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Seeking bigger piece of Pentagon pie: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency brings its menu of wants to NC

Seeking bigger piece of Pentagon pie: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency brings its menu of wants to NC

Last week, Dan Barkin of Business North Carolina attended an event in Greensboro held by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This is the agency that helped give birth to the Internet, and GPS and stealth technology. Its mission, in the aftermath of the Sputnik surprise 66 years ago next week, has been to help revolutionary technology become reality and ensure our military stays ahead of our adversaries. So how might DARPA benefit North Carolina?

Forget shades: NC State researchers unveil next generation of ‘dynamic windows’

Forget shades: NC State researchers unveil next generation of ‘dynamic windows’

Researchers have demonstrated a material for next generation dynamic windows, which would allow building occupants to switch their windows between three modes: transparent, or “normal” windows; windows that block infrared light, helping to keep a building cool; and tinted windows that control glare while maintaining the view.

Lessons from on the beach: Shibumi’s journey to providing shade worldwide

Lessons from on the beach: Shibumi’s journey to providing shade worldwide

“It seems to me that early on in the life of a business, companies require so much more of your time and effort because you’re starting from nothing to kind of get things off the ground,” a top Shibumi exec says. “Eventually, when your business is established, you have different challenges from the ones you faced in the early years but you also get to learn and grow from them.”

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