Karim Malek demonstrates motion-capture virtual reality glasses

University of Iowa Technology Institute gets $100,000 grant

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Epic Games grant to learn if real-time tech, Santos can exchange info
Ambulance garage

University of Iowa professor publishes book on pre-hospital transportation

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
University of Iowa Professor Salam Rahmatalla has studied how vibrations on the trip to the hospital can worsen injuries or pain for patients.
Meng Zhou poses in front of his research

NASA grants research fellowship to UI grad student to track nighttime air quality

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Graduate student Meng Zhou received a research fellowship from NASA to study the concentration of nighttime aerosols.
forest fire

Iowa research detecting wildfires before they rapidly grow

Thursday, September 16, 2021
New NASA-funded research at the University of Iowa aims to change the way fires are detected, and how firefighters respond to these blazes. Resources can quickly run out when fighting multiple large fires, so knowing precisely which fire is the most at risk to grow quickly is beneficial.
Portrait of Syed Mubeen

SunHydrogen Extends Research Agreement with University of Iowa, CEO Tim Young visits SCHMID Facility

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
SunHydrogen, Inc. (OTC:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today announced that it has extended its sponsored research agreement with the University of Iowa for the next 12 months.
Jun Wang

University of Iowa engineer wins NASA funding to study effects of wildfires

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a scientist from the University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) grants totaling $1.3 million to study atmospheric and climate impacts from wildfires that have ravaged parts of the planet.
Jun Wang - Justin Torner image 2021

Jun Wang discusses space research on 1540 KXEL following Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin launches

Monday, July 26, 2021
Spurred by the recent high-profile Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic launches, one of University of Iowa's top scientists joined News Talk 1540 KXEL AM radio of Waterloo on July 21, 2021, for a wide-ranging discussion about space-based research as interest in space travel and curiosity about the cosmos surges.
Portrait of Syed Mubeen

SunHydrogen Shares Positive Progress Toward the Scale-up of its Nanoparticle-Based Green Hydrogen Technology

Monday, July 19, 2021
SunHydrogen, Inc. (OTC:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today shared positive progress from its research team at the University of Iowa in the path toward scaling up its nanoparticle-based green hydrogen technology.
Karim Malek demonstrates motion-capture virtual reality glasses

A look at technology innovations in our backyard

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Over the last century, technology has slowly encroached into every aspect of our lives. It's in our pockets, on our wrists and we encounter it everywhere we go. Besides rapid changes that have affected how we consume media, there are many other large scale technological innovations, some happening right here in the Iowa City area, including the Virtual Soldier Project, the National Driving Simulator and robot-assisted surgery.
sarcoma under microscope

ITI faculty researcher Toor discusses novel approach to cancer treatment using lasers on WHO 1040

Monday, April 26, 2021
University of Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate Fatima Toor shared insights into her experiments using light to treat a rare form of cancer called soft-tissue sarcoma on Iowa AM radio WHO 1040 on April 23.