It turns out data analysis isn’t just a game for number crunchers. For one Richland manufacturer, it’s also a means of finding new ways to improve medical devices and equipment.During the nearly 20 years that SIGN Fracture Care International has been treating patients worldwide, the company’s vast network of surgeons...
Deb Bowen,Executive director,Washington State STEM Education FoundationNumber of employees you oversee:Three, although we plan to grow our staff this year. Brief background of your business. The STEM Foundation serves as a catalyst in ensuring all area young people are aware of, and prepared to participate in, our vibrant STEM economy. We have...
By D. Patrick JonesThe Tri-Cities sport an enviable concentration of talent in science and technology. In economic statistics, most of these professionals show up in the sector “Professional & Technical Services”. The other sectors that contain tech workers are Information and Manufacturing. While firms of lawyers and accountants make up...
By Michelle DuplerWhether its ransomware, viruses, data theft or some other cybersecurity risk, a network breach can be one of a business owner’s worst nightmares — costing time, money and reputation.[blockquote quote="At least one employee will click on anything." source="Byron Martin, owner of Teknologize" align="right" max_width="300px"]A 2016 report by the...
Pasha Rudenko started his materials science doctorate at Washington State University in 2009 with one goal: to make lubricants safer.“Lubricants are just a mixture of base oil, most often mineral or synthetic, or vegetable oil and additives,” said Rudenko, whose undergraduate degree is in materials science for nuclear reactors. “(The)...
PNNL study finds opinion, emotion in tweets change when you get sickIn the future, public health workers could monitor trends on social media to quickly identify a rise of influenza, depression or other health issues in a specific area, thanks to research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
Prototype reduces transport impact on bins of fruit, inventor saysPasco-based HarvestMoore prototype fork impact limiter is now in production, with one run scheduled in time for apple harvest.The new invention is designed to reduce the shock loads and impact to fruit bins carried by forklifts.Prototype testing completed last month showed...
Richland researcher is among 57 nationwide to receive awardA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist will receive $2.5 million over five years to study the growing frequency of violent thunderstorms in the central United States. Jiwen FanJiwen Fan is among 57 scientists nationwide to receive the award designed to bolster the nation’s...
RJ Lee Group and TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering have formed a strategic partnership to prepare college students entering the science and engineering work force by offering opportunities right on campus.Richard Westberg of TerraGraphics is the lab director for the collaborative analytical laboratory on Columbia Basin College’s Pasco campus. With the baby...
A small Tri-City startup company wants to make the exchange of business cards a thing of the past with the launch of its new mobile app.The free Solo Connect app aims to streamline business-to-business referrals and the introduction process. It’s available for Apple and Android devices.Evauk Corp.’s CEO Thomas Feduk...
