Tag: physical sciences
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New Venture Fund Backs Underserved, Academic Start-Ups
A new $300 million venture capital fund is underway that aims to support technology start-ups often left behind by larger mainstream investors.
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Apple Watch Helps Personalize Parkinson’s Care
A new study shows an Apple watch can capture data on tremors experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease to help provide more precise care.
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Trial Testing Ultrasound Treatment for Liver Cancer
A clinical trial is underway assessing the safety of an experimental non-invasive ultrasound therapy to treat liver cancer.
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CubeSats to Test Satellite Group Signaling
A university robotics lab built three small space satellites for NASA to test radio transmissions in autonomous groups or swarms for more sophisticated future missions.
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Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool
A group of 15 American universities are putting part of their engineering patents into a common licensing pool for commercial development.
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Micro-Robot Designed to Aid Internal Laser Surgery
An engineering team demonstrated a small robotic device that fits on current surgical equipment to improve laser surgery inside the body.
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AI Process Devised for Drug Repurposing
A biomedical informatics lab developed techniques with artificial intelligence to find new uses for existing drugs from millions of electronic health records.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Heat-Stable Multi-Virus Vaccine
A biotechnology company is receiving a federal grant for a vaccine in freeze-dried form to prevent infections from Covid-19 and Ebola viruses.
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Student Lab Wins Covid-19 Mask Challenge
An interdisciplinary university student lab won top prize in a design competition for a new type of face mask to block Covid-19 transmissions.
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Univ. Lab, Biotech Partner on Covid-19 Vaccine Implant
A biotechnology company and university infectious disease lab are developing a Covid-19 vaccine given as a solid dose implant under the skin.