How To Make Robots More Lifelike
UF researchers developed a new measurement scale outlining four traits robots must exhibit to appear lifelike: human-like appearance, emotional capacity, social intelligence, and self-understanding.
UF Researchers Combine Expertise To Investigate Safe Pain Relief
UF researchers are combining their resources and expertise to investigate safe and effective pain relief therapies, backed by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
How Atsena Got Its Gene Therapy To Spread Subretinally To Treat XLRS
UF researcher Sanford Boye, co-founder and adviser of UF Startup Atsena Therapeutics, shared insights into how the company developed its gene therapy to achieve subretinal spread for treating XLRS.
UF Researchers To Study Pain, With Help From Horses
UF researchers are collaborating on a $5.4 million NIH grant to study osteoarthritis pain and progression in humans and horses, leveraging their unique expertise.
Campylobacter Presence in CRC Found To Accelerate Tumor Metastasis
UF researcher Christian Jobin found that campylobacter bacteria have been found to be enriched in primary CRC lesions of patients with metastasis.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Uses Fungi To Help Address the Challenges of Treating Brain Disorders
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, host of UF Innovate Bethany Gaffey introduces Clinton Smith from Dr. Jamal Lewis’s biomaterials lab at the University of Florida.
Common Food Poison Toxin Speeds Colon Cancer Spread, UF Researchers Find
A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other parts of the body, a study led by UF researchers and international collaborators has found.
Intermittent Irrigation Can Save Strawberry Growers As Much as 67% on Water, Maintain Yield
Research conducted by UF researcher Shinsuke Agehada indicates that implementing intermittent irrigation allows strawberry growers to conserve water without compromising yields.
Tech Tuesday: Experts at UF Create Multi-Functional Robots for Construction
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate's host Bethany Gaffey speaks with Aladdin Alwisy, an assistant professor at Rinker School of Construction and the director of Smart IDC Lab.
UF Researchers Study How To Grow Food on the Moon
UF is helping NASA build a permanent moon colony by growing plants in moon soil, a breakthrough that could benefit Florida and beyond as NASA prepares to send astronauts around the moon in 2025.
