Category: Research & Innovation

Researchers are developing AI-enabled tools to predict flesh-eating waterborne pathogens
June 25, 2026UF researchers are collaborating to transform the way scientists detect, forecast and respond to dangerous waterborne infections caused by pathogenic Vibrio bacteria.
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A decade of innovation: engineering partnership powers Sarasota’s growing tech workforce
June 24, 2026The University of Florida’s Innovation Station celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, marking a unique partnership that strengthens Sarasota County’s tech-ready workforce with Gator Engineers.
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Sensing the Future
June 11, 2026UF Innovations Transform Health, Safety and AI Across the globe, smart sensors are driving a new era of health care, transportation, safety and intelligent automation. From autonomous vehicles navigating through smoke and darkness to wearable devices that monitor human movement and brain activity, sensors are rapidly transforming the way people interact with technology and the […]
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Researchers use AI, digital twin tech to make air travel more efficient, resilient
June 9, 2026University of Florida researchers are using AI-powered digital twins to simulate airport operations, helping airports identify bottlenecks, reduce delays and improve efficiency. Their work could lead to more resilient air travel systems that better adapt to disruptions and growing passenger demand.
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How laser “origami” could build structures in space
June 8, 2026Researchers are developing a laser-based manufacturing technique that could enable astronauts to build tools, structures and infrastructure on the moon using materials already available there.
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A new frontier for marine robot communication: UF scientists develop BlueME
May 29, 2026UF scientists createdBlueME, a magnetoelectric antenna that lets underwater robots communicate over 700 meters.
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Eight decades after WWII recognition, UF engineers still power defense research
May 27, 2026With locations on UF’s main campus in Gainesville and a regional campus on Eglin Air Force Base in the Panhandle, Florida Applied Research in Engineering, known as FLARE, now provides real-world — and highly secure — research for the Department of Defense.
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Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy – and danger – of AI detection tools
May 19, 2026UF engineering professor Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. says commercially available tools used to detect AI-generated text in scientific literature are ineffective.
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UF breakthrough could reshape RNA editing with world’s first DNA-guided CRISPR
May 15, 2026A team of engineers at the University of Florida has developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise and more affordable, while opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling disease.
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UF, Princeton researchers unveil precision DNA editing breakthrough
May 14, 2026University of Florida researchers, in collaboration with Princeton University, have developed a new genome-editing technology called CODE that enables more precise DNA modifications without cutting both strands of DNA. The system could help expand the possibilities of gene-editing therapies for genetic diseases, agriculture and developmental biology.
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