Tag: university
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Metal-Organic Framework Developed that Responds to UV Light
27 January 2014. Chemists at University at Buffalo in New York and Pennsylvania State University in Hazelton developed a sponge-like material that changes shape and color in response to ultraviolet (UV) rays. The team led by Buffalo’s Jason Benedict published its findings online last week in the journal Chemical Communications (paid subscription required). Metal-organic frameworks…
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Techniques Boost Range, Accuracy of Wireless ID Signals
Engineers at University of Cambridge in the U.K. developed techniques to vastly improve the range and accuracy of passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags used to identify passports, luggage, and goods in transit. The team led by Cambridge research fellow Sabesan Sithamparanathan published its findings online in the journal IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (paid…
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Synthetic Bio Platform Finds Potential Superbug Antibiotic
Researchers at University of California in San Diego created a process for cloning synthetic gene clusters from marine bacteria that generate molecules with therapeutic potential, and produced an antibiotic candidate to treat previously drug-resistant infections. The team led by UC-San Diego oceanography and pharmacy professor Bradley Moore, published its findings yesterday online in the journal…
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Simple, Sensitive Biosensors Derived from Engineered Viruses
Bioengineers at University of California in Berkeley developed a process for making sensors from genetically-engineered viruses simple enough to package in a smartphone app, yet can discriminate among volatile chemical vapors. The team from the lab of bioengineering professor Seung-Wuk Lee, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab — where Lee is also on the…
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Drugs Found with Potential to Replace Traumatic Memories
Neuroscientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology found a class of drug compounds, some of which are now in use, can erase fear-causing memories in lab mice, and thus could treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The team from the lab of Li-Huei Tsai in MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory published its findings today in the…
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Trial Shows Gene Therapy Helps Treat Genetic Eye Disease
Researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. report initial results of a clinical trial showing healthy genes injected into the retinas of patients with a rare inherited disease improved their vision after six months. Findings from the study led by Oxford eye surgeon Robert MacLaren are published in today’s online issue of the journal…
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South Carolina Partnership Licenses First Technology
SCRA, a South Carolina state business investment organization in Columbia, and TAO Life Sciences, a medical device commercialization company in Greenville, say they completed their first licensing deal for a chest drainage tube device invented by students at Clemson University. Financial aspects of the licensing agreement were not disclosed. Bioengineering students at Clemson University designed…
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Institutes Developing Power Grid Cybersecurity Technology
Engineering labs at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta are designing a suite of tools to better protect electric power grids, incorporating lessons from recent smart grid developments. The $1.7 million grant from U.S. Department of Energy will fund the work of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, with two other organizations affiliated with Georgia Tech:…
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Trial Testing Ultrasound Technique to Move Kidney Stones
A clinical trial at University of Washington in Seattle is testing an ultrasound device that moves the position of kidney stones in the body to encourage safe passage of the stones without surgery. The early-stage trial is testing the device invented in the lab of engineering professor Mike Bailey, who is also starting a company…
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UCSF, Quest Diagnostics to Partner on Precision Medicine
Medical diagnostics provider Quest Diagnostics in Madison, New Jersey and University of California in San Francisco are researching new tests based on genetic and molecular indicators to better find genetic causes of developmental disorders like autism, and identify children with brain tumors who can best respond to treatments. The collaboration is the first for UCSF…