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NASA Awards UbiQD Contract to Develop Greenhouse Films for Space Missions

Aug. 16, 2018  |  By optics.org
Phase I STTR will fund a collaboration with the University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center to develop and test quantum dot materials for maximizing crop yields on the moon, Mars or other long-term space missions.
Quantum Salad >>
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UA Students on the Road to Safer Self-Driving Cars

Aug. 16, 2018  |  By Allie Potter
Students from across the U.S. are putting their skills to the test as they remotely drive the University of Arizona's Cognitive and Autonomous Test, or CAT, vehicle.
Autonomous Cars: Are We There Yet? >>
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UA Researchers Identifying Algorithms to Increase Relevant Drug Interaction Alerts

Aug. 9, 2018  |  By UA College of Pharmacy
The algorithms will be incorporated into electronic health record systems to alert providers about relevant, patient-specific, potential drug interactions.
Computerized Patient Safety >>
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Research Looks at Automating Weed Killing Function

Aug. 9, 2018  |  By Tom Karst
A research team at the University of Arizona has developed a precision spray assembly capable of delivering herbicides at the centimeter level of accuracy with minimal off-target spray at travel speeds of 2 miles per hour.
(Weed) Killer Robots >>
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Metal Mining Waste Focus of $3.27M UA Superfund Research Program

Aug. 1, 2018  |  By Susan McGinley
Five colleges at the University of Arizona are studying human and environmental risks and developing practical solutions for the mining industry and health professions.
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UA Undergraduate Mines Data from Mars Curiosity Rover

July 19, 2018  |  By Pam Scott
Scientists from around the world are working on the NASA Curiosity rover mission. What makes the UA's Mars Science Laboratory team different is one of its most unique members, undergraduate student Gordon Downs.
Engineering Student Conducts Space Research >>
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Arizona Company Using Solar Tech to Create Drinking Water

July 18, 2018  |  By Vanessa Barchfield
A UA researcher also describes other ways potable water is being generated.
Clean Water out of Thin Air >>
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From Chemical Engineering to International Consulting

July 17, 2018  |  By Emily Dieckman
UA Engineering alumna carries the lessons she learned at UA to a career spanning energy services and global business.
Wildcat World Traveler >>
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Unique Student Program Leads to Careers

July 16, 2018  |  By Stacy Pigott
UA students employed at Tech.Global earn more than just a paycheck. "There's nothing like it on campus," says Hazza Alkaabi, a computer science major who hopes to work in the space sector.
Stacks of Career Success for Student Coders >>
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UA-Related Firms Receive First Local Venture Capital Investments

July 12, 2018  |  By Paul Tumarkin
Codelucida and Regulonix were formed to commercialize inventions stemming from UA research in engineering and medicine.
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