<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest technologies from Portland State University</title><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com</link><description>Be the first to know about the latest inventions and technologies available from Portland State University</description><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:01 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><webMaster>iia@pdx.edu</webMaster><copyright>Copyright 2026, Portland State University</copyright><item><title>Student Foreign Language Entrepreneurship</title><caseId>FISW-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3217</link><description><![CDATA[Fischer works with students enrolled in courses to enable them to learn business vocabulary and skills, all in a foreign language.&nbsp; This culminates in the release of products.&nbsp; Originally working only with German, Fischer and other faculty are now exploring how the course can be expanded to other languages.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:49 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3217</guid></item><item><title>Guilty Except For Insanity</title><caseId>HAAJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3216</link><description><![CDATA[Guilty Except for Insanity: Maddening journeys through an American Asylum&nbsp;is a documentary film directed by psychology professor Jan Haaken. The film follows the journeys of individuals over a period of a year who enter the Oregon State Hospital under the "guilty except for insanity" plea. Site of the filming of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, the Oregon State Hospital has been the focus of intense controversy, including charges by the U.S. Department of Justice of massive civil rights abuses of patients. This documentary tells a different side of the sto...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:49 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3216</guid></item><item><title>Best Practices for Data Analysis of Longitudinal Studies on Aging: A Practical Guide</title><caseId>NEWJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3215</link><description>As experts in the area, Newsom and colleagues are creating a new handbook on longitudinal studies on aging, designed for publication through a commercial publisher.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:48 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3215</guid></item><item><title>Students First Mentoring Project</title><caseId>COLP-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3214</link><description><![CDATA[Students who are first in their family to attend college often have a more difficult time adapting to and succeeding in college.&nbsp; Students First has developed a mentoring program and related materials, based on strategies used&nbsp; by already successful students, to assist these students at PSU.&nbsp; 
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Many of these materials have&nbsp;been incorporated into PSU 1st year General Education program, University Studies, and we are interested in sharing these materials with other parties who&nbsp; can use them]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:48 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3214</guid></item><item><title>An Efficient Region-of-Interest Cropping Algorithm to Extract Small Regions of Video Out of Compressed Video Streams</title><caseId>FEN2-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3213</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers have created a technology which supports fast and efficient region-of-interest cropping from high-resolution video.&nbsp; We have a mechanism to compress a compliant video stream, and still allow cropping.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:48 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3213</guid></item><item><title>Compounds and Methods for Modulating Activity of Calcium Release Channels</title><caseId>ABRJ-02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3212</link><description><![CDATA[Using a new assay for drug development (see Abrj-01), PSU researchers have developed new compounds that may prove useful in the treatment of heart arrhythmia.
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Ventricular arrhythmias appear to be caused by a calcium leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle, and arrhythmias often lead to heart failure.&nbsp; Drugs that prevent and treat arrhythmias often work by inhibiting this calcium leak.&nbsp;&nbsp; The PSU researchers have shown that their new compounds are a potent inhibitor of calcium leak in skeletal muscle, and will soon be testing the compounds in cardiac muscle a...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:47 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3212</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lecture and Q&A with Jane Jacobs]]></title><caseId>BALK-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3211</link><description>Video footage of a 2004 interview with Jane Jacobs, an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:47 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3211</guid></item><item><title>Method and Apparatus for Sample Analysis</title><caseId>OBRR-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3210</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers have developed a novel way to collect, concentrate and analyze gas samples for analysis, primarily in environmental applications. By increasing pressure and performing analyses on a focused gas sample, this technology easily and cheaply enables continuous and real-time monitoring of air quality.&nbsp; Emission sources are more easily identified.&nbsp; An additional application is in metabolic studies or disease diagnosis.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:46 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3210</guid></item><item><title>Method and Apparatus for Therapy Dose Response Assessment During Normal Daily Activities with Continuous Monitoring</title><caseId>MCNJ-05</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3200</link><description>Methods and necessary apparatus for continuous monitoring of movement disorders. Unlike current medical practices that are conducted briefly using rating scales or less formal examinations, this method allows for continuous monitoring and dose response assessment during the course of normal daily activities.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:09 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3200</guid></item><item><title>Student Atlas of Oregon</title><caseId>BULT-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3199</link><description><![CDATA[Bulman and collaborators have developed a printed atlas of Oregon designed for students.&nbsp; Providing these printed atlases to users very inexpensively, they hope to improve students’ knowledge of Oregon geography.&nbsp; They also provide associated workshops around the State.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:09 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3199</guid></item><item><title>Method of Using and Producing Tropoelastin and Tropoelastic Biomaterials</title><caseId>WAMC-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3198</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers, in collaboration with the Oregon Biomedical Engineering Institute, have developed a new biomaterial that can be used to coat biomedical implants.&nbsp; The technology is currently licensed and under development. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:08 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3198</guid></item><item><title>Fluorophore-Tagged Cisplatin</title><caseId>STRR-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3197</link><description><![CDATA[Many types of cancer, including carcinomas, lymphomas, sarcomas, and others, are treated with the chemotherapy agent Cisplatin.&nbsp; Based on the element platinum, cisplatin causes apoptosis in cancer cells by cross-linking their DNA.&nbsp; Like many chemotherapy agents, Cisplatin's effectiveness could be improved by better understanding how the body moves it around internally, so that it can be better targeted to cancer cells and thus protect normal cells from its effect.
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PSU researchers invented a fluorescently tagged cisplatin molecule that has been shown by collaborators at Oregon ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:07 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3197</guid></item><item><title>Solution-Based Synthesis of Functional Graphene</title><caseId>YANM-04</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3196</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers have developed techniques to covalently attach single and multiple layers of graphene sheets on substrates. The graphene can subsequently be functionalized for use in nanobiosensor applications. Procedures are being developed for the solution-based synthesis and functionalization of graphene sheets from graphite in a way that is straightforward, and chemically adaptable.
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A wide range of range of graphene derivatives can be prepared, promising new materials for graphene based nano-composties, nano-biosensors, and nano-bioeletronics.
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Most technologies to date require complex algorithms and a multitude of body worn sensors to continuously and accurately track joint angles. However, this method allows for direct and continuous estimating of joint ang...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:07 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3195</guid></item><item><title>Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Sensor</title><caseId>PRAS-02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3194</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers have developed a new chemical gas sensor capable of detecting nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at levels less than 100ppb (two orders of magnitude more sensitive than current chemiluminescent based NOx sensors), having a dynamic linear range of parts per million to parts per billion, and a speed of detection of 60-120 seconds.
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Unlike existing chemical gas sensors, the PSU technology uses a special nanocomposite that undergoes selective linear changes in electrical resistance/conductance in the presence of NO2 in a near instant response.
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Prototypes of the sensor are under de...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:06 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3194</guid></item><item><title>Mono-Layer and Multi-Layer Nanowire Networks</title><caseId>JIAJ-02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3193</link><description><![CDATA[The fabrication of nanoscale materials (by both bottom-up and top-down routes) has been driven by miniaturization of devices and the limitations of Si COMS technology.&nbsp; Research using one-dimensional nano-wires and nanotubes to fabricate nanodevices has demonstrated their potential applications, including field effect transistors, nano-biosensors, solar cells, and nano-generators; however, by and large these devices have been fabricated using a single nano-wire or an array of nano-wires assembled in a complicated, multi-step process.&nbsp; The mass-production of nano-structured devices re...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:06 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3193</guid></item><item><title>Nanoporous Membrane Protein Biomarker Detectors</title><caseId>PRAS-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3192</link><description><![CDATA[Disease assessment can be based on one or many biomarkers – a specific gene, protein, or other biological substance – that can be used to assess disease progress and aid in determining treatment. Unfortunately, biomarker-based measurements are often slow, expensive or otherwise impractical.
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PSU researchers have fabricated biomarker detectors with nano-pores. A nanoporous membrane of biomarker detectors can be sensitized to respond to a single target compound for increased accuracy, or different portions of the nano-membrane can be differently sensitized, allowing for more efficient dete...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:04 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3192</guid></item><item><title>Microelectrode Recording Analysis and Visualization for Improved Target Location</title><caseId>MCNJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3191</link><description>This is a neurosurgery tool to record and analyze microelectrode readings, resulting in more accurate targeting. In addition, these microelectrode visualization methods can be used in other fields of medicine where microelectrodes are used to determine neurological structures, such as deep brain stimulation for alleviating chronic pain, or seizure control.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:03 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3191</guid></item><item><title>Synthesis of Nanoscale Structures in Defined Locations</title><caseId>JIAJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3190</link><description><![CDATA[Since their discovery in 1991 by microscopist Sumio Iijima, carbon nanotubes have intrigued researchers with their structures and the applications enabled by their unique physical properties.&nbsp; Nanotubes exhibit high chemical resistance and mechanical strength, among other desirable physical properties.&nbsp; However, one ongoing challenge to exploiting these desirable properties is the difficulty associated with isolating and manipulating nanotubes for use as discrete device elements.
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PSU researchers have developed methods for directly synthesizing nanoscale structures in defined l...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:03 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3190</guid></item><item><title>System and Method for Simulating Product Design and Development</title><caseId>M.RAFD-01/02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3189</link><description>This invention consists of methods and software tools that can be used to help companies when bidding new projects, when designing the process they will use for a given project, when managing projects or contractors, when tracking, and when re-planning their projects. In addition, this tool can be used to help companies build a business case and make rational choices among process alternatives and process improvement opportunities.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:02 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3189</guid></item><item><title>Quinoline Derivatives and Uses Thereof</title><caseId>M.PEYD-01-05</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3188</link><description>David Peyton has developed hybrid drugs to overcome drug resistances in Malaria, Cancer, and Tuberculosis.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:02 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3188</guid></item><item><title>Immobilizing Polymers on Materials</title><caseId>M.YANM-01/02/03</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3187</link><description><![CDATA[
Ultrathin polymer films are of great interest and utility for their tremendous technological importance in adhesion, chemical sensors, molecular electronics, optical surfaces, and tissue engineering.&nbsp; 
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Many efforts have been focused on the fabrication of uniform, ultrathin polymer films of solid substrates using non-covalent methods such as spin coating, dip coating, spray coating, and vapor phase polymerization, and covalent methods for chemical bond formation between the substrate and the polymer films.&nbsp; Covalent attachment is preferred for stability and protection against ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:02 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3187</guid></item><item><title>Biosensors Through Impedance Spectroscopy</title><caseId>M.SOLR-01/02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3186</link><description><![CDATA[Biosensors are analytical devices that combine biologically sensitive elements with optical, chemical, or mechanical transducers for selectively and quantitatively detecting biomolecules.
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PSU researchers have developed a novel biosensor technology, utilizing nano-particles, that can simultaneously detect and quantify both antigens and antibodies within body fluids with sensitivities and specificities equivalent to or better than existing assays.&nbsp; Due to the advantages of working on the same scale as the measured analytes, the new technology is faster, cheaper, and can be miniaturiz...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:02 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3186</guid></item><item><title>Nanocrystal Strucutre Identification</title><caseId>M.MOEP-02/04</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3185</link><description><![CDATA[This project involves methods for identifying crystal structures through analysis of their x-ray diffraction patterns.&nbsp; The current incarnation of the intellectual property on which this proposal will improve is currently available to the research community through a website at PSU. &nbsp;It’s utility to the community has been demonstrated by high website access numbers (21,000 from January to December 08).]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:01 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3185</guid></item><item><title>Scanning Probe Microscope Calibration</title><caseId>M.MOEP-01/03</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3184</link><description><![CDATA[This project involves methods for calibrating scanning probe microscopes by evaluating the two dimensional symmetry of images taken of two dimensional periodic calibration standards.&nbsp; Initial work on this innovation has resulted in proof of concept, and a PSU patent on this method is being filed currently.&nbsp; The prototype of this project is a tool that would allow users of scanning probe microscopes to add an additional level of confidence to their images.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:01 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/3184</guid></item><item><title>Screen for Redox Activity of Compounds</title><caseId>ABRJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2671</link><description><![CDATA[The design of new and effective drugs is a multi-billion dollar business, requiring great expense and extensive testing of drug candidate compounds.&nbsp; Obtaining a better understanding of the pharmacodynamics and mechanisms of action of drug candidates is an important and necessary step in optimizing any lead compound.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 

A property of increasing importance to some drugs' mechanism of action is their redox activity; in particular, a common factor in drugs aimed at affecting membrane bound transport proteins appears to be their ability to redox couple to th...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:09:21 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2671</guid></item><item><title>Shear-Force Ultrasonic Near-Field Microscope</title><caseId>LARA-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2670</link><description>
The Shear-Force Ultrasonic Near-Field Microscope (SUNM) is a nanometrology tool for surface and subsurface materials characterization, including the dynamic behavior of fluid-like mesoscopic films confined between two sliding solid boundaries. By mechanically exciting the film and detecting the resulting sound emitted, the elastic properties of the absorbed film itself (which can be altered by the sample's surface properties) and the mechanical response of the surrounding surface (which can be altered by the presence of subsurface defects) can be inferred.
As a surface metrology tool, the SUN...</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:09:20 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2670</guid></item><item><title>New Dyes for Forensic Applications</title><caseId>STRR-02</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2645</link><description><![CDATA[Fingerprints are the most common and useful physical evidence for the apprehension and conviction of crime perpetrators.&nbsp; Reagents for the detection and enhancement of fingerprints are among the most useful tools in this regard.&nbsp; However, the available fluorogenic reagents for detecting and enhancing fingerprints left in blood have several associated challenges.&nbsp; For instance,&nbsp;some are generally unsuitable for dark and multi-colored substrates, while those that are (luminol, fluorescin) are not compatible with fixatives and their oxidation products or are not insoluble, lea...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:16:56 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2645</guid></item><item><title>Ambient Pressure NO2 Sensor</title><caseId>GEOL-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2614</link><description><![CDATA[The measurement of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is important to both environmental monitoring and to research of flame, combustion, and surface chemistry.&nbsp; Current methods and devices operate at very low, sub-ambient pressures, requiring a substantial pumping system and limiting their usefulness in applications in higher pressure environments where direct and non-intrusive measurement of NO2 are desirable.
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PSU researchers have developed a selective and sensitive fluorescence based method and instrument for the direct measurement of NO2 at ambient pressure.&nbsp; The current prototype has...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:05 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2614</guid></item><item><title>Learner Web</title><caseId>REDS-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2613</link><description>The Learner Web is a learning support system providing structure and resources for adults who want to accomplish specific learning objectives. A learner can access the system through the Internet. In addition to on-line resources, the Learner Web integrates support services from existing local education programs, community based organizations, tutors, and telephone helpers. 
The Learner Web consists of a Web-based software system that is implemented regionally. The System is organized around Learning Plans. A Learning Plan is a set of steps structured around achieving an identified goal. For e...</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:04 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Career & Life Role Assessment System]]></title><caseId>ARIJ-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2612</link><description><![CDATA[The Career and Life Role Assessment System (CLRAS) is a web-based assessment system for students with significant disabilities. The CLRAS is comprised of the following components:
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1) The Baseline Annual Assessment Checklist (BAAC) is completed by the assessor to identify the independence level of students on a number of specific routines. 
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2) The Assessment of Related Skills checklist, a list of skills in developmental order in expressive and receptive language, teamwork/social skills, motor skills, academic skills, and problem solving.
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3)&nbsp;The Performance Assessment o...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:04 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2612</guid></item><item><title>Transparent Proof-of-Work Mechanism for Protecting Web Applications from Attack</title><caseId>FENW-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2611</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers have developed a transparent, backwards compatible proof-of-work system -- a defense mechanism that allows server owners to give client-specific challenges to those requesting access to network resources.&nbsp; All clients are provided tasks to perform prior to access being granted, with easier &amp; harder tasks available depending on the maliciousness of the client and the demand load on the server.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:04 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2611</guid></item><item><title>Cleaner, Less Expensive Amine Production</title><caseId>IWAD-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2610</link><description><![CDATA[PSU researchers and their collaborators have uncovered and engineered a new class of enzymes - the nitrile oxido reductases - that can aid in the chemical production of amines.
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In today's society, chemical manufacturing industries are facing increasing demands to practice environmentally conscientious methods and processes.&nbsp; Like all businesses, they also have a constant need to increase efficiency in their processes to maximize their bottom line.&nbsp; These two factors, among others, are driving a rapid increase in the use of enzymes in important industrial chemical transformatio...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:01 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2610</guid></item><item><title>Carbon Nanotube Multiplexers</title><caseId>ALRA-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2608</link><description><![CDATA[
Miniaturization of electronic and mechanical devices has permitted complex and sophisticated products to be realized inexpensively in compact packages.&nbsp; Such miniaturization has developed based primarily on advances in silicon wafer processing for circuit fabrication or micro-electromechanical systems.&nbsp; Unfortunately, at this point in time the incremental improvement of silicon wafer processing cannot lead to further significant enhancements in miniaturization.&nbsp; New nano-scale technologies that greatly reduce the size of circuits, actuators, and multiplexers will bring about th...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2608</guid></item><item><title>High Frequency Active Inductor</title><caseId>DAAR-01</caseId><link>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2607</link><description><![CDATA[An integrated inductor capable of operating at gigahertz (1 billion Hz) frequencies and above is a critical element in oscillators, filters, and wide-band low-noise amplifiers, (LNAs). The main applications are radio-frequency (RF) communication and high-speed data processing integrated circuits, such as those in cellular phones, wireless network cards, and broadband transceivers.
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Active integrated inductors are an alternative to passive inductors when the need for maximum selectivity (Q) prohibits the use of a passive inductor or when die area is limited.&nbsp; The key innovations of t...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate><author>iia@pdx.edu</author><guid>http://pdx.testtechnologypublisher.com/technology/2607</guid></item></channel></rss>