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Simcona to distribute Automated Artificial Intelligence Temperature Screening System
Simcona Electronics has acquired the Upstate New York franchise for Automated AI Temperature Screening System, an advanced thermal imaging solution from Richtech. The temperature check kiosk systems s an advanced […]
New dog training software to hit app stores
Sniffy can help! That’s the idea behind this dog training app, created by Howard Shyng and Ting Zhu. The initial idea for Sniffy came when the two were classmates at […]
Fast Forward Monroe survey aims to capture business needs, concerns
Monroe County, in collaboration with the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Greater Rochester Enterprise, has released a COVID-19 Economic Impact survey for area businesses. Fast Forward Monroe aims to […]
NASA-funded project to build single photo detectors underway at RIT
Students are on a mission to build detectors that could identify individual photons from distant, inhabitable planets. RIT graduate student Justin Gallagher, majoring in astrophysical sciences and technology, works as […]
Nalgene Outdoor debuts sustainable bottle
Nalgene Outdoor, maker of reusable water bottles, is first to market with a sustainable product made from recycled plastic waste called Nalgene Sustain. These bottles, manufactured in Rochester, fulfill a critical demand […]
Free workshop to help entrepreneurs
A free workshop titled “Prototype to Mass Production” will be held virtually, on Tuesday, August 11, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM by NextCorps. It is designed to help entrepreneurs […]
New ultrafast laser pulse created in record time
The shortest laser pulse for newly developed technology was recently created by the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics. This research sets the record for this work, which has important […]
Digitronik keeps customers moving forward
By Jill Kemp. • Ten years ago, Digitronik started as a one-man operation. The Rochester-based company quickly expanded to four people and with steady growth, took off. Digitronik helps companies […]
Kodak to launch pharmaceuticals unit, create 360 jobs
Eastman Kodak will launch Kodak Pharmaceuticals, a new business unit to produce critical pharmaceutical components that have been identified as essential but have lapsed into chronic national shortage, the company […]
New RIT scholarships established by game studio Vicarious Visions
Game studio Vicarious Visions (VV) and Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Center have established a partnership that will include new scholarships for RIT students. RIT and the game studio shared […]