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UA Engineering Leads Haiti Earthquake Survey Team

Jan. 12, 2011  |  Pete Brown
One year ago today a massive earthquake devastated Haiti. An engineering team from UA is looking at ways to reduce the carnage inflicted by future earthquakes while the island and its people recover slowly amid disease and mountains of rubble.
After the Dust Has Settled >>
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Squeezing Sustainable Energy From Thin Air

Jan. 6, 2011  |  Ed Stiles
Energy from compressed air stored underground is cheap, clean and renewable, and could even save lives. Researchers at the UA's School of Sustainable Engineered Systems are designing systems that will run fridges, buildings or power plants.
Power from Pressure >>
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New Glaucoma Test Allows Earlier, More Accurate Detection

Jan. 3, 2011  |  Ed Stiles
Ophthalmologist and engineering professor develop glaucoma home test.
Visionary Invention >>
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Invention Could Improve Cancer Drug Delivery, Lessen Harmful Effects of Chemotherapy

Dec. 20, 2010  |  Shelley Littin
An invention by UA researchers may provide a way to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer tissues in controlled doses without harming healthy body cell
Gold-Plated Therapy >>

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