As part of the panel From Conception to Corporation: it's an idea, is it an invention?, Dr. Romano discussed topics relating to the innovation process, including how to document the innovation process, patent filing,and ...

It is estimated that there are more than 70 automobile models on the road today that use hybrid transmission technology for improving the efficiency of automobile transportation. Most of these transmissions are of the electric hybrid type...

of the eye and processed to authenticate or identify individuals. The technology can work with less light, on non-compliant targets, and from much greater distances than currently employed methods. It can function as a stand-alone biometric or could be used...

the negative impact of conditions such as amblyopia, which affects 2-3% of children and is the most common cause of monocular visual impairments in young and middle-aged adults. Researchers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis have developed the Q3D...

of Missouri is a high-throughput, inexpensive workflow for quantifying prominent plant seed proteins. This was done by developing a mass spectrometry-based workflow beginning with intact, whole plant seed. The method does not require gel electrophoresis...

spectroscopic portals, but these have turned out to have very low detection efficiencies despite the fact that they cost nearly $400,000 a piece. However, the office continues to search for new technologies that adequately detect neutrons. This invention...

Infections with the herpes simplex virus can lead to severe corneal scarring and opacity. The currently available therapy for HSV keratitis involves the use of a 1% trifluorothymidine(TFT) solution. However, one of the ...

vehicles, and this research team at the University of Missouri was the first and only to reach the Department of Energy's target of holding 150x storage capacity at 500 psig (this team actually achieved 180x). This invention also covers high pressure...

In the U.S., healthcare is a $2.4 trillion industry, and health information technology costs exceed $65 billion per year. Healthcare expenditures are currently at 17% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and are expected to rise to 20% by 2017...

at the University of Missouri is a technology that will allow continued addition of transgenes as the need arises in the future using engineered plant minichromosomes. Artificial chromosome platforms in maize were produced by telomere-mediated truncation while...

with the nanomaterials may increase cellularity over time, thus initiate tissue regeneration. This device has the primary application in the cosmetic market as an injectable dermal filler to reduce signs of aging. The base technology is also believed to be applied...

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Developing new technologies for cancer screening and early diagnosis is a critical issue for saving cancer patients' lives. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short (~18-24-nt) non-coding RNAs molecules that regulate gene expression at the post...

developed by researchers at the University of Missouri analyses nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) for predictive biomarkers of breast cancer. One such biomarker is the Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) glycoantigen, which is over-expressed on the majority of breast cancer...

. The current invention developed by researchers at the University of Missouri is a new vaccine platform utilizing inactivated spores that is easy to customize to a disease of interest. The time between identification of an emerging pathogen to vaccine creation...

retained only 58% of the initial fluorescence demonstrating that these nanoparticles have excellent utility in lifesciences research, forensics, chemical - biological sensors and biological imaging applications. Through our patented technology of novel...