Tag: university
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Fatigue, Poor Sleep Linked to EMS Safety, Work Quality
Fatigue and poor sleep affect many emergency medical services (EMS) workers, which appear linked to higher rates of injuries and medical errors, according to a study by researchers at University of Pittsburgh. The findings, with contributions from colleagues at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina and National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare…
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Industry, Academic Team Creates Ultralight Material
Researchers at HRL Laboratories LLC in Malibu California, with colleagues from California Institute of Technology and the University of California at Irvine, have developed an ultralight material with a density of 0.9 milligrams per cubic centimeter (mg/cc). The substance, about 100 times lighter than Styrofoam packing material, is described in the November 18 issue of…
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Study Outlines Regulatory Issues for Natural Gas Fracking
A new report by researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina outlines health and environmental measures for lawmakers in that state to consider as they debate the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The study has been accepted for publication in the spring 2012 issue of the journal Duke Environmental…
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Personalized Health Informatics Technology in Development
A team of European and Israeli researchers is developing technology for real-time, personalized health monitoring that can minimize the number of follow-up visits patients need to make to health care providers. The EU has granted about €6 million ($US8.1 million) over four years to fund the project. The MOBIGUIDE project will involve researchers from five…
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Dried Blood Test Developed, Spin-Off Company Formed
Researchers at King’s College London have developed a process to screen patients for genetic and acquired clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot. The college also started today a spin-off diagnostics company providing services using this method. The test, developed by a team from King’s College and clinician collaborators from King’s Health Partners Academic…
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Airport Runway De-Icing System Developed with Solar Panels
Engineering researchers at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months. The team led by civil engineering professor Ernie Heymsfield are now testing components of the system at the university’s Engineering Research Center in south Fayetteville. The approach uses…
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Intel Corp. to Fund 3D Computer Processing Unit Development
Computer engineers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh are developing a three-dimensional central processing unit (CPU) that aims to increase energy efficiency by 15 percent. The project, funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Intel Corporation, is led by Paul Franzon, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State. A 3D…
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Nanotech Solution Boosts Lithium-Ion Battery Performance
Engineers at Northwestern University in Illinois have created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries that can hold 10 times the charge and recharge 10 times faster than current batteries. A paper describing the research was published last month in the journal Advanced Energy Materials (paid subscription required), and funded by the Energy Frontier Research Centers program…
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FDA Funds Evaluation of Pain Drug Clinical Trial Methods
The Food and Drug Administration is funding a study by researchers at University of Rochester in New York and University of Washington in Seattle to find different ways of evaluating drugs designed to relieve acute and chronic pain. The grant of up to $4.5 million over five years aims to better understand why few new…
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Full Coverage of Meds Reduces Later Heart Attacks, Failures
Academic and industry researchers have found heart attack patients whose insurance fully covered their medications had lower rates of rehospitalization for heart attack or heart failure compared to patients who had prescription co-pays. The team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Aetna Insurance in Hartford, Connecticut, and CVS Caremark in…