News tagged with commercialisation


Stem cell innovation at risk in UK: studies

Biology / Other

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite great hopes for stem cell therapy, major structural and cultural changes within the NHS are needed if it is to succeed in the UK. Currently the chances of getting effective treatments into routine use in the short-term ...





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Light-generating transistors to power labs on chips

Light-generating transistors to power labs on chips

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What started out as 'blue-sky' thinking by a group of European researchers could ultimately lead to the commercial mass production of a new generation of optoelectronic components for devices ...


Small companies add value by sharing commercial information

Technology / Software

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.


Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero

Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero

Technology / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in ...


The search -- computers dig deeper for meaning (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European researchers.


Auto-manufacturers in Japan are making a renewed push to mass produce a hydrogen-powered vehicle

Japanese automakers rev up efforts in hydrogen cars

Technology / Energy

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 12

Imagine a car that can be refuelled in minutes but emits only water. Sounds like science fiction? In fact it already exists -- Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis has one. So does Honda president Takanobu Ito.


Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient?s ...


Going plasmonic in search of faster computing, communications

Going plasmonic in search of faster computing, communications

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of European researchers has demonstrated some of the first commercially viable plasmonic devices, paving the way for a new era of high-speed communications and computing in which electronic ...


Giving cockroaches the slip

Giving cockroaches the slip (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough by scientists at Cambridge University may terminate the threat of termites, cockroaches and other pests such as ants and locusts - responsible for billions of pounds worth of ...


Blackjack, cards

Computing project combats Blackjack card counting

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Dundee graduate has created a computer system with the potential to make the game of Blackjack fairer by detecting card counters and dealer errors.


The sum of knowledge -- online and accessible, no less

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are creating new technology that could, ultimately, make accessible the sum of humankind's knowledge. Hundreds of organisations and millions of documents are already linked to this "United ...



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