GE Appliances Highlights $1.1 Billion in Economic Impact in 2022 Report

 GE Appliances, a Haier company, issued its 2022 Economic Impact highlighting the $24.5 billion contribution made by the company’s economic activities to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The effect on GDP was made possible by cumulative impact of more than $2 billion in investments and the hiring of 4,000 new employees at the company’s operations […]

HudsonAlpha Showcases Spring 2023 AgTech Accelerator Cohort

On June 22, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha) hosted its second AgTech Accelerator showcase in partnership with gener8tor, a global startup accelerator, in Saturn V Hall. The five startups that received $100k each in investments from gener8tor each pitched its agricultural technology product to the attendees. Respectively, the founders of OmniVis, Khepra, SAVRpak, Terra Bioforge, […]

Pasquali Microwave USA Enters North American Markets

Pasquali Group, an esteemed Italian technology company, has selected Fighter Link Solutions International to implement and execute its expansion plans into the United States and North American markets under Pasquali Microwave USA. This effort began more than four years ago with the establishment of Pasquali Microwave USA. After an initial period to understand the American […]

UAH Wins Top Prize at Two NASA Artemis Student Challenges in Same Year

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has claimed the top prize for two NASA Artemis Student Challenges. The 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge and the 2023 Student Launch Challenge, led by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, marks a historic achievement, as no other university has ever […]

IERUS Technologies announces the launch of new engineering software company Nullspace, Inc.

IERUS Technologies, an established defense contractor in Huntsville, AL, has announced a new spin-off company, Nullspace, Inc. Nullspace, Inc. will focus on delivering advanced engineering software for electromagnetics applications. With strong backing from IERUS and initial seed funding of $500K, Nullspace, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is off to a strong start. The three co-founders all hold PhDs […]

UAH College of Nursing collaboration with Clarus aims to advance healthcare education

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing and Huntsville-based Clarus Viewer Corp. are collaborating on the company’s new Clarus Viewer: TrainerTM product, a virtual reality training aid for healthcare students and instructors focused on bridging the gap between traditional book learning and patient care.  Clarus Viewer: Trainer builds on Clarus Viewer Corp’s […]

NASA Announces Selection of Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider

NASA officials gathered at the Marshall Flight Center in Huntsville on Friday to announce the selection of Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, as a second Artemis Lunar Lander provider. According to NASA, Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA’s human landing system (HLS) requirements for recurring astronaut […]

HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigator leading research for sustainable agriculture

Faculty Investigator Alex Harkess’ laboratory at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and their collaborators New West Genetics were recently awarded a three-year, $650,000 United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) grant that aims to unlock the full potential of industrial hemp, a versatile plant used for centuries as a source of […]

UAH hurricane research ramps up as 2023 hurricane season officially begins

Scientists from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science are preparing to study  hurricane characteristics to better predict the intensity of these storms before they make landfall. Hurricane season officially started June 1.   Dr. Xiaomin Chen, assistant professor in the department, is collaborating with Dr. Kevin Knupp, director of […]

Land Trust of North Alabama, NASA Partner for Applied Science

It’s hardly a secret that Huntsville’s fortunes are closely tied to NASA projects; we’re not called “Rocket City” for nothing, after all!  Yet for all of the wonder and spectacle of the rockets and missiles developed here, it is the Earth Systems Science that NASA conducts that can empower city and state officials to make […]