UAH scientists use galaxy clusters to measure dark energy’s force

UAH scientists use galaxy clusters to measure dark energy’s force

Apr 28, 2016

Scientists at UAH have used observations of galaxy clusters to empirically measure the rate at which the universe expands and have concluded that a mysterious force called dark energy acts in a uniform way to speed up the expansion of space. ...

Madison County, General Atomics join UAH in tornado early warning research

Madison County, General Atomics join UAH in tornado early warning research

Apr 27, 2016

A new tornado early warning system could result from research at UAH that's being conducted with the help of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and supported by $50,000 in seed funding from the Madison County Commission through C...

New, fast solar wind propulsion system is aim of NASA, UAH study

New, fast solar wind propulsion system is aim of NASA, UAH study

Apr 11, 2016

Scientists at UAH are set to use computer models to investigate the results of experimental testing at NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to develop an engineering tool to design missions using a new type of long-distance space propu...

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UAH hosts 2016 Alabama Science and Engineering Fair

Apr 08, 2016

The return of spring was once again heralded by the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF), which was held from March 31 to April 2 in Spragins Hall on The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) campus. Over 250 students from 68 middle and ...

UAH, BASF co-sponsor Alabama

UAH, BASF co-sponsor Alabama "You Be The Chemist Challenge®"

Mar 28, 2016

UAH and BASF Corporation will co-sponsor the Alabama "You Be The Chemist Challenge" competition on Saturday, April 16. ...

Commercially viable technologies get Charger Innovation Fund awards

Commercially viable technologies get Charger Innovation Fund awards

Mar 24, 2016

Three commercially viable technology proposals resulting from research at UAH have been awarded $44,627 by UAH's Charger Innovation Fund (CIF) for further development. ...

UAH scientist’s research says moon might have flopped over like toy top

UAH scientist’s research says moon might have flopped over like toy top

Mar 23, 2016

Could the moon once have flopped over on its side like a child's top? Yes, says a UAH scientist in Nature magazine, after he and collaborators discovered antipodal water deposits on the moon that may indicate its poles have shifted over ...

UAH helps U.S. Army see through the rain

UAH helps U.S. Army see through the rain

Mar 08, 2016

Nathan Lawrence knew the experiment he was helping with involved monitoring artificial rain in a U.S. Army lab at Redstone Arsenal, so he wore a rain jacket. ...

Teledyne Brown Engineering provides unique imaging data to new consortium

Teledyne Brown Engineering provides unique imaging data to new consortium

Mar 03, 2016

A new Alabama university consortium made possible through a donation by Teledyne Brown Engineering will provide state universities a unique opportunity to obtain imaging data from the International Space Station (ISS) for research. ...

NOAA, UAH, and partners kick off tornado study

NOAA, UAH, and partners kick off tornado study

Mar 02, 2016

Tornadoes are the target as researchers spend the next two months in northern Alabama collecting data as part of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast, a research project coordinated by NOAA's Nati...