In space, no one can hear your (critical) supply chain
By RAY DONNELLY // Space might be the “final frontier” to Capt. Kirk, the crew of the Starship Enterprise and generations of “Star Trek” fans, but to Betatronix and other…
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Ceremonies end, but work continues for 9/11 heroes
By GREGORY ZELLER // The heart-rending memorial ceremonies are over, the “never forget” reminders have ceased, the calendar moves on – and once again, the brutal and shattering terrorist attacks…
Risking life, and a clean record, for a better detector
By TOM MARINER // As I stepped from the airplane directly onto the runway, I remember thinking that the door sill was eight feet higher when I boarded. A silver-suited…
Albany pumps $40M into biotech commercialization
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for Long Island’s impressive biotech-research corridor: New York State has opened a new Biodefense Commercialization Fund designed to speed promising life-science research to market….
Dual verticals help additive-manufacturing ace add on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two distinct additive-manufacturing solutions are keeping a 3D-printing pioneer in growth mode, despite the pandemic’s lingering drag. Chem3 LLC (dba ChemCubed) produces “jettable nanocomposites” that can be…
Bush, Obama aides named Hofstra Presidential Fellows
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two heavy-hitting political operatives with presidential pedigrees will share their insights and expertise with the Hofstra University community. Philip Schiliro, director of legislative affairs and special…
Risk, opportunity in COVID/climate change combo
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The climate-change crisis is accelerating. COVID is surging, particularly the Delta variant. Both present immediate challenges – and, quite interestingly, recent research shows there are…
In a tough spot, a tough governor makes a tough call
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you thought the new school year – after a cluster$#%& of canceled SATs, “distance learning” and other COVID accommodations – would be like the good…
St. Joe’s professor blasts off for Mars, via Moscow
By GREGORY ZELLER // A St. Joseph’s College professor is going to Mars. At least, virtually – though her adventure will pave the road for future astronauts actually trekking where…
Balancing act: Post-COVID businesses better mix it up
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On the afternoon of March 12, 2020, ZE Creative Communications sent everyone in our Great Neck office home early. I haven’t seen many of my…
It’s not brain surgery (actually, it is – and it’s amazing)
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Bohemia-based med-tech with an eye for optics has introduced a breakthrough wearable technology for brain surgeons. Designs for Vision, a circa-1961 manufacturer riding the cutting…
Suffolk IDA’s latest tax package is a true tour de force
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Suffolk County manufacturer with a global client base and a history of bouncing around Long Island is on the move again – and this time,…
Irish eyes smile on SCCC’s progressive HVAC program
By GREGORY ZELLER // An exclusive international grant is helping Suffolk County Community College provide high-skills HVAC training for an increasingly in-demand workforce. Provided to only 10 U.S. community colleges…
Major federal grant powers SBU, BNL battery program
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Stony Brook University’s newer scientific institutes – focused on the future of electric vehicles – has been supercharged by a major U.S. Department of…
After COVID, the U.S. workforce needs serious help
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Amid a sea of bright red “help wanted” signs, grocery store checkout lines have gotten longer, because half the registers are closed. Dining out has become…