Tag: computer science
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University Spinoff Designs Virtual Reality for Architects
A start-up company begun in 2010 by students at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany is developing virtual reality systems to enable visualizing proposed designs for building spaces before construction. The company, inreal Technologies GmbH, also in Karlsruhe, will demonstrate its system at the CeBIT technology show on 10 March in Hannover, Germany. The…
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Mass Production Process Devised for Micro Robots, Devices
Engineers at Harvard University have developed a technology that makes possible the mass production of miniature electronic and robotic devices, using layering and folding processes similar to the Japanese paper-folding art of origami. Doctoral candidates Pratheev Sreetharan and Peter Whitney say their discovery is scheduled for publication in the March 2012 issue of the Journal…
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iPhone App Tells Best and Worst Times for Coffee
Computer scientists at Pennsylvania State University in University Park have devised an iPhone application that tells the best time for coffee to get a mental kick, and when caffeine can ruin your sleep. Frank Ritter, who is on the IT, psychology, and computer science faculties at Penn State and Kuo-Chuan (Martin) Yeh, computer science and…
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Cancer Diagnostics Company Gains $5M in Early Round Funds
On-Q-ity in Waltham, Massachusetts, a developer of cancer diagnostics technology, says it has added $5 million in series B financing, the second round of funding after initial start-up. Participants in the round are Mohr Davidow Ventures, Atlas Ventures, and Physic Ventures, all of which are current investors in the company. On-Q-Ty — short for Oncology…
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Cleveland Clinic, 23andMe Partner on Parkinson’s Database
Cleveland Clinic has agreed to recruit Parkinson’s disease patients to contribute their DNA and complete online health surveys for a research database compiled by genetics testing company 23andMe in Mountain View, California. The project has the support of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, National Parkinson Foundation, and Parkinson’s Institute. The goal of project is to…
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Patent Awarded for Clinical Trial Molecular Matching System
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to the Moffitt Cancer Center at University of South Florida in Tampa on its system for matching patients to clinical trials based on molecular profiles of the patients and drugs. Patent number 8,095,389 was granted last month to inventors William Dalton, president of the Moffitt Cancer…
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Software to Aid Genome Analysis for Cancer Therapies
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have developed software that analyzes ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the human genome to provide more useful data for generating personalized cancer therapies. The work of biology professor John McDonald (pictured left) and bioinformatics Ph.D. candidate Vinay Mittal is described and appears online in the journal Nucleic Acids…
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Study: 4.5 Million Americans Had Knee Replacement Surgery
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston calculate that more than 4.5 million Americans have had a total knee replacement (TKR), becoming one of the most common conditions affecting people in the U.S. age 50 and over. The team led by Elena Losina of the hospital’s Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, presents…
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Gaps Found in Satellite Telephone Encryption Algorithms
Computer scientists at Ruhr-Universität in Bochum, Germany say they have cracked algorithms of European encryption standards used globally for satellite telephones in less than an hour and with simple equipment. The team from the university’s Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) will present the findings of their proof-of-concept tests at the IEEE Symposium on…
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Instrument Company to License Scripps Screening Technology
Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation in Poway, California, and Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida have agreed for Brooks to commercialize technology developed at Scripps to manage compounds in high-throughput screening, a process for drug discovery. Brooks Automation is a provider of instrumentation technology for manufacturing, energy, and life sciences companies.…