By Peter J. Schubert, director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy and professor of electrical and computer engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI In 2007, Sen. Richard G. Lugar launched the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy with these words: “Establishment of a center dedicated to the task of… Read more »
Research
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video showcases music for educational art exhibit about hot flashes
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a four-minute video on YouTube about the original music composed for her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” informational art exhibit. Michael Drews, an associate professor of music in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, electronically composed music based… Read more »
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video uses thermography to show hot flashes are real
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a three-minute video on YouTube as part of her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” channel. Carpenter used a thermal camera to show internal temperatures a volunteer experienced during a hot flash. In the video, Carpenter said, “We can’t see, necessarily, what’s… Read more »
Article highlights chemistry partnership between IU, Purdue and Notre Dame
By Kevin Fryling, news and media specialist, science, Indiana University Communications A longstanding partnership between Indiana’s three top research universities recently got some high-profile exposure in the world of pharmaceutical chemistry through a story in PharmTech, a leading news source for professionals in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing drug-development community. The story, “Precompetitive Research Spurs Innovation… Read more »
IUPUI electrical signal converter invention awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Technology invented by IUPUI researchers to improve the conversion from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) signals and from DC signals to AC signals has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Many devices operated by electricity receive power either as AC or DC signals, but some can be operated… Read more »
IUPUI graphene-production method awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A method invented by IUPUI researchers to reliably produce graphene materials with a high surface area has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Graphene is a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. As a two-dimensional nanosheet, its high surface area and high in-plane electronic conductivity make… Read more »
IU School of Medicine products to treat orthostatic hypotension awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Products invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to treat orthostatic hypotension have been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Orthostatic hypotension is a phenomenon that occurs when a person’s blood pressure suddenly falls when changing physical position, such as standing up from a sitting or lying position. Although not… Read more »
IU School of Medicine collagen products to create blood vessels awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Products invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to direct the formation of blood vessels from stem cells have been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Therapeutic use of stem cells to treat diseases and damaged or diseased tissues has been limited by the ability to guide their proliferation and… Read more »
IU School of Medicine method to treat spinal muscular atrophy awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A method invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to treat spinal muscular atrophy has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Spinal muscular atrophy is a neurological disorder that results from the loss of function in certain cells in the spinal cord, leading to progressing motor weakness, muscle wasting… Read more »
IU School of Medicine method to prevent, treat chronic kidney disease awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A method invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to treat and prevent chronic kidney disease has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Chronic kidney disease can result from different causes, but the final pathway involves a process called renal fibrosis. This process creates an excess of connective tissue,… Read more »