Binghamton University’s Center of Excellence in small scale systems now has a building worthy of its title.
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Building better batteries
The NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage, based at Binghamton, conducts basic research in the design of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
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New facility for Center of Excellence
Binghamton’s Center of Excellence finally has a facility worthy of its name. See three years of construction in just two minutes in this time-lapse video.
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Ponies’ history provides cultural insights
Binghamton doctoral student Claire Brown wants to understand how the Connemara pony parallels Irish culture.
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Student seeks understanding of suicide
Aliona Tsypes, a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow, hopes to find new ways to predict and prevent suicidal behavior.
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Undergrad explores link between brain, taste
Binghamton undergrad Sarah E. Park did a stint in a neuroscience laboratory as one of 13 SUNY Brain Summer Scholars.
Read MoreEngineer pursues biological solar power
A Binghamton researcher has designed a biological solar cell that’s a million times more effective than current technology. The new designs take such cells out of the realm of “absurd” and into in the realm of “someday soon.”
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Study: Atom-high steps halt oxidation of metal surfaces
A new Binghamton University study reveals that certain features of metal surfaces can stop the process of oxidation in its tracks.
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Faculty novelist now a best-selling author
Liz Rosenberg’s latest book, “The Moonlight Palace,” topped the Kindle best-seller charts this fall.
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Research In The News
Think your boss is horrible? You’re probably right
Think your boss is horrible? You’re probably right. Binghamton University researcher Seth Spain explains why in Time magazine.
Another reason to go to bed early tonight
Night owls, take note: People who stay up late worry more, according to a recent study from Binghamton University. Researchers surveyed participants on their sleep habits and how often they dwelled on their problems. The results: People who slept less and went to bed later both had more negative thoughts, Men’s Health reports.
Batteries that will save the planet
Binghamton battery pioneer M. Stanley Whittingham predicts in Newsweek that within 10 years, every vehicle will be hybrid or electric.
For this scholar, trash is treasure
Anthropologist Joshua Reno studies the economics and politics — even empires — that waste creates.
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