“Sixty Upstate plants were among the 134 plant sites recognized statewide by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance for outstanding workplace safety in 2007.
Facilities with a low rate of accidents resulting in lost workdays, job transfers or restrictions were nominated for the safety recognition. Plants submitting an incident rate below the statewide average for their NAICS […]
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“A $100,000 grant through a Duke Energy program will be used toward construction of a new chemistry lab at Anderson University, school officials said Monday.AdvanceSC, funded with profits from Duke Energy’s Bulk Power Marketing program (BPM) and managed by an independent board of directors, provided the grant, said school spokesman Barry Ray.”
read more at Greenvilleonline.com
“CLEMSON — Close to 600 fourth through 12th grade students from Pickens, Anderson and Oconee counties are competing today in a science fair that showcases more than their science skills.
At stake are more than $15,000 in awards including cash, laptop computers and an all-expenses-paid trip for two students and one teacher to the International Science […]
“The future in Pickens County could be wireless.
A $60,000 grant from the S.C. Department of Commerce is making a study possible to determine what is needed to develop Wi-Fi in Pickens, Anderson and Oconee counties.
Pickens County Administrator Chappell Hurst said the study will determine what type of infrastructure would be needed, where it should be […]
“A new Clemson University study projects an Upstate boom through 2030 with land development outpacing population growth by a ratio of 5 to 1 . . .”
read more at greenvilleonline.com
Sealevel Systems announces the introduction of the ACC-188 USB Synchronous Interface Adapter. The ACC-188 enables tactical radios currently utilized by the US Armed Forces to interface to PCs and transmit IP based data. “This product provides a tremendous improvement in the speed and reliability of battlefield communications,” says Marc Foster, Director of Sales for Sealevel […]
read more »Product Highlights:
Configurable for RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, RS-530, RS-530A, or V.35
Z85230 Enhanced Serial Communications Controller (ESCC™)
Data rates to 128K bps
MD1 Low Profile and Universal Bus (3.3V and 5V) compatible
DB-25M connector
X.21 and RS-449 serial interface capability with versatile cabling options
“Sealevel Systems has long been […]
read more »The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Phase IIR grant for $200,000 to Clemson University’s Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films, an NSF Research Center, to partner with Tetramer Technologies, LLC, a Clemson University spin-off company.
The grant will help Tetramer further develop encapsulation polymers for quantum-dot technology. Quantum dots are nanoscale crystalline structures […]
The department of bioengineering at Clemson University has received $2 million in grants to study radiation-induced bone loss.
Both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a branch of NASA, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), are primary contributors of funds to the study as a result of its two-dimensional application.
The mechanical testing of mouse bones allows for the examination of changes in bone strength after irradiation, modeling both clinical and space exposure.The study addresses bone loss that occurs as the result of radiation therapy for cancer treatment and from solar and cosmic radiation during space exploration.
read more »Looking ahead on the Upstate Tech Calendar:
InnoVision 2007 Tech Forum on October 25
Please join us for the InnoVision Technology Forum Panel Discussion on
“Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation”
When:
Thursday, October 25, 2007
3:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Where:
St. Jude Medical
253 Financial Blvd.
Liberty, SC
What:
Although most companies begin with a creative team that generates the original business, sustaining and infecting […]
