The ninth go-round for this event features boundary-pushing composers and an international lineup.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times and likes to bang on his drums when he can. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
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Roanoke biotech company looks for big success with Tiny Cargo
Researchers at a Roanoke-based biotech company might have discovered a way to extend their therapeutic delivery system’s shelf life. It could lead to big advances in mitigating radiation treatment for cancer patients and the muscle damage done by heart attacks.
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Events centered on 3D manufacturing set for Virginia Tech next week
The Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Hub Conference kicks off several days that include lab tours, workshops, brainstorming and networking.
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Roanoke’s biomedical institute, now an economic engine for the region, started 15 years ago with a single employee
Today, hundreds of people contribute to the research conducted at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion. But even as it continues to grow, its leaders face growing concerns about the future of NIH funding.
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Warner talks broadband issues in Bedford stop
When it comes to comparing satellite to fiber-optic cable, the senator says cable is typically superior. Warner said he plans to push the commerce secretary about funding to end cellular dead spot problems.
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Railroad industry group drops lawsuit over broadband crossings in Virginia
The Virginia Supreme Court recently found that internet service provider Cox Communications can’t use a 2023 law to impose eminent domain on railroad property when trying to reach remote areas.
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‘You could never count’ the amount of digital information stored in data centers
The cloud isn’t really a cloud. It’s servers inside data centers, many of them in Virginia. And all of our cat videos and medical records and purchasing data take up billions of bytes of storage.
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Starlink fights back against Virginia broadband recommendation
The satellite internet provider’s owner, SpaceX, argues that the state’s broadband office should have approved more of its applications for federal broadband funding.
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Now on I-81: Beaver Nuggets, brisket and that Buc-ee’s mystique
Convenience stores and eateries in the new travel center’s Rockingham County neighborhood report that they’re reaping the benefits, too. “They’re getting more of the tourists,” one said. “We’re getting more of the locals.”
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Virginia’s federal broadband plan should cover entire state, save $200 million, governor says
Less than two months after a federal rules change upended the process, the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development has published its recommendations for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment awards and locations. The document includes proposed awards to Elon Musk’s satellite service, Starlink.
