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IBM recycles semiconductor wafers into solar panels IBM Corp. has
invented a way to turn scrap silicon wafers into useful material to make solar energy panels.
Semiconductor manufacturers discard more than 3 million wafers a year in the process of
turning silicon discs into chips for computers, cell phones and other electronic gear, IBM
estimates. Instead of trashing the leftover wafers in landfills, IBM said the silicon discs could
instead help generate enough solar energy to power 6,000 homes a year.
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Source: The Journal News
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More foreign-born professionals moving Upstate Increasing numbers
of upstate and western New Yorkers were born in other countries. And in numbers
disproportionate to the overall populace, they have advanced degrees and work in fields such
as medicine, science and computing, according to a new analysis by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. The study is a companion piece to one the Fed did last year regarding
New York City's foreign-born population. The study released Tuesday looked at the Rochester,
Buffalo, Albany/Glens Falls and Syracuse/Utica regions using 1990 and 2000 census figures.
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Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
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Industry in the Twin Tiers Corning research lab to grow Gov. Eliot Spitzer
helped Corning Inc. break ground Tuesday for a $300 million expansion and renovation at its
Sullivan Park research and development complex in Erwin. "These are the type of key projects
that will continue to drive the revival of the upstate economy and the Southern Tier," Spitzer said.
The 150,000-square-foot addition will be completed over six years and is expected to create 300
new jobs.
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Source: Star Gazette
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UR center's impact on state economy continues to grow University of
Rochester's Center for Electronic Imaging Systems - a state- and industry-funded organization
that links New York businesses with academic know-how - had a $120 million economic impact
on the Empire State last fiscal year. That makes five straight years of increased economic
importance for the center, which had an estimated $114 million economic impact on the state
the previous fiscal year and $92 million the year before that.
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Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
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Colleges join for nanotech project Alfred University has opened a $1.8 million
nanotechnology pilot plant in conjunction with Clarkson University. The project is a joint project
between the New York State Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) at Alfred University
and the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) at Clarkson University. Both are funded
through the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), which
provided funding for the new plant.
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Source: Buffalo - Business First
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Design Concepts to Improve Collaboration and Research within Science
Buildings Building structures that contain laboratory space are
becoming an important component of many entities pursuing TBED strategies. Not
only are research spaces such as cleanrooms and wetlabs popping up throughout
universities, but they also are being constructed within research parks and business
incubators.
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Source: SSTI Weekly
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The Clustering of Technology-based Economic Development Organizations The
theory of spatial clustering has been very popular in the TBED field for many years, as researchers
attempt to explain the transformation of places like Silicon Valley and the reasons various locales
are economically competitive. Practitioners have utilized the theory as a method to describe their
own state and regional economies and to support the development of specific industries. As an
industry cluster grows, additional benefits of agglomeration are realized. Depending on the industry,
certain benefits to co-location exist. But can these benefits of co-location be applied to the various
organizations that push TBED for a particular location? Are there substantial agglomeration benefits
to placing many of a state's or region's TBED players into one building or within the same block?
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Source: SSTI Weekly
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