April 26, 2024
Technology/Innovation
University of Miami College of Engineering researchers develop new, non-corrosive saltwater concrete
By using seawater and aggregates that contain salt ... UM College of Engineering researchers have developed a new type of concrete.
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Published on 10/25/2019
How Florida companies can protect themselves from ransomware attacks
A rash of ransomware attacks in Florida offers some lessons in cybersecurity for business and government.
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Published on 10/25/2019
Required solar panels in South Miami
In 2017, South Miami became the first municipality in Florida and the first in the U.S. outside California to require solar panels on new houses.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Duke Energy plans to use lithium-ion battery technology for power grids
Duke Energy Florida is planning to use the same lithium-ion battery technology that power most cell phones and laptops to supplement its power grid...
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Published on 8/26/2019
What happened to auto company Rivian?
Florida Trend discovered auto company Rivian in 2011.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Tampa's University Mall gets redeveloped into “research village”
University Mall in Tampa was once a go-to shopping destination. But the suburban-style mall eventually fell out of favor as other shopping centers opened in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Space Florida's rocket science financing
Some of the deals that spurred redevelopment of the Space Coast have involved creative use of tax incentives.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Orlando's self-driving startup, Luminar Technologies
Can an Orlando startup overcome a host of challenges to help Central Florida make a name in self-driving autos?
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Published on 8/26/2019
Tampa Bay has high hopes for Erik Maltais' Immertec virtual reality startup
A former high-school dropout and Marine security guard now leads a tech startup in Tampa that's attracted investments from Steve Case and customers like Johnson & Johnson.
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Published on 8/26/2019
VerdeGo Aero and SeaMax to Join Embry-Riddle's Applied Aviation and Engineering Research Hangar
Innovative Firms to Bring More Jobs to Volusia County
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Published on 6/28/2019
Clearwater company launches interactive telemedicine station
Clearwater-based OnMed has introduced an interactive telemedicine station that links patients with physicians...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Panama City Beach-based TechFarms startup Dragonair Aviation lands in finals of Boeing competition
GoFly, an international human flight competition, has named Panama City Beach-based TechFarms startup Dragonair Aviation...
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Published on 5/28/2019
3-D printed rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral
A few weeks into the new year, Relativity, a startup that makes 3-D-printed rockets...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Counter-Drone Technology to be Commercialized by Embry-Riddle and Drone Defense Systems LLC
New technology that detects and commandeers unauthorized drones, guiding them to land safely, will be commercialized under a licensing agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Drone Defense Systems LLC of Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Published on 5/15/2019
Sarasota Memorial Hospital uses robot to find lung cancer nodules
Among the challenges in treating lung cancer is the difficulty of detecting malignant nodules in hard-to-reach areas within the lung.
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Published on 4/26/2019
Keeping Millennials in Space
The industry needs young engineers — and Millennials like a certain lifestyle
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Published on 2/25/2019
Florida Space Industry Constraints
To reach the target of 100-plus annual launches that industry leaders dream of, Florida will have to overcome some obstacles.
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Published on 2/25/2019
Florida's 2019 rocket launch lineup
A roundup of rockets, people carriers and satellite systems on track to launch from Florida's Space Coast.
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Published on 2/25/2019
Florida's Space Coast Renaissance: The private space race is on
Long subject to whims in congressional spending on space, the Space Coast's economy turned in 2011 with the government's decision to end the shuttle program...
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Published on 2/25/2019
Great White Shark Genome Decoded
The great white shark is one of the most recognized marine creatures on Earth...
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Published on 2/20/2019
Preeminence helps USF build new medical engineering program
Led by funding earned through the state of Florida's preeminence program, the University of South Florida's Department of Medical Engineering is adding nationally prominent researchers
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Published on 1/17/2019
United Technologies Announces Intention to Separate Into Three Independent Companies
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and the company's intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities. The separation will result in three global, industry-leading companies:
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Published on 11/28/2018
Naples-based Stabilized Steps opens doors for those who use walkers
Stabilized Steps, a Naples company that develops and makes stabilizers that attach to the bottom of walkers...
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Published on 10/26/2018
Drone deputy
Pensacola police are working with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition on a drone program.
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Published on 10/26/2018
A new approach to dry cleaning in South Florida
OXXO Care Cleaners in Hollywood makes an environmentally friendly innovation.
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Published on 10/26/2018
