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The University of Maryland in College Park will develop analytical mapping tools that identify innovation and entrepreneurial networks, and help spot opportunities for new business collaborations. The project, funded by part of a $500,000 grant from U.S. Department of Commerce, is based on research conducted by a Maryland doctoral candidate in urban and regional planning. . . . → Read More: Mapping Project to Find Innovation, Entrepreneurial Networks  Comments are closed  Business conditions, Finance  computer science, economics, entrepreneurs, grant, patent, software, university Unmanned aerial vehicle used to survey vegetation (Agricultural Research Service/USDA) A scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a technical consultant from industry have developed and patented a technology that converts digital cameras to color infrared cameras for aerial photography. Raymond Hunt, with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland and David . . . → Read More: Technology Developed for Aerial Vegetation Measurements Comments are closed Intellectual property, Joint ventures/collaborations agriculture, engineering, life sciences, patent, physical sciences, USDA (Photos8.com) Advanced Cell Technology Inc. in Marlborough, Massachusetts has received clearance from authorities in the U.K. to begin treating patients with compounds derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) as part of a clinical trial. The approval from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency involves a test of retinal pigment epithelium . . . → Read More: U.S. Biotech Gets Approval for Stem Cell Trial in Europe Comments are closed New products, Regulations biomedical, biotechnology, clinical trials, Europe, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, stem cells, U.K., university (U.S. Geological Service) The Technology Strategy Board in the U.K. has awarded a grant to two companies and a university to develop an engine not dependent on rare earth metals for electric vehicles. The funding worth £518,000 ($US 821,000) to companies Sevcon and Cummins Generator Technologies, and Newcastle University is aimed at building . . . → Read More: U.K. Grant Awarded to Develop Non-Rare Earth Electric Engine 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations cleantech, economics, energy, engineering, Europe, grant, materials science, physical sciences, U.K., university (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy is developing a new common radar architecture for surface ships, which it hopes will provide modern capabilities using commercially-available technologies. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) says the Affordable Common Radar Architecture is designed to replace multiple legacy systems with an open design that encourages more competition among . . . → Read More: U.S. Navy Developing Common Radar for Surface Ships Time-lapse photo of robotic arms guided by new algorithm attempting to grasp a coffee cup on a desk. (Sertac Karaman/MIT) Computer scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built a new robotic motion-planning system that calculates much more efficient trajectories through free space. The researchers in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory . . . → Read More: More Efficient Algorithms Devised for Robotic Motions Comments are closed New products computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, robotics, software (WomensHealth.gov) The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota launched today a new program to encourage employers to make their workplaces smoke free. The Global Smoke-Free Worksite Challenge was announced at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. The Global Smoke-Free Worksite Challenge is a collaboration among the American Cancer Society, . . . → Read More: Mayo Clinic Builds Partnership for Smoke-Free Workplaces One comment - (Comments are closed) Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, cancer, heart disease, life sciences (National Institute on Aging, NIH) A technology developed at Tel Aviv University in Israel and licensed to a spin-off company invokes the potential of bone-marrow stem cells as treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. A clinical trial, now in Israel and later in the U.S., to test . . . → Read More: University Spin-Off Begins Trial of Stem Cell ALS Treatment 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Intellectual property, Regulations biomedical, biotechnology, clinical trials, entrepreneurs, Israel, licensing, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, university (U.S. Centers for Disease Control) Women who used a simple method for family planning were found to continue using the method for two years after the first year of adoption. The research team from Georgetown University Medical Center and Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C. published their findings online in the Journal of . . . → Read More: Long Term Effects Found in Simple Family Planning Method Comments are closed Intellectual property, New products biomedical, licensing, life sciences, medical device, patent, university Graphene molecular illustration (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and National Science Foundation (NSF) are funding $20 million in grants on nanoelectronics research. Some 12 research teams at 24 participating U.S. universities will conduct research over a four-year period on a new switching mechanism using . . . → Read More: Semiconductor Foundation, NSF Fund Nanoelectronics Research 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations chemistry, computer science, energy, engineering, grant, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, physics, semiconductors, university |
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