Category Archives: Tech Transfer
Great new apps on the move: Mileage and music
Jason Moore and Tai Stillwater, two researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, have developed a neat little smartphone app that monitors fuel economy as you drive. They have already been awarded $2,000 in phase one of the …
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Test for hormone-disrupting chemicals gets global seal of approval
A test for hormone-disrupting pollutants, originally developed at the University of California, Davis, has been approved as an international standard by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development as well as by the U.S. government. “Endocrine disruptors” are chemicals that …
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Power-saving startup Ennetix graduates from engineering technology incubator
(Contributed by Paul Dorn) Ennetix, a startup firm based on research conducted at UC Davis, has graduated from the university’s tech incubator, the Engineering Translational Technology Center (ETTC). Ennetix is the second firm to exit the ETTC, following the May …
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UC Davis magazine: Entrepreneurs, guns, domes
The Spring issue of UC Davis Magazine is on its way out to alumni and parents, and available online at the magazine’s website and in a new online “zmag” format. The cover story of this issue, by Clifton Parker, is …
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Learn about med-tech commercialization at July 21 forum
If you are interested in learning about medical technology commercialization opportunities, or would like to network with experienced med-tech inventors, investors and entrepreneurs, plan to attend a special forum on Thursday, July 21, 2011 on the Sacramento campus of UC …
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iMobot modular robot technology licensed
UC Davis has signed an exclusive license agreement with Barobo, Inc. of West Sacramento, Calif., to commercialize the modular robot technology called “iMobot” – an Intelligent Modular Robot for applications in research, education, industry, search and rescue, military operation, and …
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UC Davis to partner with BGI, world’s biggest genome institute
UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Jian Wang, director of BGI (formerly the Beijing Genome Institute) signed a formal agreement to establish the BGI@UC Davis Partnership during a meeting in Shenzhen, one of China’s Special Economic Zones. Under the …
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UC Davis in new Intel Visual Computing Center
UC Davis will partner with seven other universities in a new effort, sponsored by Intel Corporation, to make computer-generated images ever more realistic. The Intel Science and Technology Center for Visual Computing is lead by Stanford University and will be …
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‘Father of the Plug-in Hybrid’ gets a Chevy Volt
UC Davis engineering professor Andy Frank has been called ‘The Father of the Plug-in Hybrid,’ and yesterday he picked up one of the first to be sold. The Chevrolet Volt made by General Motors has both an electric motor and …
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Mori Seiki to open Davis factory
Japanese machine tool manufacturer Mori Seiki is to open a factory in Davis. The plant will be next door to the company’s existing DTL subsidiary off Second Street in East Davis. The company will invest about $50 million in the …
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