Chocolate in deep space
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chemists have definitively created and identified three chocolate flavor molecules under conditions that simulate how such molecules might form in the cosmos.
Partnership brings Pacific Disaster Center technology to businesses worldwide
Powered by Pacific Disaster Center¡¯s global, cloud-based DisasterAWARE platform, DisasterAWARE Enterprise will be released by enterprise solutions provider Kaazing as an advanced enterprise risk intelligence platform.
Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes
UH and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists will track and study ocean microbes in unprecedented detail using a small fleet of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles.
UHERO forecast: Not much lift from tax cuts in Hawai?i¡¯s soaring economy
The federal tax cuts are welcome news for local households and they will matter less for Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s already-hot economy
Researchers create first map showing human and environmental impact on Hawai¡®i reefs
The study synthesized 10 years of datasets for the first time to get a big-picture perspective on Â鶹´«Ã½'s reef health and regional impacts and it provides a foundation for further research and informs policies to protect coral reefs.
Ocean climate change research sets benchmark
UH has completed 300 research cruises to Station ALOHA, about 60 miles north of Oʻahu, one of the best-sampled places in the world¡¯s oceans with a decades-long record of how the ocean responds to climate change.
Study uses 3D modeling to explore storm inundation risk
The models were used to study storm surge caused by Hurricane Iniki by comparing time series of previously observed seawater levels with the research team¡¯s modeled seawater levels in Honolulu during the storm.
Acidic oceans pose global coral reef threat
Many of the world¡¯s coral reefs could begin to erode within 30 years as a result of increasing ocean acidity, according to a paper in Science co-authored by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Professor Eric DeCarlo and former graduate student Patrick Drupp.
UH Hilo graduate student researches genomes for worldwide Smithsonian project
The Global Genome Initiative has provided funding for graduate student Jeffery Stallman to gather samples from all native plants in the Aster (daisy family) found on Â鶹´«Ã½ Island.
Olympic swimming gold medalist studied by College of Education laboratory
Over the course of two weeks, Anthony Ervin was videotaped using three synchronized high-speed cameras, followed by analysis using motion analysis software.