by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 29, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
Taking a product or idea from the lab into the world is a complex process involving many steps and much collaboration. At the University of Arkansas, high tech companies have the advantage of the Technology Development Foundation (UATDF), which provides support for...
by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 7, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
Beginnings In the early nineties, Ajay P. Malshe had a good life in India. “I had everything there,” he said. “A nice house, a job at a premier university, a happy family.” But Malshe wanted more than that. He had ideas about new materials and technologies, and at...
by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 7, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
The story of LGW begins in a rural village in China. Bob Winkleman, a lawyer-turned-battery expert, had developed a battery-powered trike that could help Chinese farmers get from place to place, and he was testing a prototype. About two hours into his ride, the...
by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 7, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
Silicon Solar Solutions began as a class project. Douglas Hutchings, a graduate student in the microelectronics-photonics program at the time, had always been interested in starting his own business, so he signed up for a class called New Venture Development, which is...
by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 7, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
In order to diagnose and monitor conditions such as heart disease, epilepsy and sleep apnea, doctors rely on electrodes to capture signals from the body. These electrodes must be taped or glued to the skin, augmented with a special conductive gel and connected by...
by Camilla Shumaker | Oct 7, 2011 | Fall 2011, Features
BlueInGreen was co-founded in 2004 by two faculty members in the department of biological engineering: Marty Matlock and Scott Osborn. This company provides innovative products for improving and maintaining water quality. BlueInGreen’s SDOX system is an important new...
