The project will study Black Box-MCAT, an integration of NSL’s Black Box EyeStar with UTRFs patent pending µSTAMPS Thruster technology The United States Space Force recently awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant to the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and NearSpace Launch (NSL) during its first-ever round of funding. This (read more)
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We’re Hiring: Assistant / Associate / Technology Manager
Are you excited to be on the front lines of biomedical technology development, helping to bring new products to the healthcare market? The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is the technology transfer organization for the University of Tennessee. Through its offices in Memphis and Knoxville, UTRF manages the commercialization of inventions and discoveries developed across (read more)
UTRF startup reimagining glass recycling
Only one-third of all glass in the United States is recycled annually, and the rest goes to landfills. One reason for this disparity is that glass recycling isn’t economically friendly for many municipalities around the country. Cities that don’t have glass recycling facilities, such as Knoxville, must ship glass off to larger cities to process, (read more)