NASA contracts soaring
NASA begins to award more grants to Indiana firms and universities.
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Automation hitting new levels at distribution centers
In early April, the 110,000-square-foot Indianapolis distribution center of California-based medical-device supplier DJO Inc.
will quietly roll out a revolutionary automated package-handling system.
Ball State hopes for gold as students follow profs into new media ventures
Students, commerce and emerging media have moved to the forefront of Ball State’s mission under President Jo Ann Gora, attracting corporate dollars to the university.
Local chiropractor bounces into fitness business
Fishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years when he had a brainstorm—his adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
Phase 10 inventor’s lawsuit sets up high-stakes fight
The man who created Phase 10 is suing to yank Plainfield-based Fundex Games’ rights to make and market the popular card game.
3M prepares launch of Hoosier startup’s toothpaste
In January, St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M will release “Clinpro 5000,” a specialty toothpaste Indiana Nanotech developed.
IT veteran to teach entrepreneurship class
Indiana University will offer a new course on entrepreneurship in the information technology sector at the IU School of Informatics
at IUPUI next semester.
Businesses should note how consumers adapt inventions to fit their needs
Consumers use online shopping carts for items that they’re considering buying, not intent on buying.
IU launches new energy research center
IU has launched another energy research center, this time the Center for Research in Energy, administered by the School of
Public and Environmental Affairs, in Bloomington.
Fitbrains.com offers games to keep your memory sharp
Vivity Labs has developed a Web
site called
Fit Brains (www.fitbrains.com), which features engaging games and activities that exercise the five key cognitive
areas of the brain: memory, language, concentration, executive functions, and visual and spatial skills.