UF Secures $4.7 Million Air Force Contract To Advance AI-Driven Decision-Making in Modern Warfare (UF News)
UF has entered into a contract to develop and deploy an artificial intelligence and machine learning system to enhance end-to-end campaign analysis and decision-making in modern warfare, in its continuing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.
UF Ph.D. Student Trains Air Force Cadets in Synthetic Biology for Spaceflight Research (UF News)
Hannah Roberts, a UF researcher and Ph.D. student, represented the university in a U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Force collaboration, training cadets in synthetic biology for spaceflight experiments as part of a federally funded research mission.
UF Researchers ‘Rewriting Organ Biology’ With Revolutionary Transplant Technology (UF HWCE)
UF Innovate | Accelerate client company CasNx is pioneering CRISPR-based technology to cleanse and enhance donor organs before transplant, reducing viral risks and improving patient outcomes.
Researchers Create First High-Resolution Map of Soil Properties Across the Globe
UF researchers, as part of an international team, helped create the first high-resolution global maps of key soil properties, offering unprecedented detail to advance agriculture, sustainability, and food and water security.
How Cells Power Down During Viral Attack
A team of UF researchers has uncovered how cells temporarily shut down protein production during viral attack, a discovery that could shape future antiviral drug development.
Tech Tuesday: Local Company Aims To Reduce Environment Pollution With Biodegradable Packaging
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey features Ignition Packaging, a company developing biodegradable solutions to reduce environmental pollution.
LightPath Technologies Announces First Germanium-Free G5 Camera Variants Utilizing Proprietary BlackDiamond™ Glass
UF startup LightPath Technologies announced that its subsidiary G5 Infrared has begun producing two high-end cooled infrared cameras using LightPath’s proprietary BlackDiamond™ Glass instead of Germanium.
Assisted by Sniffer Dogs and DNA Sequencing, Researchers Discover Three New Truffle Species
UF researchers studying fungal evolution and ecology have discovered three new truffle species, including one capable of commanding hundreds of dollars per pound within culinary circles.
New Lightning Sensors Could Detect Tahoe Wildfires in Seconds. Here’s How They Work
A real-time lightning detection system developed by UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client FNN is helping California officials better prepare for wildfires, offering earlier alerts to reduce disaster risk.
AI Tool Speeds Acute Myeloid Leukemia Diagnosis
A team of UF researchers has developed a digital tool digital tool that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the diagnosis of acute leukemia