August 16, 2022
Research Florida
UF startup Cannabix working on a 'pot breathalyzer'
With more states allowing some form of legal marijuana use, the race is on to develop a breath test that law enforcement...
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Published on 8/26/2020
OceanBased Perpetual Energy generates power from the Gulf Stream
Alshemaimry came to FAU with his Gulf Stream plan shortly after the Scotland conference and in May reached a milestone.
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Published on 8/26/2020
VerdeGo Aero wants to provide new power to aircraft makers
A small Daytona Beach company wants to provide new power to aircraft makers.
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Published on 8/26/2020
FIU researchers monitor shark fin trade
The Chinese love shark fin soup - will they eat less if they know it's full of mercury?
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Published on 8/26/2020
InfraSite Solutions offers underground storage units for 5G tower equipment
Building out the nation's cellular networks requires lots of towers and refrigerator-sized electrical boxes to support them.
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Published on 8/26/2020
Are CEOs from working-class background less kind toward their employees?
If you came up via the school of hard knocks, you might want to take a look at whether your labor policies are holding your company back.
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Published on 8/26/2020
Research, technology & innovation around the state
Sea Salads, Eye-balling Big Data, Farmer Bot, Virtual Learning for Surgeons and more.
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Published on 8/26/2020
University of Miami researchers rebuilding 125 acres of reef
New science helps restore a vital part of ocean infrastructure.
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Published on 8/26/2020
Top productive Florida research universities
Florida Schools: A+ in Commercialization
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Published on 8/26/2020
What happened to auto company Rivian?
Florida Trend discovered auto company Rivian in 2011.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Research Florida: Around the State
The city of Winter Haven says it has embarked on a Smart City initiative to improve government operations
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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
Innovations in Florida
A roundup of stories on the latest research being done in Florida.
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Published on 8/28/2018
Business Profile: Harris Corp. Plays to Its Strengths
Over seven years, Harris has abandoned its diversification strategy to focus primarily on building high-tech equipment for governments.
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Published on 8/28/2018
Droning on
Florida companies, entrepreneurs and schools are all-in as commercial use of drones skyrockets.
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Published on 8/28/2018
High-Tech, Low-Carb: Profile of Ken Ford
Ken Ford co-founded an institute that made its name in computers, artificial intelligence and engineering. Scientific prestige is now meeting fame: The institute and Ford have become well-known for their expertise in the high-fat, no-carb ketogenic diet.
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Published on 8/28/2018
Research across Florida 2017
UF Danger, Danger, Danger
Good news for expecting parents everywhere on Zika. “Basically, the epidemic is over,” says Dr. J. Glenn Morris Jr., director of the University of Florida’s Emerging...
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Published on 9/11/2017
Grants: Funding Florida's research
National Science Foundation
The NSF is a federal agency that supports research and education involving science and engineering in non-medical fields. The numbers below reflect grants received since January 2017....
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Published on 9/11/2017
Max Planck Florida Institute: Finely Focused
Before 2000, microscopes were limited to viewing particles larger than half the wavelength of light Then German physicist Stefan Hell proved he could do an end-around past the resolution barrier...
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Published on 9/11/2017
Striking Rein-Gold: A profile of Reinhold Schmieding and Arthrex
The son of German immigrants has become a billionaire in Naples by combining hard-nosed business tactics with a Euro-style workplace to dominate the arthroscopic surgical instrument market.
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Published on 8/26/2016
A look at the Center for Collaborative Research
A new research center at Nova Southeastern includes a partnership with the Swedish institute that awards the Nobel Prizes.
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Published on 8/26/2016
Florida's life sciences industry is on the map
Created almost from scratch since 2003, Florida's life sciences industry is progressing — despite some high-profile failures.
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Published on 8/26/2016
