5 simple tips for Albany from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Communities all over the world are vying to become "the next Silicon Valley" and New York's Capital District is no exception.The local Chamber of Commerce came up with the nickname Tech Valley over a...
View ArticleClosing the gender gap in STEM education
This story is part of the Innovation Trail's partnership with FRONTLINE's Dropout Nation. You can read the other reports here.In our latest Innovation Trail report for New York NOW, we're taking a look...
View ArticleEverything you ever wanted to know about fracking*
*But you were afraid to ask?When the Innovation Trail reporting project launched in 2010, we made it a priority to cover the hydrofracking debate in New York.
View ArticleTrio of Albany institutions teams up on biomedical research
A trio of top research institutions in the Albany area have announced that they're teaming up to collaborate on biomedical science.The Albany Medical Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and...
View Article5 ways big data can build better governments
How big a deal is big data?It's pretty big. The question is how we should be handling all the massive amounts of information we’re collecting. The ubiquity of computers and the exponential growth in...
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Why some people ignore weather warnings
Enlarge image Credit NASA Goddard Photo and Video / via Flickr As Hurricane Sandy slams into the Northeastern United States, some people stubbornly refuse to get out of the way.Just like the weather,...
View ArticleDevastation in Breezy Point
Few places were hit harder by Sandy than the beachfront community of Breezy Point in Queens.A fire fueled by hurricane force winds leveled an entire neighborhood. Other homes that escaped the blaze...
View ArticleSandy's aftermath in Breezy Point
In our latest Innovation Trail report for New York NOW, we traveled to one of the places hit the hardest by Sandy, the beachfront community of Breezy Point in Queens.A fire fueled by hurricane force...
View ArticleStudy finds global warming likely to be on hotter side of projections
ListenIn the coming century will New York warm up by three degrees Fahrenheit and have a climate like Richmond, Virginia?Or will it warm by eight degrees and become more like the state capital of...
View ArticleNew center at RPI seeks to bridge divide between humans and computers
A new Center for Cognition, Communication, and Culture (CCC) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will focus on improving ways humans can interact with, and learn from computers.The...
View ArticleScientists predict flu outbreaks with weather forecasting techniques
Someday your local weatherman may also be able predict the latest flu outbreak.That's according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers...
View ArticleEngineering better lighting
During the darkest days of the year artificial lighting is more important than ever.As the government works to phase out the inefficient incandescent bulb, the energy-saving LED (light-emitting diode)...
View ArticleNew report finds future sea level rise will be significant
A report published Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that sea level increases over the next century will have significant impacts on coastal...
View ArticleUAlbany expands research into RNA
Most of us know all about DNA, the genetic building blocks that make us unique. But in recent years, there’s a lot of interest in RNA— a molecule that controls how our genes are expressed.It has...
View ArticleCuomo blasts Congress over failure to send Sandy relief
At a cabinet meeting in Albany today, Governor Cuomo expressed outrage that Congress didn't pass a $60.4 billion federal relief package for Sandy victims.The bill has already passed the Senate and...
View ArticleCuomo's 2013 State of the State Address in just over three minutes
If you missed the governor's State of the State speech, which ran over an hour, we've pulled together our annual Innovation Trail recap, coming in at just over three minutes:You can also read the full...
View ArticleGlobalFoundries to move forward with $2 billion R&D expansion
The GlobalFoundries computer chip manufacturer announced earlier this week that the company will move forward with construction of a new research and development facility at its Fab 8 campus in...
View ArticleUpstate community built around guns weighs its future
Much of the recent gun debate has focused on the fight between preserving constitutional rights and protecting public safety.But guns are such a big part of the economy and the history of Ilion, New...
View ArticleDependent on Remington, Ilion braces for impact of new gun laws
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View ArticleCuomo's $142 billion budget plan in three minutes
Governor Andrew Cuomo has put forward a $142 billion spending plan for the state this year.Here's a quick recap of some upstate highlights:
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