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CitiSense screen (UC San Diego) Computer scientists at University of California in San Diego created pollution sensors that monitor air quality in real time on smartphones. CitiSense, as the sensor system is called, comes from the lab of computer scientist William Griswold that described the system at the Wireless Health 2012 conference in October, . . . → Read More: Portable Air Pollution Sensors Built Into Smartphones  One comment - (Comments are closed)  New products, Regulations  biomedical, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, software, university Purnendu Dasgupta (University of Texas at Arlington) University of Texas at Arlington and Dionex Corporation in Sunnyvale, California recently received a patent for a new process that detects the charge of ions in a solution, and can enable more sensitive testing for compounds in water, food, and chemicals. Patent 8,293,099 from the U.S. . . . → Read More: University, Company Share Ion Detection Technology Patent Comments are closed Intellectual property, Joint ventures/collaborations chemistry, engineering, patent, physical sciences, university, USPTO Cyanobacteria (Energy.gov) Proterro Inc. in Ewing, New Jersey, a developer of synthetic sucrose for biofuels and chemicals, secured $3.5 million in new venture financing. The company also says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance for the genetically engineered bacteria used in its production process. The company combines . . . → Read More: Synthetic Sugars Developer Lands $3.5M Venture Financing Comments are closed Finance, Intellectual property biofuels, biotechnology, chemistry, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, genomics, investment, life sciences, patent, USPTO (Genome.gov) Medical and engineering researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California and several universities identified eight genes that can provide a faster diagnosis of potential radiation exposure than current methods. The team led by Andrew Wyrobek of Berkeley Lab’s Life Sciences Division published its findings in a recent issue of the journal . . . → Read More: DNA Repair Genes Identified as Blood Radiation Indicators Comments are closed New products biomedical, energy, engineering, genomics, life sciences, medical device Zinc titanate nanofibers (Prashant Jain, University of Illinois) Engineering and chemical researchers at University of Illinois in Champaign developed a nanoscale fiber that, when woven into a material, can adsorb sulfur from petroleum-based fuels more efficiently than current methods. The team from the labs of chemistry professor Prashant Jain and the late engineering . . . → Read More: Nanotech Fibers Remove Sulfur from Petroleum Fuels 3 comments - (Comments are closed) New products chemistry, energy, engineering, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, university (National Institute on Aging, NIH) Naurex Inc., a spin-off company from Northwestern University creating neurological and psychiatric drugs, closed a $38 million series B venture round, the second financing cycle after start-up. Financing for the Evanston, Illinois biotechnology company was led by new investor Baxter Ventures, and joined by new investor Savitr Capital, . . . → Read More: University Biotech Spinoff Secures $38M Venture Funding Comments are closed Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, biotechnology, clinical trials, entrepreneurs, equity, investment, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, preclinical, university, venture capital Droplet robot (University of Colorado-Boulder) A computer science lab at University of Colorado in Boulder is building a miniature, limited-function robot designed to work in a swarm of similar devices. Computer science professor Nikolaus Correll and colleagues are building these small devices that they call droplets as building blocks for increasingly complex systems. . . . → Read More: Miniature Robots Being Developed to Work in Swarms 2 comments - (Comments are closed) New products computer science, engineering, physical sciences, robotics, software, university (Photos8.com) Medical researchers at University of Rochester in New York, with computer scientists at IBM, built a computer model of the heart wall that can predict the risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients. The results of this collaboration, led by Rochester cardiovascular professor Coeli Lopes, appear in a . . . → Read More: Computer Model Shown to Predict Irregular Heartbeat Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, computer science, engineering, genomics, heart disease, life sciences, mathematics, medical device, software, university Jon Duke (Regenstrief Institute) Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis found safety warnings on drug labels vary on a large majority of drugs between their brand-name and generic equivalents. The findings of the team led by Regenstrief professor of internal medicine Jon Duke appear online in . . . → Read More: Safety Info Variations Found between Branded, Generic Drugs One comment - (Comments are closed) Regulations biomedical, clinical trials, FDA, life sciences, pharmaceuticals Hurricane Sandy, 27 October 2012 (NASA.gov) A study by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California finds the global insurance industry is taking human-induced climate change seriously and undertaking a variety of actions to limit the impact of climate change on their companies’ finances. Environmental scientist Evan Mills describes his findings in this week’s . . . → Read More: Study: Insurance Industry Adjusting to Climate Change 2 comments - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations agriculture, economics, energy, mathematics, statistics |
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