Tag: physical sciences
-
Hydrogel Culture Process Developed for Tissue Engineering
Engineers at University of Toronto in Canada developed a culture that can grow tissue cells in sufficient quantities and precision that it can lead to devices to produce treatments such as skin grafts on demand. The findings appear in the July issue of the journal Advanced Materials (paid subscription required), and the technology is being…
-
Life Science Analytics Start-Up Generates First Sales
Tymora Analytical Operations LLC, a developer of analytic technology for drug development in West Lafayette, Indiana, says the company is generating its first sales income after only two years in business. The Purdue University spin-off licenses research done by biochemist W. Andy Tao (pictured left), who also serves as Tymora’s chief scientist. The company is…
-
Liquid Coating Prevents Biofilm Build-Up on Surfaces
Researchers at Harvard University tested a new liquid coating that prevents the accumulation of bacterial communities called biofilms from forming on surfaces. The team of engineers and materials scientists published its findings online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Biofilms are collections of bacteria found on exposed surfaces in home, commercial,…
-
Interactive Time-Lapse Landsat Images Now Available
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh developed a capability to assemble and view time-lapse images of earth collected from NASA Landsat satellites over the past 13 years. The team from CMU’s Robotics Institute, working with colleagues at Google and the U.S. Geological Survey, created this feature by extending GigaPan technology for capturing and assembling…
-
New Quantum Dot Material Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency
Engineers at University of Toronto in Canada and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia developed a film made of nanoscale semiconductors called quantum dots for inexpensive and more efficient solar cells. The team led by Toronto engineering professor Ted Sargent published its findings in a letter to the journal Nature…
-
Start-Up Licenses National Lab-Developed Network Technology
Two computer scientists at Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee developed wireless network simulation technology, then started up a company to take that technology to market. Oak Ridge Lab licensed Radio Channel Simulator, or RCSim, technology for software development and commercialization to Networcsim LLC, a company formed by the technology’s inventors James Nutaro and Phani…
-
GM Developing Wi-Fi Pedestrian Detection Technology
General Motors says its researchers are developing a new feature for drivers that detects pedestrians and bicyclists on congested streets or in poor visibility, before the driver can see them. The system is based on Wi-Fi Direct, a peer-to-peer wireless standard that makes it possible for enabled devices to communicate with each other without a…
-
University, Company to Develop Advanced Infrared Detectors
Rochester Institute of Technology in New York received a National Science Foundation grant for research on infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers, with potential applications in astronomy, remote sensing, and medical imaging. The $1.2 million award will fund RIT’s development, fabrication, and testing of a new type of detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates by…
-
Space Institute Funds Medical Product Commercialization
National Space Biomedical Research Institute in Houston will support the commercialization of two health care products made by small U.S. companies. The awards of $100,000 each were made by the institute’s Space Medicine and Related Technologies Commercialization Assistance Program (SMARTCAP) to ACell Inc., of Columbia, Maryland and Enterade USA of Newberry, Florida. SMARTCAP provides seed…
-
New Method Devised to Predict Distributed Grid Power
Computer scientists at University of Southampton in the U.K. have developed mathematical techniques that encourage accurate predictions of distributed electric power contributions to regional power grids. The work of Valentin Robu and colleagues from Southampton’s Agents, Interaction and Complexity Research Group was presented this week at the Twenty-Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Toronto. As…