In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
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No. 995: On backpacks, horsebacks, quarantined plants and Robert Plant, with lots of extra bacon
Winds of change: Welcome, dear readers, to a surprisingly Autumnal August Wednesday. Fall is in the air this week on Long Island, with refreshing breezes, uncharacteristically cool temperatures…
No. 943: Fighting crime, building robots and eating our Brussels sprouts, with love for actual economists
You certainly earned it: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and not just any Friday but the fifth Friday – and very last day, finally – of January 2025. We’re…
Trump 2 could supercharge intellectual property law
By ALLISON SINGH // Intellectual property wasn’t a big subject in 2024 campaign speeches or political slogans, but it will play a big role in the new Presidential administration. This…
Brilliant past, bright future power legacy LI machinist
By TOM MARINER // Last month, the new generation of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot walked onto the scene, heralding the rapidly growing robotics industry. Although it’s not directly their…
As lonely seniors multiply … robotics to the rescue?
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // You’ve probably chatted with Alexa or ordered Siri around, but odds are you haven’t met ElliQ. ElliQ is an artificial intelligence-powered robot the New York State Office for the…
No. 847: In which nations unite, history lives, galaxies spill their secrets – and we can’t get enough Rockefeller
Bold prediction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the wet and windy hump – and if you think this is bad, wait until next week, when Long…
No. 821: The kids are alright – and so are Black business owners, Italy’s Sophia Loren and SBU’s Zamolodchikov
No time to waste: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the busiest time of the business year (just take a look at our chunky Calendar of Events!). Fortunately,…
No. 814: Epigenetics shine, the mighty hashtags rise and summer survives, with hot Cubans (the sandwiches)
Summer swan song: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we muscle our way through the penultimate week of the Summer of 2023. It’s not quite summer’s chronological end, but…
New gifts boost New York Tech architects, by design
By GREGORY ZELLER // The defunct Institute of Design and Construction lives on – as does its long support of the New York Institute of Technology. The IDC Foundation, legacy…
Redesigning fabrication, with a familiar helping hand
By GREGORY ZELLER // A major initiative funded by a forward-looking foundation will help the New York Institute of Technology fabricate a brilliant future. New York Tech’s School of Architecture…
Technology will always pace healthcare (and it should)
By TERRY LYNAM // Healthcare has always been at the forefront of technological development; robotics and artificial intelligence are no exception. Science fiction may spur images of sentient robots living…
A Queens machine rules them all at VEX’s LI robo-thon
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s brightest STEM students proved no match Saturday for unstoppable robots from Queens – though the invading automatons did have a distinct advantage. Adelphi University…
No. 460: On diversity, robotics and Hoosiers – plus, how to warm your whiskey
Moving right along: It’s Wednesday already, dear readers, as we speed through this latest busy workweek and plow straight toward the big year-end holidays. The hills are alive: It’s…