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University to Research 3-D Self-Assembly Processes

By Alan, on August 23rd, 2012%

Jan Genzer (North Carolina State University)

Engineers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh received a grant to develop materials that fold themselves into three-dimensional objects when exposed to light. National Science Foundation awarded the four-year, $1.76 million grant to Jan Genzer (pictured right), a chemical engineering professor at NC State.

Genzer says . . . → Read More: University to Research 3-D Self-Assembly Processes

Energy Dept to Fund Minnesota Chemistry Computation Centers

By Alan, on August 23rd, 2012%

Laura Gagliardi (University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota’s chemistry department received two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy for research on software and computational methods on materials from nanotechnology and systems for transporting solar energy. The two five-year grants total $13.1 million, and will be shared by other universities and national labs.

Carbon Nanotubes Found Toxic to Aquatic Animals

By Alan, on August 22nd, 2012%

Carbon nanotube illustration (National Science Foundation)

Engineers at University of Missouri and U.S. Geological Survey in Columbia found carbon nanotubes — sub-microscopic structures increasingly used for their strength and conductivity to create innovative new materials — to be toxic to several species of aquatic animals. The research led by Baolin Deng, professor and . . . → Read More: Carbon Nanotubes Found Toxic to Aquatic Animals

Trial to Test Cardiac Potential of Anti-Inflammatory Drug

By Alan, on August 22nd, 2012%

(Photos8.com)

A clinical trial led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston will test the ability of a common anti-inflammatory drug to reduce rates of heart disease in high-risk patients. The trial is funded by grants from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of National Institutes of Health.

Over 2 million people . . . → Read More: Trial to Test Cardiac Potential of Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Power Cell Converts and Stores Energy in Single Unit

By Alan, on August 22nd, 2012%

Zhong Lin Wang holding hybrid power units (Gary Meek, Georgia Tech)

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta developed a single device that converts mechanical energy directly into chemical energy, and stores the power until released as an electrical current. The Georgia Tech team led by materials scientist and engineer Zhong Lin . . . → Read More: Power Cell Converts and Stores Energy in Single Unit

Video Camera Captures Athletic Images and Performance Data

By Alan, on August 22nd, 2012%

INCA camera (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits)

A new type of video camera developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen, Germany captures images of athletes as well as real-time data on their performance. Fraunhofer plans to demonstrate the INCA intelligent camera at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam, 7-11 September.

Oregon State Opens Wave Energy Test Facility

By Alan, on August 21st, 2012%

Ocean Sentinel (Oregon State University)

Oregon State University began operations this week of one of the first public wave energy testing systems in the U.S. The Ocean Sentinel, as the system is called, is a $1.5 million mooring platform located two miles off Yaquina Head on the central Oregon coast, and available to . . . → Read More: Oregon State Opens Wave Energy Test Facility

University Develops Surgical Blood Capture Device

By Alan, on August 21st, 2012%

HemoSep device (University of Strathclyde)

Biomedical engineers at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, U.K. built a device that salvages blood from surgery patients and prepares the blood for retransfusion back to the patient. The HemoSep device, designed for open-heart and major trauma surgery, can reduce the volume and problems connected with donated blood.

Medical Device Company Gets $20M in Venture Financing

By Alan, on August 21st, 2012%

Ornim Inc., a developer of blood oxygen and blood flow monitors in Lod, Israel, secured $20 million in series B venture funding, the second financing cycle after initial start-up. The round was led by life sciences investment firm OrbiMed, with participants including the GE healthymagination Fund and Agate Medical Investments LP.

Ornim develops monitors focusing . . . → Read More: Medical Device Company Gets $20M in Venture Financing

Microbe Genetically Engineered to Produce Biofuel

By Alan, on August 21st, 2012%

Ralstonia eutropha bacteria (Christopher Brigham, MIT)

A research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineered the genes of a soil bacterium so the organism can produce isobutanol, a “drop-in” biofuel. The team led by biologist Anthony Sinskey, including chemists and engineers from MIT, published its findings online in the journal Applied Microbiology and . . . → Read More: Microbe Genetically Engineered to Produce Biofuel

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University to Research 3-D Self-Assembly Processes

Energy Dept to Fund Minnesota Chemistry Computation Centers

Carbon Nanotubes Found Toxic to Aquatic Animals

Trial to Test Cardiac Potential of Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Power Cell Converts and Stores Energy in Single Unit

Video Camera Captures Athletic Images and Performance Data

Oregon State Opens Wave Energy Test Facility

University Develops Surgical Blood Capture Device

Medical Device Company Gets $20M in Venture Financing

Microbe Genetically Engineered to Produce Biofuel

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