Topic: science and technology

two stars in space
Research | July 2, 2018

To go further and faster than anything before, the Breakthrough Starshot mission will rely on unproven technology.

Silhouette of man sitting in a dark room in front of a glowing computer screen.
Research | June 5, 2018

Technology carries the promise to make our lives easier, but at what price? UNLV sociologist Simon Gottschalk explains his research in a new book.

Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
Campus News | April 27, 2018

Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.

planet illustration
Campus News | April 9, 2018

Passing the baton in the search for distant planets.