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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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)
Inventor Spotlight: Alex Scott
UTRF innovation to make trucking industry more sustainable The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently executed its first exclusive license agreement for its first disclosure from the Haslam College of Business that has immense implications for the future of sustainable transportation. University of Tennessee researcher and assistant professor of supply chain management Alex Scott has (read more)