Entire West coast now has access to USGS earthquake early warning technology
After 15 years of planning and development, the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and partners is now available to more than 50 million people in California, Oregon and Washington. The ShakeAlert technology was the focus of a 2021 FLC Impact Award. Learn more.
VA-Pitt collaboration develops prosthetic hook mouse for use by upper-limb amputees
Thanks to Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers, a prosthetic hook mouse now exists for people with upper-limb amputations. It’s yet another example of ingenuity on the part of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), a collaborative effort between the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and the University of Pittsburgh. Learn more.
SBIR project gives Navy innovative energy monitoring capability
A Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project now provides Navy leadership with a dashboard system that captures and displays fleet energy and power data. Live and available to authorized users fleet-wide, the Fleet Energy Conservation Dashboard (FECD) is the cloud-based component of the Global Energy Information System (GENISYS) for electronic log keeping, energy monitoring, and energy management at shipboard and fleet levels. Learn more.
USDA ARS partners with company to explore making personal care products from hemp
Expanding the market for hemp seed oil is the goal of a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) involving Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and the Midwest Bioprocessing Center (MBC), a Peoria, Illinois-based firm specializing in organic chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing.Learn more.
Federally funded organ chip study supports drug repurposing for COVID-19 applications
A Harvard University-led collaboration funded by two federal agencies has used the Institute’s organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) technology to identify the antimalarial drug amodiaquine as a potent inhibitor of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Learn more.