UF, Honeywell engineers building first space supercomputer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — HAL may soon be getting some company.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.