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MBA students win $100,000 with quantum dot technology
Apr 24th, 2012 Categories: Events, News, Press releases
Quantum dots might be the next big thing in the electronic industry. Scientists are just starting to understand the uses for these manmade, semiconductor nanocrystals. Quantum dots can emit a wider range of light with less energy than existing materials,…
Continue readingVIDEO: Richard Normann and the Utah electrode array
Dr. Richard Normann is a distinguished professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is also a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering. His lab is developing interfaces to…
Continue readingIn short: News and announcements
May 4th, 2012 Categories: News
Navigen receives $592K SBIR grant Navigen was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR grant for “Protease-resistant D-peptide Inhibitors of RSV Entry” in the amount of $592,068. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections…
Why? Motivation matters in commercialization
Tech Ventures was founded in 2005. We are wrapping up seven years of working with faculty, students and staff. We have processed more than 1,300 disclosures, filed 200 U.S. patents, negotiated 430 license agreements, and launched 130 startups.
Professor helps launch device for detecting shorts
May 4th, 2012 Categories: News
Cynthia Furse is helping redefine how electrical shorts are detected and fixed as a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Utah. More than 12 years ago, she developed a new method that allows technicians to more…
U shines at Utah Genius Awards
The University of Utah won three awards at the annual Utah Genius Awards, an event that honors the top inventors in the state. The U won for most U.S. patents of any company (49), best display and faculty member Stephen…
U professors win Innovation and Impact Award
May 1st, 2012 Categories: News, Press releases
What do neuronal communication devices, insect-inspired body suits that give humans super strength, and a multi-media performance laboratory to encourage intimate experiences through dance, media and technology have in common? Not much, except that each was invented by University of…
CNN Money features startup Xandem
Apr 20th, 2012 Categories: Media coverage, News
CNN Money featured University of Utah startup Xandem recently, highlighting the company’s motion-detection technology that “sees through walls.” The company is the product of former doctoral student Joey Wilson and professor Neal Patwari, a professor in the Department of Electrical…
