Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have filed a provisional patent application on a new copper compound that can be used to purify ethylene for use as a raw material in the production of plastics such as polyethylene or PVC, as well as other industrial compounds. Ethylene is produced from crude oil but…
Researchers Patent Technology for Smart Seat Cushion, Adaptable Prosthetics
The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart seat cushion that uses changes in air pressure to redistribute body weight and help prevent the painful ulcers caused by sitting for long periods of time in a wheelchair. The same technology can be used to create prosthetic liners that adapt their shape to accommodate…
New Technology Gives Robots Ultra-sensitive Skin
The University of Texas at Arlington has patented a smart skin, created by a UTA researcher, that will give robots more sensitive tactile feeling than humans. “The idea is to have robots work better alongside people,” says Zeynep Çelik-Butler, a UTA electrical engineering professor. “The smart skin is actually made up of millions of flexible…
Cancer Trap Acts as “Roach Motel”
The University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts and kills circulating cancer cells that was invented by a faculty member. This cancer trap can be used for early diagnosis and treatment of metastasized cancer. “Our cancer trap works just like a roach motel, where you put…
Highly Elastic Biodegradable Hydrogel for Bioprinting of New Tissues
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of materials that mimic natural human soft tissues. Bio-printing uses live cells within the scaffolding of the new tissues and could potentially transform cell printing. A provisional patent application has been filed on this new material, which will…
New Device Uses Biochemistry Techniques to Detect Rare Radioactive Decays
UTA researchers are leading an international team developing a new device that could enable physicists to take the next step toward a greater understanding of the neutrino, a subatomic particle that may offer an answer to the lingering mystery of the universe’s matter-antimatter imbalance. Physics tells us that matter is created side by side with…
Computer Scientist Earns Grant to Combine Methods for Better Brain Image Data Analysis
Study Says Zinc Can Halt Growth of Cancer Cells
Researcher Developing Airborne Networking Platform for UAVs
Equipment Grant Will Allow UTA Researchers to Safely Send, Receive High-Speed Data
The University of Texas at Arlington, long a leader in the field of optics, will benefit from the recent addition of equipment that significantly upgrades researchers’ ability to send and receive encrypted high-speed data securely through optical cables. Michael Vasilyev, a UTA electrical engineering professor, has earned a one-year, $498,981 HBCU/MI equipment grant from the…
Cheaper, Faster, More Accurate Method to Quantify Water in Solid Pharma Drugs
Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have invented a method to quantify water content in solid pharmaceutical drugs that is faster, cheaper, more accurate and more precise than Karl Fischer titration, the method currently recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and widely used worldwide. Quantifying water content is one of the…
Using Electrical Conductivity to Measure Blood in Dry-Blood Spot Analysis
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated that electrical conductivity can be an effective means to precisely measure the amount of blood present in dry blood spot analysis, providing a new alternative to the current preferred approach of measuring sodium levels. Dry blood spots are a pinprick of blood blotted on filter…