Topic: Research

book cover for Global Patents
Research | December 1, 2015

Marketa Trimble's work “not only explains the limitations of international patenting, both legal and practical, but also reveals workarounds for expanding a small inventor’s patent protection.”

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Research | December 1, 2015

Faculty authors examine Las Vegas women at work, the status of global patents, racialized schools, and advances in the understanding and treatment of substance use disorders.

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Research | December 1, 2015

The creations of Paul Oh, technologist and visionary, are in the vanguard of a robotics revolution.

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Research | December 1, 2015

UNLV patent applications have tripled in the last two years, and three startup companies have been formed, demonstrating the university’s revitalized commitment to bringing its research to the marketplace. Learn about three innovative discoveries that are contributing to the remarkable growth in commercialization of UNLV research.

Brian Villmoare sits at a desk and holds a fossil
Research | December 1, 2015

By illuminating a dark period in human evolutionary history, a UNLV scientist gets his turn in the spotlight.

Biochemistry professor David Hatchett in his lab
Research | December 1, 2015

Our high-tech marvels demand rare earth metals and oxides. UNLV researchers are working to make extracting them less toxic and more efficient.

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Research | December 1, 2015

Research projects from 20 UNLV faculty members have been selected to receive approximately $500,000 in Faculty Opportunity Awards, university officials announced earlier this year.

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Research | December 1, 2015

UNLV has reached a licensing agreement with Abel Therapeutics, a start-up company that seeks to commercialize the discoveries of biochemistry professor Ernesto Abel-Santos.

Physics Professor Yusheng Zhao
Research | December 1, 2015

UNLV’s advanced energy research team is changing batteries from the inside out.

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Research | December 1, 2015

UNLV President, Dr. Len Jessup and Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Dr. Thomas Piechota welcomes UNLV Innovation readers to the Winter 2015 issue.