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New autonomous monitor prevents drone crashes in real time

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By Laurie Fickman, Lisa Lock, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Tech Xplore Verified
At left, Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, along with students Paramjit Singh Kainth and Andoni Urrutia Urcelay, fly drones inside the drone lab. Credit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time.
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New infrastructure model prioritizes disaster spending for vulnerable cities

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By Laurie Fickman, Gaby Clark Verified, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Juan Moccagatta from Pexels A University of Houston engineering professor is helping cities, utilities and transportation agencies prepare for and recover from natural disasters. All these organizations face the same challenge: They know the next hurricane, flood, wildfire or other major disruption will occur, but they do not have enough resources to strengthen every vulnerable piece of infrastructure.
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Nanomedicine discovery uses salt to overcome major obstacle in gene therapy

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By Laurie Fickman, Gaby Clark Verified, Robert Egan Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) images of SLNPs. Credit: Small (2026). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202514547 Researchers at the University of Houston's College of Pharmacy have discovered an unexpectedly simple strategy to improve the performance of mRNA vaccines and gene therapeutics: adding salt. The findings, published in Small, address one of the biggest challenges facing modern gene medicine—getting fragile therapeutic material to the right place inside cells.
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