The Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority recently pulled out of an NDA on the project at I-81/581 junction, and information has flowed more freely.
Technology
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Emerging Technology Conference will offer focus on entrepreneurship and managing growth
Last year’s event, hosted by the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council, drew more than 500 attendees.
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Are flying taxis on the way? Virginia Tech leads team looking to standardize rules to put planes of the future in the air
NASA has committed nearly $6 million to a three-year project whose goals include increasing air travel accessibility for people who don’t live near large airports.
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Google commits $10 million geared toward energy efficiency to Virginia localities including Botetourt County
The tech company is building a data center at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield and says that repairs and other household investments will target homes near the industrial park.
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A small patch could save lives from fentanyl overdoses and become a platform for other medical uses, Virginia Tech researchers say
The device, which detects the powerful opioid and releases an antidote, has been tested in mice, with use in humans at least four years away.
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Luna Innovations completes sale to private equity firm
The Blacksburg-based tech company had faced financial troubles and civil litigation stemming from accounting errors that prevented it from filing quarterly and annual reports.
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Local leaders explore the idea of an AI-ready Roanoke region
A group drawn from cities, counties, businesses and higher education is seeking a consultant to study market demand and feasibility of a regional AI center of excellence.
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Tech Briefs: Animatronics, AI and more at Virginia Tech’s Music + Technology Festival
Plus: Virginia Tech professors weigh in on Meta settlement ramifications. Roanoke College teams with Google to offer free AI training, career certificates.
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Tech Briefs: Warner, Griffith talk drone technology for Iran — and the Radford arsenal
Warner says White House turned down Ukraine’s offer of drone assistance; Griffith floats a plan to have Virginia Tech drone program monitor Radford Army Ammunition Plant.
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Virginia Tech gears up to fight enemy drones
The university’s Kentland Farm now houses the headquarters of a $5 million Army project that seeks to defeat the unmanned aerial systems that could threaten military, law enforcement and infrastructure.
