NSF gives Brown $3.3M
Brown University has made strides recently in boosting its ranks of female faculty, especially in the sciences. Now the Ivy League school has a...
Reliable system backup is key to protecting your data
By John P. Mello Jr.The dreaded exclamation “System’s down!” has become more than just an utterance of inconvenience. These days, it can be a...
URI chemist has formula
Jimmie C. Oxley is a fighter in the global war on terror. Her battlefield is a laboratory at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston...
Former Red Sox infielder launches IT support firm
Mike Stenhouse still wears his 1986 Red Sox American League Championship ring, with the signature “B” made of tiny diamonds, a prize from his...
Local school gets serious about video gaming
When the phrases “college kid” and “video games” are used in the same sentence, people usually aren’t referring to a motivated student.But one local...
Medical supply firm finds a niche and grows with it
When doctors perform an angioplasty, they usually start by inserting a catheter – a thin plastic tube – into the patient’s blood vessel. Then...
KVH offers DIRECTV
Catering to consumers who increasingly view their cars as “extensions of the living room,” KVH Industries Inc. has launched a mobile satellite TV system...
Product of URI research at leading edge of sonar
By John P. Mello
Contributing Writer
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) has been around since the beginning of the 20th century, but it didn’t enter the...
Web 2.0 principles drive educational software firm
Like any developing technology, the new World Wide Web, better known as Web 2.0, can be challenging to define. What’s more, its potential can...
Astro-Med printers to be installed in new military planes
WEST WARWICK – Astro-Med Inc. makes printers for U.S. military planes that fly all around the world. Now, they will also be found in...
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