Category: New products
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University of Oklahoma to Develop Shale Gas Simulator
University of Oklahoma researchers in Norman are developing a new simulator for shale gas reservoirs to provide oil and gas companies with a tool for managing production and choosing drilling locations. The three-year project is supported with $1,053,778 from the group Research for Partnership to Secure Energy for America plus an additional $250,000 in matching…
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Helicopter Transport Improves Survival of Severely Injured
The first national study of helicopters to transport injured patients from accidents shows patients delivered to trauma centers by helicopter are more likely to survive than those brought by ground ambulance. The results were published recently in the Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care (paid subscription required). The research, led by Mark Gestring…
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Recycled Haitian Concrete Found Safe, Strong
Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, engineering and concrete experts at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta report that concrete and other debris in Port-au-Prince can be safely recycled into strong new construction material. Their findings appear in the Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, published today (4 January 2011). Georgia Tech…
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NSF Awards Small Business Grant for Antioxidant Processes
ChromaDex Corporation in Irvine, California says it received a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to commercialize its technology for anthocyanins, a form of plant-based antioxidants. Anthocyanins are naturally occurring plant pigments or colorants that contribute to the vivid coloring of berries. They are also considered helpful in protecting against oxidative stress and control…
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Nanomaterial to Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Performance
A new type of nanomaterial developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York could sharply reduce the time needed to recharge lithium (Li)-ion batteries, the type of battery found in electric automobiles, laptop computers, mobile phones, and other portable devices. Nanomaterials are made from technologies that operate at nanometer, or one-billionth of a meter,…
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Illinois Start Up Licenses Anti-Staph Infection Research
Start up company ImmuVen in Champaign, Illinois agreed to license new technology and processes for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. ImmuVen was founded by the technology’s inventors, microbiologists David Kranz of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Patrick Schlievert of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. MRSA is a…
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FDA Clears Stem Cell Trial for Macular Degeneration
Advanced Cell Technology Inc. (ACT), a biotechnology company in Marlborough, Massachusetts, said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its application to test-treat dry age-related macular degeneration using human embryonic stem cells. Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age…
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Univ. Faculty Develop, Patent Radiation Detection Device
Physics and engineering faculty members at Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis have invented a new radiation detection and measurement device that they say can help clean up sites with radioactive contamination, making the process faster, more accurate and less expensive. The university says a patent has been granted for the device and has begun…
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Team-Based Medical Care Shows Better Patient Outcomes
Researchers at the University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute, both in Seattle, tested a primary care intervention where nurses worked with patients and health teams to manage care for depression and physical disease together, using evidence-based guidelines. The results from this randomized controlled trial showed for patients less depression; better control of blood…
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Intel Releases Smaller Solid State Storage Drive
Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California announced today a new version of its solid state drive (SSD), the 310 series. Intel says the 310 series (pictured left) has performance comparable to its previous SSDs, but at one-eighth the size, measuring 51 x 30 x 5 mm, and weighing 10 grams. A solid-state drive uses no…