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UF engineers: Wireless charger provides efficient cord-free charging

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Good news about that annoying jumble of electronic device charger power cords — it may soon be history.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Technology on Wednesday, December 12, 2007.

From UF and IBM, a blueprint for “smart” health care

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Always on, connected, cheap and on sale everywhere.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research, Technology on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Study: Abandoning net neutrality discourages improvements in service

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Charging online content providers such as Yahoo! and Google for preferential access to the customers of Internet service providers might not be in the best interest of the millions of Americans, despite claims to the contrary, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Business, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, March 7, 2007.

At UF, distance learning moves off the planet

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There’s no excuse for being late to Paul Fishwick’s class, even though it’s held on an island, one that does not appear on the map of the landlocked University of Florida in Gainesville.

Filed under Research, Technology on Wednesday, February 7, 2007.

UF research: No state completely open about convicted sex offenders

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No state is as open as it could be in informing the public about the presence of convicted sex offenders in the neighborhood, new University of Florida research finds.

Filed under Family, Gender, Research, Technology on Thursday, January 25, 2007.

Addicted to phones? Cell phone use becoming a major problem for some, expert says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Turn off your cell phones and pagers.”

Filed under Health, Research, Technology on Thursday, January 18, 2007.

Rockin’ around the Wii: Video games fun but pose social, health risks

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Move over Tickle Me Elmo. The recently released Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 video game systems are rivaling the giggling red monster as the gifts children beg their parents for most this holiday season.

Filed under Family, Health, Research, Technology on Thursday, December 7, 2006.

UF, Honeywell engineers building first space supercomputer

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

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