UCF Selling Experimental Martian Dirt — $20 a Kilogram, Plus Shipping

The University of Central Florida is selling Martian dirt, $20 a kilogram plus shipping. This is not fake news. A team of UCF astrophysicists has developed a scientifically based, standardized...

UCF Student Studies Algal Blooms Impact on Sea Turtles in Indian River Lagoon

Long before the algal blooms on Florida’s Gulf Coast sparked surprise and outrage, University of Central Florida doctoral student Chris Long was studying the effects of similar episodes on threatened...

International Study Suggests Ancient Globalization

Using energy consumption as a measure, a team of international scientists has found that ancient civilizations engaged in globalization more than previously believed, suggesting that an integrated global economy is...

New Understanding of Light Allows Researchers to See Around Corners

Covert sensing of objects around a corner may soon become a reality. Aristide Dogariu, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor of Optics and Photonics, and his colleagues published a paper in Nature Communications this month...

UCF to Launch Minisatellite to Study Ways to Keep Electronics Safe in Space

NASA and commercial space companies someday may get some critical information about building safer spacecraft, thanks to the work of UCF physics Assistant Professor Adrienne Dove and her team of...

Researchers Receive $1.25 Million Grant to Map Marine Ecosystems With Drones

You may soon be able to spot UCF drones collecting data all along the Pacific coast — from Baja California to Alaska. Timothy Hawthorne, assistant professor of GIS in the...

Pluto a Planet? New Research from UCF Suggests Yes

The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, a global group of...

$1 Million Grant May Lead to Next Generation of Fast Computing

A team of University of Central Florida researchers is tackling a problem that’s hindered the development of better hurricane-prediction models and cyberdefense systems for years. Sumit Jha, an associate professor in...

NASA Space Mission Gives UCF Students Opportunity to See How Research Pays Off

There's no better tool to teach students about physics than to see it at work in the real world. That’s why UCF professor Humberto Campins decided to teach this semester...

Engineers Develop A.I. System to Detect Often-Missed Cancer Tumors

Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the University of Central Florida’s Center for Research in Computer Vision. Engineers at the center have taught a computer how...