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Welcome
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Welcome to the 1st issue
of "Terrier Tech," a newsletter about technology, research
and innovation from the Office of Technology
Development at Boston University. This
newsletter will highlight amazing and sometimes previously
unrecognized research and technology developments at the university
and through the individual work of faculty and students.
We
hope you enjoy this issue! Thanks for
reading!
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Future looks promising for
Sand9
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 Boston University professor Raj
Mohanty founded Sand9, a company focused on developing
high-precision micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology,
in 2007. The start-up, which spent its early years in OTD's
Technology Incubator, recently revealed... (Read
more)
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2011
WEF Pioneers focus on Clean-Tech
On September 1st, the World Economic
Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, announced its list of 2011 Technology
Pioneers.
The
rising global importance for energy efficiency
was reflected as a record thirteen clean-tech companies were
recognized this year. Israeli start-up Takadu created a software
program to monitor water distribution networks, help utility
companies detect potential leaks and sequentially alert employees
of any problems through email or SMS messaging...(Read
more)
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Grinstaff named BU's 1st Innovator of
the Year
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 Boston University Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry Mark W. Grinstaff was named
the first recipient of Boston University's Innovator of the Year
Award.
Grinstaff has published over 60 manuscripts and co-founded three
companies: Hyperbranch Medical Technology, Acuity Bio and Flex
Biomedical, which started out housed in OTD's Technology
Incubator...(Read more)
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Waste-to-Hydrogen
Production
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 As a researcher in Uday Pal's mechanical
engineering lab, Boston University Alum (Ph.d Mechanical
Engineering '10) Soobhankar Pati developed environmentally-friendly
procedures to produce metals like magnesium, calcium and
titanium.
Pati's research shifted from metals to clean energy. He, along with
other researchers, developed a single-step, carbon-neutral
process...(Read more)
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Successful
night of networking at Tech, Drugs & Rock 'n
Roll
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 More than 500
entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, technology professionals,
students and faculty attended Tech, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll, OTD's
first annual networking reception on July 27th at the George
Sherman Union.
OTD
Managing Director Vinit Nijhawan highlighted his goals for the
future of technology development at BU, including increased student
participation in entrepreneurship and mentoring programs...(Read more)
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