofit organization Limbitless Solutions have received an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games, known for operating Fortnite and…

4 weeks ago