Tag: November 2013
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology: Jim Hudson on Creativity
For this issue focused on innovation and creativity, our Executive Q&A has gone to scientific innovation central — the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Jim...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties
Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee counties enjoy a great location in northeast Alabama. Close to Huntsville’s successful high-tech community and opportunities in Tennessee and...
White Noise to Rocket Science: UAH Student Does the Research
A graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has created a novel approach to the problems of combustion instability — a condition...
Creative Thinking for Fun and Profit
Make Less A Lot More >> Andrew Freear
Andrew Freear apologizes for being late for an appointment. He was on a roof laying sheets of...
Hands-On Soulful Designs
No place fits the proverb, “necessity is the mother of invention” better than Hale County in west-central Alabama. It’s here in the fertile Black...
Laser Beams can use a “Carefully Balanced Thrust” to Protect the Earth
Lasers based in space could effectively deflect small asteroids, making Earth a safer place to live, scientists from the University of Alabama in Huntsville...
Business School Change at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
In recognition of the biggest philanthropic support ever for University of Alabama at Birmingham, the university has renamed its business school the Charles and...
Moon Express Inc. and NASA Work Toward a Robotic Lunar Lander
Under a program that allows easier collaboration between NASA and private companies, the nation’s space agency has begun working with Moon Express Inc. as...
Blood Donations Become 10x Easier Thanks to New Finger ID
Half the battle for blood donations — and way more than half the time — traditionally goes to the paperwork that’s required to make...
This Watermelon Stand Won’t Shut Down No Matter What
The Alabama Watermelon Queen seemed like a great target for Republicans in the House of Representatives looking for wasteful spending in the federal budget.
Texan...