Just how much is Indiana University driving Indiana’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship? Look no further than the list of nominees for the 2025 Mira Awards, honoring the best of tech in Indiana. TechPoint, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership’s industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s digital innovation economy, recently announced more than a dozen IU-affiliated tech leaders… Read more »
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IU celebrates opening of The Forge, Bloomington’s new tech center
Indiana University helped lead an all-out celebration “blitz” on Friday, Nov. 22, at the grand opening of The Forge, Bloomington’s new $13 million sustainable technology center in the city’s downtown Trades District. Even though IU’s football team suffered its first defeat the following day, Bloomington is still buzzing with excitement over two of its biggest… Read more »
IU investments help accelerate development of southern Indiana’s microelectronics sector
Indiana University’s leadership and major investments in microelectronics research and workforce development continue to contribute to significant regional momentum around the semiconductor industry. Last week, Bloomington-based Regional Opportunity Initiatives announced it has received a three-year, nearly $9.6 million contract from the Department of Defense for a multilayered initiative to advance microelectronics education and workforce training… Read more »
IU researcher develops anticounterfeit tags and environmental sensors using nanoparticles
From apparel to pharmaceuticals, the global impact of counterfeit goods can reach up to $1.7 trillion annually across numerous markets. To tackle this important issue, Indiana University research chemist Sara Skrabalak is using nanoparticles to develop anticounterfeit tags and environmental sensors that mark critical components to confirm if an item has been tampered with. She… Read more »
Mira Award nominees signal growing success of IU’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem
Indiana University is once again primed to seize the spotlight during Indiana’s “biggest night for innovation.” Several IU-affiliated entrepreneurs and companies are among the nominees, announced earlier this week by Indianapolis-based TechPoint, for the 2024 Mira Awards, honoring the best of tech in the Hoosier state. They’ll vie for several of TechPoint’s biggest honors while… Read more »
IU lecturer making waves in the VR/AR realm
Zeb Wood, a lecturer of media arts and science at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indianapolis, has been one of the leading frontrunners of IU innovation in virtual and augmented reality. Drawing upon a background in 3D animation, Wood has had a string of successes in advancing these prominent… Read more »