Sunday, December 10, 2023

Technology & Business

AI Will Change Future Of Work Force, But How?

NEWPORT NEWS – Ten years from now, the work force is expected to look much different from how it does today. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a big reason. But as was the case with computers 40 or 50 years...

Podcasts Great Avenue For Businesses To Share Message

GLOUCESTER – Michael Kimball enjoys podcasts. When he was the vice president of marketing at Williamsburg Winery, he was the producer and host of “Cellar Sessions,” a podcast devoted to wines. It ran for just six months (January through June...

Profs And Pints Bringing Deep Space To 1700 Brewing

NEWPORT NEWS—On Wednesday, July 12, astrophysicist Jack Singal will present “New Views of the Universe” at 1700 Brewing, which is located at 11838 Canon Blvd., Suite 400 in Newport News. Singal is an associate professor of physics at the...

Newport News Waterworks Smart Meter Installations Passes 100,000 Mark

Shawn Rohrbach, general services administrator and project manager for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for Newport News Waterworks, went to his first meeting about smart water meters in July 2012. Eleven years later, he’s starting to see the light...

Newport News-Based ivWatch Expanding Into UK Market

NEWPORT NEWS—Extravasation is the accidental leakage of any liquid from a vein into the surrounding tissue, which can cause serious harm to the patient. Newport News-based ivWatch has been working on a sensor that will identify when an IV...

DEIC’s Accelerate 2023 Cohort Will Focus On Electric Vehicle Charging Initiatives

The newest Dominion Energy Innovation Center (DEIC) Accelerate cohort will meet in June to work on solutions on projects ranging from electric charging to power line improvements. It was announced on May 24 that ten startups will be joining the...

Pilot Program Involves Riverside Delivering Medicine By Drones

ACCOMACK - Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital serves many rural and isolated areas on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Delivering medications to patients in a timely manner often is a challenge. Nick Chuquin, president of the hospital, said there can be...

SPARK 757 Offers A Full Day Of Energy Innovation At Jefferson Lab

NEWPORT NEWS—In 2022, Virginia released the Virginia Energy Plan, which outlined the commonwealth’s embrace of nuclear and hydrogen systems as a way to provide reliable, affordable, and clean energy to all Virginians. In support of this, the Dominion Energy Innovation...

E-Waste A Growing Concern

JAMES CITY – Electronic devices often make life easier, but there are major concerns when those computers, cellphones, televisions, and more need to be replaced. In 2022, electronic recycling worldwide was estimated at $39.8 billion, according to Waste Management (WM)....

NASA Announces Entrepreneur’s Challenge To Advance Science-Focused Technologies

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate recently announced launch of the 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge. A follow-up to the previous NASA Entrepreneur Challenges in 2020 and 2021, this year’s Challenge focuses on two critical areas of...

Local Colleges Strive To Increase Programs Related To Growing Tech Field

RICHMOND-Among the fastest growing occupations across the nation are data scientists and information security analysts. Additionally, it is predicted that within the next decade, the United States will need roughly 2.2 million software and web developers, programmers, and testers...

Grants Provide Up To $5,000 In Funding For STEM-Related Internships

In response to the increasing demand for skilled science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers in Virginia, the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) has created the Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program (CSIIP). The program is intended to link companies...

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Environmental Aspects Of HRBT Expansion Project Offer Learning Opportunities

HAMPTON – When Ryan Banas was earning his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Case Western Reserve University, the required curriculum didn’t include history, archeology, or marine science classes. However, all would have been helpful in his current job as...

Virginia Peninsula Chamber Hosting Discussion On Accelerating The Economy July 18

NEWPORT NEWS-The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Christopher Newport University, is hosting an upcoming discussion on key issues impacting the region’s economic development. The event, titled “Rising Tide” and scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, will offer the...

Meet Eve Otmar, Colonial Williamsburg Master Gardener

WILLIAMSBURG-Eve Otmar, Colonial Williamsburg Master Gardener, has been tinkering in the dirt since she was a child. “I’ve been gardening my whole life,” she said. “I started gardening with my dad at home when I was a kid.” For years, Otmar...