Silicon
Samsung and University of Illinois enter into IP license agreement
The University of Illinois, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Samsung Electronics. The patented technology covers the use of deuterium in semiconductor devices and provides a solution to hot-carrier effects, which are known to cause problems with device reliability.
Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will be able to use the University’s patented technology for semiconductor devices through the lifetime of the patents. [Read more...]
Cool Stuff
Stanford Video on Tech Transfer
In the heart of the Silicon Valley sits Stanford University. Although known for many contributions in a wide variety of areas, one near and dear to our heart is the number of startup companies that emerge. At the center of the Stanford startup world sits our friends at the OTL who recently released this video. [Read more...]
Energy
3rd Annual Nano Renewable Energy Summit in Denver, CO, May 24 – 25, 2010
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE
)– The NanoBusiness Alliance, the world’s leading nanotechnology trade association, and the Colorado Nanotechnology Alliance today announced that the 3rd annual Nano Renewable Energy Summit will open its doors next week at the University of Denver, CO, where the event will run from May 24 – 25, 2010. http://www.nanoenergysummit.org/
Life Sciences
Sony Acquires Champaign based iCyt Mission Technologies
Sony Corporation (Sony) announced today that it has acquired iCyt Mission Technology, Inc. (iCyt), a leading producer of high-performance cell sorters used for stem cell and disease research, through its U.S. subsidiary, Sony Corporation of America (SCA). With this acquisition, Sony is using its expertise and technologies to enter the flow cytometry business in life science field. iCyt, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, designs, manufactures and sells flow cytometers, associated reagents and services.
Founder Gary Durak is expected to remain with the company and continue to build and run the operations from their location in Champaign.
Software
UIUC CS Students Create Mobile Learning Apps for Android
Students in professor Klara Nahrstedt’s CS 425 Distributed Systems course had a unique opportunity this semester. Test their course knowledge by creating distributed applications to help other undergraduate students use them in other classes.
Students in the CS 425 class spent their semester applying their skills in distributed systems to the task of learning to develop distributed applications on top of the Google Android development platform. The Google phones purchase was sponsored by the Vodafone educational grant. The semester culminated in a head-to-head competition, sponsored by Qualcomm and Vodafone, to see who could create the best learning-focused application.
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Business
Tech.com News For 5/17/2010
Adam Dell joins Austin Ventures, Hawthorn will receive an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize the antibody portfolio out of University of Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley and Smart Grid headline the news.
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