Science & Technology

Those selected will pitch in front of industry leaders and are eligible to receive up to $300,000 in funding from the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale.

On Tuesday, Nov. 27 President Salovey sent this message to the Yale community on the university’s top-priority areas for investment across the sciences.

Yale scientists have discovered that laser light can be used to cool traveling sound waves in a silicon chip.

Charles Ahn, Richard G. Bribiescas, Christopher G. Burd, and Dragomir Radev have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Gene variants associated with alcohol dependence are linked to psychiatric disorders such as depression, and to use of cigarettes and other drugs.

On Nov. 16, the Yale Day of Instrumentation celebrated the tangible evidence of Yale’s commitment to scientific excellence: its array of instrumentation.

Variations in cells called fibroblasts may explain why skin regeneration is less robust in older people and how certain types of scars form, says a new study.

A new study of fossils and embryos of birds has uncovered a key element in the evolution of bird skulls.

Faustin Carter ’15 Ph.D. — a former Graduate Student Assembly vice chair — is a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory.

Yale investigators have developed a tool, called ERVmap, that opens the door for new research on the genetic underpinnings of a range of human diseases.