With an Eye on Color, ChE’s Peng Jiang Seeks Easier Ways To Detect Harmful Chemicals (UF Department of Chemical Engineering)
Peng Jiang, Ph.D., a professor in UF’s Department of Chemical Engineering, or ChE, recently received a three-year National Science Foundation research grant that will help develop a new generation of non-mechanical, low-cost, reusable “smart” sensors that will visually detect hazardous chemicals by changing colors.
Autodesk and the University of Florida Open the Most Advanced Robotics Industrialized Construction Lab in the U.S. To Tackle Housing and Labor Shortages (PR Newswire)
The most advanced robotics lab in the U.S. dedicated to industrialized construction opens its doors this fall semester at the University of Florida, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held today, aimed at three converging challenges: Florida can’t build homes fast enough to stay affordable, an estimated 41% of construction workers will be at or near retirement by 2031, and hurricane-hit communities wait years to rebuild. In early testing, robots developed by the lab’s research team point to the possibility of framing a set of houses in a weekend instead of months.
UF Turns Research Strength Into Innovation Impact (UF News)
According to the 2025 AUTM Licensing Survey of nearly 200 public and private universities, released earlier this month, UF placed among the nation’s Top 10 on several key measures tracking how effectively discoveries move from the laboratory to the marketplace.
Tech Tuesday: Valtrax (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Elora Duong features Valtrax, where co-founder Ben Gruen discusses how the company uses real-time equipment data to help equipment lenders make smarter financing decisions while helping businesses reduce maintenance costs through predictive insights.
New Study Reveals Potential Atmosphere on Rocky Planet of Nearby Star (UF News)
Nearly a decade after discovering LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals the object may have its own atmosphere.
Beyond the Benchmark Engineering Nominated for Annual “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” Competition
Beyond the Benchmark Engineering’s “Introduction to Engineering Interactive Lab Kit” was nominated to compete in the 2nd annual “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition, hosted by the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Atsena Therapeutics Doses First Patient and Reports Rapid Early Enrollment in Pivotal Trial of ATSN-201 for X-Linked Retinoschisis (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics has announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 3 pivotal cohort of the LIGHTHOUSE trial evaluating ATSN-201 for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Names 10 UF Faculty Fellows (UF News)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has named 10 University of Florida faculty members to its 2025 AAAS Fellows.