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Robert Moog, EDM pioneer, inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticIf you’ve listened to any music in the last 48 years, chances are you’re familiar with the Moog Ladder Filter, whether you know it or not. Idiot savants might know the invention by its government identifier: Patent No. 3475623. But to the...Tags: Christina Aguilera, Science and Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Donna Summer, Electronics
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Open data for agriculture meeting focuses on global food security
Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is organizing the meeting on behalf of the United States for members of the G-8 and interested parties. I bet that...Tags: Africa, Technology, Summits, Camp David, Social Issues
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Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots
Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...Tags: Ayn Rand, Charlie Rose, The Wall Street Journal, Radio Industry, Politics
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Teen inventor eyes entrepreneurship
As early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur. As a seventh-grader, the Highland Park resident conceived GreenShields — a curved wing atop school buses to decrease drag and...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Illinois Department of Transportation, Science and Technology, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Technology
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‘Iron Man 3′: Tony Stark lives by his wits in Marvel’s latest
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt was the moment that brought a $200-million blockbuster to a screeching halt. Robert Downey Jr. stood frozen in pain ...... -
CI Invests In Trumbull Medical Device Firm That Moved To State From Ithaca
The Hartford CourantA New York medical device company picked up and moved to Trumbull after Connecticut Innovations made a $1.3 million investment in the firm, the state's quasi-public investment authority said Monday. The dozen employees at ZetrOZ LLC work on ultrasound...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Trumbull
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UIC launches $10M seed fund to advance startups
Tribune reporterThe University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a $10 million fund to help inventions advance from the research stage toward potential commercial opportunities, becoming the latest academic institution in the area to channel increased resources...Tags: Northwestern University, HIV, Darunavir (drug), Education, Research
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Bioscience startups to open in Chicago in next year
Two new collaborative work centers for bioscience startups are slated to open in Chicago during the next year as local industry boosters hope to replicate the momentum and visibility achieved by the area's digital entrepreneurs. Gov. Pat Quinn is...
Tags: Technology, Hospira, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Pat Quinn, Startups
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READER SUBMITTED: Alphachromics Named As UConn Top Start-Up Company
StatewideThe University of Connecticut has named Alphachromics as the "Top UConn Start-Up Company" at annual awards ceremonies attended by top business leaders from around the state and academic leadership from UConn. Alphachromics was formed in 2010 by UConn...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Teachers, Education, East Hartford
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Florida: No. 1 'innovation' state, Fast Company says
Florida has been named the No. 1 "Innovation State" by Fast Company magazine, Gov. Rick Scott took pride in announcing Tuesday. In a story titled, "A Sunny Outcome: Why Florida's Startups are Soaring High," Fast Company cited the state as the nation'...Tags: Rick Scott, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Boca Raton
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Broward students impress Obama with bicycle invention
What started out as a science assignment turned into a political science lesson on Monday, as two Northeast High students got President Barack Obama to try out their bicycle-powered invention. Obama "test drove" the project, created by about 30 students...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, White House, American Red Cross, Politics
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RPT-Obama celebrates young inventors at White House science fair
Reuters(Repeats for wider subscribers) By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopped on a mountain bike that was mounted on blocks and pedaled away, taking part in a science experiment on how to filter unsafe drinking...Tags: White House, Pancreatic Cancer, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Haiti, Scientific Invention
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