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Pitt students invent Canal Battery Guard, a novel way to keep your phone battery alive longer

Where most smartphone manufacturers add ways to speed up charging, the Canal Battery Guard slows down charging overnight to give the battery periods of rest.

26 Aug 2020

Pitt announces $3 million study of medical marijuana to relieve pain in sickle cell patients

Later studies will focus on generalized anxiety disorders and chronic intractable pain.

10 Aug 2020

Pitt receives $1 million to study the future of autonomous vehicles for people with disabilities

"Transportation is a huge barrier to accessing healthcare, achieving gainful employment and participating in civic society."

09 Aug 2020

Pitt researchers create a textile coating that can repel viruses

The lab has created a textile coating that not only repels liquids like blood and saliva but can also prevent viruses from adhering to the surface.

27 May 2020

A nasal spray that prevents COVID-19? Pitt researchers awarded grants for urgent COVID-19 research

Seventeen research projects related to COVID-19 get $900,000 in funding.

04 May 2020

Othot develops AI software to help universities predict whether students will succeed

Orthot's cloud-based software is designed to identify students who are at risk of dropping out, the reasons why, and what schools can do to help them.

16 Mar 2020

Trek Gum wins AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup for its teeth-cleaning gum

A portion of the proceeds from every pack of biodegradable Trek Gum goes to organizations that help water-deprived areas.

28 Feb 2020

University of Pittsburgh sets goal of net-zero carbon footprint by 2037

“This commitment also helps us address climate change, which is the defining issue of our time ...,” says Aurora Sharrard, Pitt’s director of sustainability.

28 Feb 2020

New Pitt research could make plastic production leaner and cleaner

“It not only takes time. It takes a lot of energy and it takes a lot of money to sort molecules.”

25 Sep 2019

The Laundry Chute brings a service — and job opportunities — to Pittsburgh’s college students

Like a ride-sharing service for laundry, TLC's app connects students willing to wash clothes with those who need them done.

11 Sep 2019

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