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Sunlight into gasoline? RTI VP says ‘yes’, future looks bright

A lot goes on at RTI International’s campus in RTP: everything from governmental prototypes of democracy in Iraq to cutting-edge chemical engineering and energy research. Dave Myers, RTI’s vice president of the Engineering and Technology Unit (ETU) said the expansive undertakings of the institution enable new scientific discoveries and progress on a regional, national, [...]

Google announces economic growth for North Carolina

Google announced Tuesday in a special press conference at Johnny T-Shirt in Chapel Hill that in 2009 it generated $780 million for North Carolina businesses, website publishers, and non-profits. In total, the Internet giant generated $54 billion in economic activity across the US last year alone. These figures were unveiled at a series [...]

RTP Week in Review: January 4-8, 2010

Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smart phones, plans to open a research and development office in Raleigh, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill figure out how to stop infecting bacteria in their tracks and RTI International looks for new business opportunities with the help of a new division [...]

Simple little texts, not so simple

Wednesday, December 9th, Alan Pascoe of NC-based Tekelec delievered a presentation on how SMS (short message service) can be incorporated by businesses as a more cost-effective way of communication.  The presentation was for the Innovation in RTP series.

Alan covered how all forms of industry have started to use an SMS system.  Whether it [...]

Not a Waste of a Lunch Break

Yesterday, the Research Triangle Foundation and the environment@rtp committee hosted a Solid Waste Management Vendor Fair at the RTP Headquarters (which also conveniently happens to be my place of work). Around noon, I ventured across the lobby with some of my colleagues to people watch and check out the smells of pizza wafting through [...]

RTP Embracing its Role in the Global Community

The Research Triangle Park’s close engagement with the Triangle region’s universities-Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large component contributing to the growth of the region’s diverse culture and intellectually vibrant atmosphere.  Last night, I was reminded of the vast opportunities for personal and [...]

Techie Tuesday and World AIDS Day

Did you know that the Triangle region is a center of excellence in global health?

Anchored by such global health institutes like RTI International, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Duke University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and the Triangle Global Health Consortium, the region is at the [...]