Licenses/Patents

The Annual Review of Environment and Resources and the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science have been converted from gated to open accessCredit: Annual Reviews Nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews is pleased to announce that…

The findings come from a cross-sectional study, published in BMJ Open, of the comments submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 'Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2020—The increasing threat of foreign interference in elections has driven six nations to take similar approaches to combat this pervasive threat. A review of…

Libraries and research institutions to have more choice and greater flexibility in order to access digital book content in ways that work for them. Springer Nature is providing libraries and research institutions with a broader range of…

20% of US airports have adopted solar power in the last decade By studying 488 public airports in the United States, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs researcher Serena Kim, PhD, found that 20% of them have adopted…

A new analysis of the successes and failures of green energy companies in the US has found that those with ARPA funding filed for far more patents in the years after launching than other "cleantech" startups from the same time. The…

Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), are "non-subsidiary,…

Credit: (Jason Edwards) Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly authenticate and communicate. Authentication is one of the core pillars of wireless…

Discovering antiviral and anticancer drugs will soon be faster and cheaper thanks to new research from Simon Fraser University chemist Robert Britton and his international team. For the past 50 years, scientists have used manmade,…

Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, is now FDA approved and licensed to Rhythmlink for rollout this fall…

With new treatments and testing expected in the next year, countries could take steps to hasten delivery to Alzheimer's patientsCredit: USC The first disease-modifying Alzheimer's disease treatments are on the horizon, but health…

For scientists, engaging in commercial activities such as patenting and starting new ventures can be much more lucrative than relying on pure academic work. However, according to new research by Henry Sauermann of ESMT Berlin and…

Special exploratory license agreement designed to spur economic recoveryCredit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. -- As businesses of all sizes weather today's tough economy, the U.S. Department…

An important challenge facing media industries today is whether and how copyright policy should be adapted to the realities of the digital age. The invention and subsequent adoption of filesharing technologies has eroded the strength of…

Collaboration will test pre-clinical efficacy and safety of vaccine pipeline including COVID-19 and other coronavirusesCredit: Chimeron Bio PHILADELPHIA,Pa & FAIRFAX, Va.-- Chimeron Bio, an RNA therapeutics company, and George…

Purdue startup obtains rights to environmentally friendly extraction and purification technology to protect vital electronics The technology – developed and patented from the laboratory of Nien-Hwa Linda Wang, Purdue's Maxine Spencer…

A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and…

Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help save the lives of COVID-19 patients using mechanical ventilators--and get them off more quickly,…

Scholarly publishers are working together to maximize the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to COVID-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible. The group of publishers and scholarly…

The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, The Gairdner Foundation has been recognizing the achievements of the world's top researchers…