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The latest from the University of Florida.
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UF one of first to receive two NSF research, education grants in same cycle
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida is one of the first institutions to receive two Partnership for International Research and Education Grants from the National Science Foundation in a single award cycle.
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Engineering researchers simplify process to make world’s tiniest wires
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Surface tension isn’t a very powerful force, but it matters for small things -- water bugs, paint, and, it turns out, nanowires.
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UF’s ‘SubjuGator’ begins competing today in robo-sub contest
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As technicians maneuver remotely operated vehicles to try to stem the Gulf gusher, the next generation -- submarines that perform missions on their own with no human control -- will be in the spotlight in California.
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UF researchers win green energy stimulus funds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida engineering researcher has received $1 million in federal stimulus funds for a research project aimed at developing small refrigeration systems powered by solar energy or waste heat.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Saeed Moghaddam’s project was among 43 green energy projects funded with $92 million in stimulus [...]
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Lightning researchers receive $9.8 million defense agency grant
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Just in time for Florida’s summer lightning season, a $9.8 million grant will greatly expand research operations at the University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology International Center for Lightning Research and Testing.
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UF engineering researcher: Cell phones could double as night vision devices
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Call it Nitelite: The newest app for cell phones might be night vision.
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Rx for health: Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call them tattletale pills.
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Engineers: Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting possibilities
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.
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UF researcher maps how age, gender can affect risk to radiation exposure
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Doctors have a clearer picture than ever before of how much radiation reaches sensitive tissues during routine X-rays and similar imaging, thanks to sophisticated models of the human body being developed at the University of Florida.
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Water may not run uphill, but it practically flies off new surface
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. Water droplets skitter across it like ball bearings tossed on ice.
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