Construction Out of This World
As a teenage apprentice carpenter in 1962, Buddy Clark helped build a test stand for NASA’s Saturn V launch vehicle at Marshall Space...
Tank Farm Questions, Conciliations
Then there was that time in Mobile when two companies sought to increase the port’s oil storage footprint, at the same time residents...
Robots Invade Honda, UAH College of Nursing
In what sounds like the plot to a summer blockbuster, robots were spotted in August roving the hallways of both the Honda Manufacturing...
The Quest to Make (and Brand) A Better Paint Can
Build a better paint can and you may still need someone to help convince folks that you’ve done exactly that. Last September, ...
Complete Your Look With a Cloud Computing Jacket
Wearable technology has taken many forms in its brief history, from smart watches and miniature medical sensors to the short-lived Google Glass. Researchers...
Spotlight on Bibb, Chilton & Dallas Counties
Chilton, Dallas and Bibb counties, located in west central Alabama, share an abundance of natural resources, a rich heritage and...
Small Businesses Contract $1B in Missile Work
Northrop Grumman Corp. in late June celebrated exceeding $1 billion in work subcontracted to small businesses under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Joint National...
Alabama Positions For U.S.-Cuba Trade
After 50 years of isolationist policy with a promising consumer market just off the Florida coast, the time has come for Congress to...
75 Years in Law Gives Perspective on Technology
Chris Gill (left) and Roger Bates Time and technology have brought a host of changes to Hand Arendall, a statewide...
Internet Breakthrough by Adtran
The engineers at Adtran, Alabama’s largest information technology company, are laying claim to a technology breakthrough — “a leap forward for the...