Contractors sue state over secret minority biz goals
The Associated General Contractors of New York State has filed suit against five state agencies, seeking the release of documents that show how the offices set goals for participation by…
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Feinstein researchers eye brain-tumor breakthrough
A common medication used to treat parasitic infections could leapfrog to the top of medical science’s brain-cancer arsenal. Pure scientific research funded by federal grants has led to this potential…
NYIT: Smartphone hackers making a power play
Be careful where you charge up your smartphone, lest you be “juice-jacked.” Yep, that’s a thing: the theft of smartphone data through the USB cords used to power your mobile…
Donald Trump, Long Island and the war on science
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s worry, if not panic, among the scientists at the heart of the Long Island innovation economy. Certainly, none are surprised that President Donald Trump, in…
Northeast clean-tech accelerator primes for 2017
From the It Takes a Nation file comes the Cleantech Open Northeast, an annual Boston-based business-accelerator program with a major-league reputation for assisting “clean technology” startups – including clean-tech startups…
World’s first anti-moocher shower safe is cleaning up
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a fresh patent, a multitude of retail deals and a major announcement in the offing, it’s fair to say the Shlocker has made a splash….
To keep tradeshows on track, IPS eyes RFID
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new radio-frequency identification tool is looking to simplify life on the tradeshow circuit. That’s no simple task: With hundreds and often thousands (and sometimes hundreds…
‘Smarter’ male enhancement starts in Hauppauge
By GREGORY ZELLER // When it comes to male enhancement, two heads are better than one. That’s the rationale behind Impress! for Men, a thinking man’s nutritional supplement produced by…
Best laid plans: Seven head to Albany for $100K shot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University showed off its innovation chops in this week’s regional round of the 2017 New York State Business Plan Competition. Four of the seven teams…
In protein interactions, it’s the little things that count
Fair warning to the protein complexes behind some of planet Earth’s most nefarious diseases, which have hid from mainstream researchers through decades of molecular science: Stony Brook University is coming for…
Innovations, advice abound in SBU’s 2017 Boot Camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // These boots are made for talking – and now, several enterprising innovators have a firmer grasp on what to say, and how to say it, when…
For amputees, a chance to get back in the swim
By GREGORY ZELLER // A retired U.S. Marine from Pennsylvania who lost part of his leg in the war on terror is diving back into his favorite athletic activities, thanks to…
With rival CEO aboard, FlightPartner eyes investors
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s another happy landing for FlightPartner Technologies Inc., which has recruited a direct competitor’s chief executive officer. The Stony Brook-based Software as a Service company announced…
Something ventured, lots to gain in Hofstra ‘Challenge’
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a new name but the same entrepreneurial spirit, as Hofstra University hurtles toward the final round of its latest Venture Challenge. Now dubbed the Hofstra-Digital…
Hey, Biff … that’s DOCTOR McFly to you
At long last, teen hero Marty McFly will go degree-for-degree with his partner in time, Dr. Emmett Brown: Stony Brook University will confer an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree…