State Legislators Visit UConn Innovation Partnership Building
Returning and newly elected state legislators met with university officials at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) this week to tour the unparalleled facility and to discuss many of UConn’s core research and educational programs.
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UConn, UMass Lowell, Georgia Tech to Collaborate with Industry
UConn, the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell), and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced a collaboration to establish SHAP3D, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), to address emerging challenges of additive manufacturing, also commonly referred to as 3D printing.
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UConn IPB Wins AIA Connecticut Design Excellence Award
UConn’s Innovation Partnership Building has won an Excellence Award in the 2018 AIA Connecticut Design Awards.
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Professor S. Pamir Alpay Elected ACerS Fellow
Professor S. Pamir Alpay has been elevated to Fellow status by the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), a distinguishing honor given to individuals who have impacted the ceramics engineering industry through scholarship and enterprise.
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IPB, Designed To Be A Hub For Industry
Mary Planeta Fitzgerald, president of Acme Wire Products in Mystic, hadn’t thought too much about
using a 3D printer to produce the company’s wire masks for lacrosse helmets until a UConn design specialist came to visit and showed her how it would save time and money.
UConn Tech Park offers new twist to industry-college partnerships
Touring the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) at the University of Connecticut Tech Park in Storrs is like taking a peek into the future. A lot of big machines and big ideas.
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New Findings May Lead to Sea Change in Desalination Technology
More than 300 million people around the world rely on desalinated water for part or all of their daily needs — a demand that will only grow with larger populations and improved standards of living.
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‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear
Scientists at the United Technologies Research Center and UConn are using advanced additive manufacturing technology to create ‘smart’ machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn.
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3D Printing: How Does It Work?
3D printing has become a controversial topic after lawmakers have uncovered a new reality: the ability to print guns using these printers at home. Guns created through this process have been called “ghost guns” and the plastic or metal guns are untraceable.
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