Innovation @ UMD
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September 7 UMD Ranks 4th For Aspiring Entrepreneurs The University of Maryland ranks fourth in the nation for aspiring entrepreneurs. The new student-based ranking for 2013 comes from Unigo.com Read |
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July 29 Affordable, Wireless Warning Sensors Advancing In the years since a fatal bridge collapse, technological advances make wireless warning systems affordable and practical, say UMD engineers. Read |
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July 12 UMD Researchers Create New Tech for Complex Micro Structures UMD Chemist John Fourkas and his research group have developed new materials and nanofabrication techniques for building miniaturized versions of components needed for medical diagnostics, sensors and other applications. Read |
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June 28 UMD Leadership Helps State To #1 Innovation Ranking The strong research and technology development programs at the University of Maryland are a key factor in the state's growing reputation. Read |
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June 21 UMD Student Team Rises to One of Last Great Aviation Challenges As flight records fall to UMD student engineering team, their work continues. They are driven to conquer one of the last great aviation challenges: Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition. Read |
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June 16 Loh's Innovation Notes from Asia... UMD President Wallace Loh is extending his Asia strategy with an innovation tour of Taiwan and South Korea - his third trip to the region since taking office in 2010. He is developing new research and educational partnerships. Read |
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June 3 UMD Scientists Create Faster, More Sensitive Photodetector The research team's innovation promises better biochemical weapons detection and body scanners, as well as new instruments for studying dark energy and the structure of the universe. It is particularly promising as a fast, sensitive, and low-noise detector of submillimeter waves, which are particularly difficult to detect. Read |
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May 8 Lighting the Way to a Fast, Low-power Optical Transistor Researchers at UMD-based Joint Quantum Institute have made a major step toward creating the optical equivalent of the transistor - the centerpiece of most electronic gear. Read |
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April 25 UMD M-Urgency App Now Streams iPhone Emergency Info This UMD-developed safety app allows instant sharing of emergency video, audio and location information with UMD police dispatchers. The developers say the technology could potentially be used in other communities. Read |
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