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UMD

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noun

  1. Universal Media Disc: an optical disc used to store games, films, or music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In research published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, a study led by UMD assistant research scientist Santiago Botasini used the device to measure flatulence in healthy adults.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

“We desperately need to understand what the baseline of human flatulence patterns are,” says Brantley Hall, the study’s principal researcher at UMD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

His work has been supported by a UMD Grand Challenges Team Project Grant for the programmable design of natural plastic substitutes, jointly awarded to UMD Mechanical Engineering Professor Teng Li.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

UMD scientists instead pivoted to zinc and used a gel made of chitosan, found in crustacean shells, to provide the electrical current within the battery.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2022

There is a mailing list used to discuss the UMD Info Database, welcoming suggestions for new information, comments on the interface the system provides, and other related topics.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.

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