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Making the ClotChip® military ready
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers who developed portable sensor to assess blood-clotting ability working with U.S. Navy for more rugged version of portable device An illustration of the ClotChip technology. ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers who developed a portable sensor to quickly…
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International study finds increased COVID-19 mortality among adults with Down syndrome
Findings support prioritizing vaccines for those with the genetic disorder A new study by an international team of researchers found that adults with Down syndrome are more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population, supporting the need to prioritize vaccinating people with the…
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Addressing mismatch of affordable housing and jobs with community-driven innovation
CWRU and CSU partner with Cuyahoga County and The Fund for Our Economic Future to address regional mobility issues It’s a common dilemma for many low-income households in older industrial cities like Cleveland: Without a reliable car, employment options are limited. And without a decent job, it’s…
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Preventing pressure injuries
Biomedical engineer leads team at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
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Why rape victims are so often left to solve their own cases
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers examine how the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of taking rapists off the streets can impede justice—often for society’s most vulnerable Samuel Little, the man the FBI called the nation’s most prolific serial killer, admitted last year to raping and killing 93…
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Rohan Akolkar elected senior member of National Academy of Inventors
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ chemical engineer and researcher Rohan Akolkar has been elected as a Senior Member of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Akolkar is the Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Advanced Energy Research in the Case…
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Engineering a viral solution to cancer
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine researcher part of effort to modify adenovirus to seek and destroy cancer cells While doctors can successfully treat some types of skin cancer at the surface with human-engineered viruses, scientists have yet to find a way to inject these types of viruses to…
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Making solar power more efficient
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ researchers using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve ‘photovoltaic’ power plants as part of federal energy program ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power…
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Unique prediction of ‘modified gravity’ challenges dark matter
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ astronomer Stacy McGaugh and international collaborators detect ‘external field effect,’ a prediction unique to rival dark matter hypothesis An international group of scientists, including ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Astronomy Chair Stacy McGaugh, has published research…
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Fighting the cybersecurity battle
National Science Foundation funds ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ team working to stop data breaches, protect customer information A pair of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ computer researchers want to develop a better defense against big data breaches—and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is intrigued…