A faster method for detecting mold in "sick" buildings. The highly accurate method cuts the analysis time from days to hours.
Researchers: Patricia Cruz-Perez and Mark Buttner of the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies
Status: Patent awarded
A chemotherapy agent that has the potential to be more lethal to cancer cells than current agents while causing fewer side effects.
Researchers: Stephen Carper and Byron Bennett of chemistry
Status: Patent filed
The novel application of a specific nutritional element in the treatment of breast cancer.
Researchers: Stephen Carper of chemistry and Susan Meacham of nutrition sciences
Status: Patent filed
An invention that will allow manufacturers to make smaller, more powerful antennas. The new design concept can be applied to a variety of antenna types — from the tiny ones attached to microchips to the car-sized ones on television broadcast towers.
Researcher: Marc Popek, engineering researcher associate
Status: Patent awarded
