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UF, Honeywell engineers building first space supercomputer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — HAL may soon be getting some company.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Sciences on Thursday, October 26, 2006.

New study ranks UF top public university in tech transfer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is the top-performing public institution at transferring its research to the marketplace, according to a major new study by the prestigious Milken Institute.

Filed under Research, Business, Technology on Wednesday, September 20, 2006.

For the future hydrogen economy, a tiny, self-powered sensor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hydrogen has been called “the fuel of the future.” But the gas is invisible, odorless and explosive at high concentrations, posing a safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects of the so-called hydrogen economy.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Sciences on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

UF study: ‘Don’t call us, we’ll call you’ class tool may aid math students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a feeling nearly everyone remembers experiencing at least once: sitting in class unprepared, silently praying the teacher won’t call your name.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education, Sciences on Wednesday, May 17, 2006.

Don’t ask, might not think to tell: Communication key to preventing risky drug interactions

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Older women who regularly mix prescription, over-the-counter and herbal medications are risking their health, University of Florida nursing researchers warn. Many also don’t think to tell their health-care providers about the nonprescription medicines they are taking — and too often practitioners fail to ask.

Filed under Research, Health, Technology, Aging, Gender on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.

Protected agriculture project boosts crop yields by 10 times over field-grown production

CITRA, Fla. — With a few taps on a computer keyboard, University of Florida researchers can control just about every aspect of growing vegetables and other high-value crops in greenhouses that protect plants from pests and diseases – boosting yields by 10 times over field-grown production.

Filed under Research, Technology, Environment, Agriculture on Thursday, April 20, 2006.

UF engineer develops tiny, easily mass-produced motion sensor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida engineer is the latest researcher to design a tiny, easy-to-manufacture motion sensor, a development that could help popularize the sensors as standard equipment in personal electronics, medical devices and other applications.

Filed under Research, Technology, Environment on Thursday, February 9, 2006.

“Aesthetic computing” turns algebra into art; teachers intrigued

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — High school algebra teacher Bunny McHenry has her share of students who would rather be doing something else.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education, Engineering, Florida on Wednesday, September 28, 2005.

UF receives $2.5 million grant to further worldwide research efforts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has been awarded $2.5 million for its role in the Data Intensive Science University Network, a multi-university computer grid that will provide support for advanced research activities worldwide.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education, Sciences on Tuesday, July 26, 2005.

UF, Nine Other Universities Complete Ultrahigh-Speed Data Network

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Whether mapping genes, probing elemental particles or monitoring global warming, more and more scientists rely on massive data vaults located at universities and institutions around the world.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Florida, Sciences on Monday, June 27, 2005.