Staff writer Julie Donnelly talked to New England Business Day about a few startups that have launched despite the sorry state of the economy for life sciences firms.
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MHT on NECN: Biotechs launch despite recession
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009MHT on NECN: Making power from pavement
Monday, August 10th, 2009Staff writer Jackie Noblett dropped by New England Business Day to talk about using pavement as an energy source. Researchers at UMass Amherst and WPI, along with Acton-based materials company Novotech, are developing technology that could take heat captured by asphalt and use it to generate hot water or steam, which could in turn be used to generate power.
The technology could also help cool cities down, which would be nice to have later on this afternoon.
MHT on NECN: Tickets for Charity
Monday, July 27th, 2009Staff writer Galen Moore talks to New England Business Day about Tickets for Charity:
Tickets come direct from the sports teams and musicians at face value. Buyers pay about the same markup as a typical reseller charges. The face value goes to the venue or ticket agency, and the remainder goes to a charity chosen by the fan, artist or team. Tickets for Charity charges about a $4 to $12 fee per ticket, Poster said.
“If we capture half of one percent of that market we’re doing a great thing for society,” Poster said. Tickets for Charity has brought in $7 million in total revenues, with $3 million going back to charities including The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, City Year, Oxfam and the United Way.
MHT on NECN: Funding cuts may help local fuel cell cluster
Monday, July 13th, 2009Staff writer Jackie Noblett dropped by New England Business Day to talk about cuts to fuel cell funding that may actually help local companies like Protonex and Lilliputian.
Boston College researchers use human eye to improve computer vision
Friday, June 19th, 2009Hao Jiang and Stella X. Yu, computer science researchers at Boston College, used the human eye as a model to improve computer vision.
Last month MHT covered another BC research project that, in conjunction with UMass Medical School in Worcester used nanoscale retinal implants to treat macular degeneration.
More video after the jump. (more…)
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