Tag: University of Maryland

Researchers identify new genetic defect linked to ALS

BioengineerJune 10, 2020

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have identified how certain gene mutations cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known...

Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen

BioengineerJune 9, 2020

Oxygen first accumulated in the Earth’s atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago, during the Great Oxidation Event. A long-standing puzzle has been that...

Demonstrating 15 contact tracing and other tools built to mitigate the impact of COVID-19

StartupsJune 5, 2020

Andy Moss Contributor Andy Moss is currently a Visiting Professor at NYU Tandon teaching entrepreneurship and innovation as well developing the COR Methodology,...

Optimal fermion-to-qubit mapping via ternary trees with applications to reduced quantum states learning

QuantumJune 4, 2020

Zhang Jiang1, Amir Kalev2, Wojciech Mruczkiewicz1, and Hartmut Neven1 1Google Research, Venice, CA 902912Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, University of Maryland,...

NIH Director Hopes For At Least 1 Safe And Effective Vaccine By Year’s End

NPRJune 4, 2020

The first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, receives an...

Credit fintech Curu lands $3m in seed funding

FintechJune 1, 2020

Curu, the Colorado-based fintech trying to build a more inclusive credit system, has landed $3 million in seed funding. Led by Vestigo Ventures, an...

Researchers develop experimental rapid COVID-19 test using nanoparticle technique

Nano TechnologyMay 29, 2020

May 29, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that...

URI considers offering cannabis studies certificate program

CannabisMay 10, 2020

KINGSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The University of Rhode Island is considering a new undergraduate certificate program in cannabis studies. It would be a...

Visitors rushed to Georgia as businesses reopened, says study

CNNMay 8, 2020

After Georgia partially reopened on April 24, out-of-state trips to the state from across the nation rose by 13%, or 62,441 trips a...

Sintering advanced ceramics membranes for safe solid-state batteries in just 10 seconds

Nano TechnologyMay 4, 2020

May 04, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Ceramics are an important class of materials with widespread applications in electronics and energy storage due to their...