Former CCEW Technologies/Projects
Spring of 2009 Engaged Technologies
Nanoparticle Deposition
Inventor(s):
Cengiz Altan
Clustering of nanoparticles is arguably the most significant problem currently affecting the nanotechnology industry.
When nanoparticles are not dispersed sufficiently, they do not retain the same properties that make their small size appealing. Dr. Altan and Levent Aktas have developed a novel method of dispersing nanoparticles. Their invention involves a transport line that carries nanoparticles into a chamber. Properly dispersed nanoparticles form a cloud and larger particles settle to the bottom. The suspended particles are then distributed onto the polymer of interest or prepegs, which are on the interior walls of the chamber.
Multiplayer Online Learning Platform
Inventor(s):
Mary John O'Hair
Scott Wilson
K20 Center’s massive Multiplayer Online Learning Platform is in the underlying technology system that supports the current game-based learning environment, the McLarin Adventures. The system is composed of a client application that allows students to connect via internet to a locally hosted server and access a variety of features. Included in this platform is a growing set of teacher tools allowing the teachers to manage students and student groupings, which accessing student work products during their game-play experiences.
McLarin Adventures is an interactive learning environment targeting literacy, mathematics, science and social studies for 8th and 9th grade Oklahoma students, challenging them with real-world issues.
West Nile Virus Vaccine
Inventor(s):
Robert A. Floyd
OU Researchers in collaboration with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) have developed a vaccine for West Nile Virus (WNV) using a unique combination of chemicals and light to inactivate the virus.
This process is less toxic and potentially more efficient than current methods used for vaccine production since the inactivation targets the RNA instead of the protein. This method could be used to create vaccines for other RNA viruses including Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Hepatitis C, Pestiviruses, Bovine Viral Diarrhea, and Classical Swine Fever.
