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.

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

Want to learn about the latest trends and advances in robotics? Here are a few quick facts, with a lot more to come at the Nov. 15 Robotics Alley conference.

The University of Minnesota recently earned a patent on a radio for use in sensors, hearing aids and other applications, which require very little power. Read more and see a roundup of other patents from the past quarter.

An electrical engineer by training and medical device entrepreneur by trade, Gerry Timm serves as associate director of external relations with the Institute for Engineering in Medicine. Here, he offers his perspective on an ever-changing field.