Comparing efficiency of patent production between US institutions using a hybrid NIH-USPTO dataset.

A database that links patents to NIH awards enables evaluation of key milestones along the research translation pathway.

Recent advances in nanotechnology for diabetes treatment.

Nanotechnology in diabetes research has facilitated the development of novel glucose measurement and insulin delivery modalities which hold the potential to dramatically improve quality of life for diabetics. Recent progress in the field of diabetes research at its interface with nanotechnology is our focus. In particular, we examine glucose sensors with nanoscale components including metal nanoparticles and carbon nanostructures.