The USPTO has issued two patents for technology developed jointly by researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University that allows scientists to modify genes to create specific traits.

Two emerging U of M technologies, a language analysis tool used to diagnose cognitive disorders and a specialized epoxy polymer used in the biomedical field, were selected as winners of the TechConnect Innovation Awards at this year’s National Innovation Summit.

[Reblogged from Research @ the U of M] Bioremediation presents new opportunities for researchers to partner with industry to develop sustainable solutions for increasingly complex and costly environmental challenges.

U of M startup company SMART Signal Technologies partners with MnDOT to provide real-time traffic data for road users and traffic engineers.

Recommender systems, invented by U of M computer science professor John Riedl in the 1990s, are Web-based tools that identify user preferences. This technology is now widely used by online commerce and social sites such as Amazon, Netflix, Pandora and Facebook.