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Rx for health: Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call them tattletale pills.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Engineers: Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting possibilities

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

UF researcher maps how age, gender can affect risk to radiation exposure

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doctors have a clearer picture than ever before of how much radiation reaches sensitive tissues during routine X-rays and similar imaging, thanks to sophisticated models of the human body being developed at the University of Florida.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.