GAINESVILLE — University of Florida engineers are hoping to save taxpayers money by making more efficient and earth-friendly gas turbine engines for naval vessels and tanks, as well as helicopters and small power plants.
GAINESVILLE — It’s quiet, invisible and maddeningly complex.
GAINESVILLE — Florida residents will get a preview of what some automakers see as the successor to the internal combustion engine when University of Florida researchers begin touring the state’s cities in a rare, fuel cell-powered bus late this year.
GAINESVILLE — Shorefront development does not appear to influence how fast beaches recover naturally after hurricanes, an ongoing University of Florida study has found.
GAINESVILLE — A state-of-the-art laser mapping system could save the state millions of dollars in surveying expenses and dramatically accelerate Florida’s efforts to rebuild its beaches after major hurricanes, say two University of Florida professors.
GAINESVILLE — A police cruiser roars toward the site of a just-reported tornado, but downed trees and rubble quickly make the road impassable.
GAINESVILLE — Although a majority follow the rules, some Florida hospitals could do more to remove mercury from medical waste or to replace mercury-containing devices such as traditional thermometers, a University of Florida study has found.
GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers are closely examining how harsh Southern weather affects the average home, hoping to determine, for example, how to produce roof shingles that last as long as they do on homes in the North.
GAINESVILLE — A team of University of Florida researchers is trying to come up with definitive predictions of the risks to children from different types of X-ray exams, an area that often leaves worried parents with unanswered questions.
GAINESVILLE — Drowned potato plants, rows of buckled corn stalks, ruined cabbage fields: El Niño’s torrential rains and powerful storms have hurt Florida vegetable farmers this year.