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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 Research, Technology, Engineering 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 Research, Health, Technology, Engineering 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 Research, Business, Technology, Sciences 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 Research, Technology, Family, Gender 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 Research, Health, Technology on Thursday, January 18, 2007.