From plastic bags to paints, sporting goods and auto parts, a type of plastic known as polyolefins is ubiquitous in modern life. But despite the fact that these polyolefins – organic polymers that comprise extended chains of saturated carbon-carbon bonds – have been produced commercially since the 1930s, there is still a need for more…
Personality Factors Are Best Defense Against Losing Your Job To A Robot
Worried robots will take your job? Researchers say people who are more intelligent and who showed an interest in the arts and sciences during high school are less likely to fall victim to automation. Later educational attainment mattered, but researchers said the findings highlight the importance of personality traits, intelligence and vocational interests in determining…
Researchers Discover New Chemical Sensing Technique
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new technique to determine the chemical composition of materials using near-infrared light. The work could have a number of potential applications, including improving downhole drilling analysis in the oil and gas industry and broadening the spectrum of solar light that can be harvested and converted to…
Project Makes NASA, Other Research Available to Offshore Industry
Offshore innovation may get easier – and less expensive – with a new online database launched by the University of Houston, through its partnership in the Ocean Energy Safety Institute. The Ocean Energy Technology Portal allows companies to search proven technologies developed by federal agencies and other organizations that could address some of their own…
Diagnosing Diseases with Smartphones
Researchers at UH are developing a system to use smartphones to diagnose diseases in real time Smartphones are capable of giving us directions when we’re lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a three-mile radius. But University of Houston researchers are…