Tag: university
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Engineers Build Compact Diagnostic Biosensor
Engineers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee have developed a small silicon-based sensor for medical diagnostics and detecting toxins. Their findings appear in current issue of the journal Optics Express. The sensor was originally designed to detect particular DNA sequences, which can be helpful in identifying if a person is predisposed to disorders or conditions…
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State, Industry Funding Support University Solar Center
The State of Ohio and several companies are contributing funds for an R&D center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to boost the lifetime of solar energy technologies. The Solar-Durability and Lifetime Extension (S-DLE) Center at Case Western Reserve will have labs and test facilities to evaluate materials and components under extreme conditions. The…
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Researchers Testing Red Wine Compound to Treat Concussions
Trauma specialists at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas are testing a component in red wine and grapes that could help reduce the short- and long-term effects of concussions. In the study, the researchers are enlisting the help of professional boxers and trainers. The research involves resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and…
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Process Devised for Custom-Made Composite Materials
Materials scientists and engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge have developed a process for generating composite materials with customized mechanical properties. The team published its findings last month in the journal Advanced Materials (paid subscription required). The research, funded by the U.S. Army, started looking into materials that could serve as armor for…
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Study Explains How Tinted Lenses Offer Relief from Migraines
Researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing have discovered the process that enables precision-tinted lenses to relieve migraine sufferers of their headaches. Radiologist Jie Huang and colleagues from MSU and other institutions published their findings in the online issue of the journal Cephalalgia (free for a limited period of time). Scientists studying migraines have…
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Hydrogen for Energy Generated from Ethanol, Sunlight
A team of researchers from Scotland, New Zealand, and Spain have developed a simpler and less expensive technology to generate hydrogen for energy. Their findings appear online in the journal Nature Chemistry (paid subscription required). In this process, a solid photocatalyst is placed in a container with ethanol and exposed to ultraviolet light, part of…
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Virginia Universities Form Nanotech Research Center
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, have begun a joint center to advance research in electronics based on nanotechnology. The Virginia Nanoelectronics Center (ViNC) will study properties of and develop materials at nanoscale, where one nanometer is equal to one billionth of…
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Hopkins, Walgreens to Partner on Research, Outcome Protocols
Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) in Baltimore, Maryland and the drug store chain Walgreens have agreed to collaborate on population-based research and jointly review and develop protocols to improve outcomes of patients with chronic diseases. JHM and Walgreens will also together explore development of new ways to improve care for individuals that include new educational programs…
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Computer Engineers Boost Multi-Core Chip Performance
Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh developed two techniques to help maximize performance of multi-core computer chips by allowing them to retrieve data more efficiently. Professor Yan Solihin of NC State’s engineering department and former doctoral student Fang Liu will present their results next month at the International Conference on Measurement and…
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University, Company Engineers Research Safer Railroad Ties
Engineers at Kansas State University in Manhattan and the company CXT Concrete Ties in Tucson, Arizona have received funding for research leading to safer railroad ties to support the nation’s new high-speed rail projects. The engineering team was awarded a grant for nearly $900,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration, with another $300,000 provided by CXT…