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David Pogue, science author, New York Times columnist and host of PBS’s Nova Science Now, will be the keynote presenter at the 5th Biennial Science, Technology & Research (STaR) Symposium, to take place Oct. 22-23 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, conference organizers announced today. Dr. Jan Taylor, director of the West Virginia Higher […]
In an effort to improve communications and strengthen its brand, MATRIC | Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center has established a new website and logo. The organization established a new website and URL at www.matricinnovates.com, which is a domain name reflective of MATRIC’s primary service: assisting customers with innovation in breakthrough technologies and product /process […]
One of West Virginia’s brightest scientific stars has a brighter future. Last month, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller announced that, following several months of funding uncertainty, West Virginia University has signed an agreement with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) to invest $1 million over the next two years to help underwrite the costs for personnel […]
Registration is open for the 2013 TransTech Energy Business Development Conference, to be held Nov. 6-7, 2013 at the Waterfront Place in Morgantown. The conference is designed to promote investment in new companies that can provide solutions to energy, environmental, and economic development challenges, such as creating new jobs and more competitive industries. The conference […]
Know of an outstanding innovator or innovative startup company? Impressed by a student innovator? See an outstanding woman in technology and want to honor her work? Join TechConnectWV in celebrating contributions to innovation in West Virginia with the 2013 Spirit of Innovation Awards. Don’t sit on the sidelines–make your nominations for the awards today! Nominations […]
MarTek Limited, headquartered in Big Chimney, West Virginia, designs and manufactures a unique line of patented electrical safety equipment sold throughout the United States and Canada and beyond. Marketed under the trademarked name of “Chicken Switch,” the portable, remote-controlled equipment protects individuals from hazardous electrical arc flashes during high voltage circuit breaker switching activities. Founded […]
A new partnership between a Wheeling company and West Liberty University focused on developing and marketing a better way to teach college level science has received a key boost in the form of a seed grant from a new statewide economic development initiative. The Innovation Transfer Consortium (ITC), a project of TechConnect WV, has awarded […]
The Chemical Alliance Zone’s Chemicals and Materials Commercialization Fund has awarded $20,000 to a Marshall University scientist to help bring to market a technology he has developed for repairing skin injuries. The award to Dr. Jingwei Xie of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) will help Xie’s research team produce device prototypes and samples, […]
By: Kelly Bragg, West Virginia Department of Commerce West Virginia’s new compressed natural gas corridor is under way and more stations were announced in the state’s propane fueling infrastructure during a stakeholders’ meeting of the W.Va. Clean State Program at the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium in Morgantown on July 10. “Making it Happen in […]
Educators from the Kanawha Valley met recently with leaders in innovation and industry as part of the Charleston Area Alliance’s (CAA) second annual Educator | Industry Institute (E|II). Designed to fill a gap recognized by the CAA between classroom and industry, the E|II provides an opportunity for teachers to learn firsthand about the education, skills […]