Evidence from academic studies and national-level policy reports suggests that university-industry relationships are now widely practiced in many countries and increasing in importance. University innovation centers (UICs) offer one mechanism for managing these relationships. UICs are an instrument to mobilize a critical mass of researchers to build new technology platforms and enable the corporate partner to explore new business opportunities, a process that requires work on new business models to be carried out in parallel with technological research. As an example, the paper analyzes the partnership between agribusiness Syngenta AG and the University of Manchester (UK) to establish a UIC focused on the introduction of sensors and informatics into agriculture ("agri-electronics").
PENANG, Malaysia, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new lighting technology and products from ecoNoon could provide the best LED lighting solutions to meet the world's growing need to save energy on lighting in commercial, industrial, residential and public spaces. ecoNoon has created a breakthrough technology to improve energy efficiency in lighting. The new technology allows LEDs to work effectively in the unchartered territory of higher wattages that are far beyond anything available from any other company in the world. The question is 'How can the world reduce its energy consumption used for lighting?' The answer is held in a small startup company in Malaysia, built upon a US patent of the LED lighting module," said Ir Ooi Seoh Lin, Chief Marketing Officer of ecoNoon (http:// www.eco...
A few years ago, several employees of a New York-based savings and loan bank decided to "liberate" some of the bank's assets for their own selfish purposes. In engineering this embezzlement, these employees used their inter-office e-mails to communicate with each other but deleted those e-mails once they had fulfilled their usefulness. The fact of the matter is that technology is changing not only how people work and shop but also how they "connect" with clients, colleagues, and friends. People have blogs, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, text messaging and the list goes on. These new technologies are not inherently dangerous, but they have the potential for abuse and that potential is where the perils lie. Technology is advancing so rapidly, there's no way of telling what new exposures will...
Imagine watching the Missouri football team's locker-room celebration on your phone while snaking through traffic outside Memorial Stadium after a big victory. The impact of TV money
This years version of the West Virginia International Auto Show will feature the latest hybrids and electric-powered vehicles, including the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt. The show will run from Jan. 28 to the 30th at the Civic Center. The Volt is bound to attract attention because it has been heavily advertised by General Motors but is not yet widely available for sale. Ruth Lemmon, president of the West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, said the Volt is currently not available in West Virginia but we hope to have it available for consumers in the very near future. I understand that several Chevrolet dealers in West Virginia are keeping waiting lists. Other alternative fuel vehicles scheduled to be on display: The BMW X6 ActiveHybrid, Honda Insight, Mercedes-Benz S-C...
With the first of America's 76 million baby boomers turning 65 this year, "old age" has been redefined, and big thinkers are recognizing new markets to conquer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention peg the current U.S. life expectancy at 77.9 years, with many economists fearing an economic A-bomb. Those latter years are often marked by medical strife, usually at considerable expense. But higher nutritional standards, better understanding of health risks, early detection and other factors have people living not only longer, but healthier.
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