| Micromachine Summit - Pre-Conference
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| Sunday, 1 May 2005 |
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A pre-conference tour was sponsored by UTA’s
Automation Robotics & Research Institute (ARRI) under the
new direction of Dr. Harry E. Stephanou.
Combining unprecedented knowledge in smart machines with the ability to scale
from macro to micro, the labs at UTA-ARRI are brimming with activity. New methods
and tools are being developed to exponentially decrease the high cost of packaging
and assembly, while meeting time to market requirements.
Research at UTA-ARRI includes new defense, aerospace, transportation, medical,
and industrial solutions, that will bring micromanufacturing to the forefront
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| BMC Promotes Science Education in Schools >> |
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High Tech Forum Aims
to Promote Math and Science Education
by ANDREW McKEEVE,
Arts Editor
Saturday, April 02,
2005
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As an effort to promote science education among
educators, BMC held a conference at the Equinox Resort in Manchester
on April 4th, 2005. Among several speakers at the conference,
Harry Stephanou, the chairman and founder of the Bennington Microtechnology
Center,
addressed how the education system and advanced microtechnology
industry can collaborate to strengthen math and science education
in schools.
With micropackaging costs comprising up to 80% of production, a significant amount
of time is spent on developing packaging. While BMC is capitalizing on the need
to tackle micropackaging expenses, the long-term success of developing low-cost
packaging approaches will depend on the availability of more science-literate
graduates.
"If you strengthen math and science programs at area high schools - that
has an immediate impact on us. It creates a few more graduates who might be interested
in what we're doing and the skills to move into these jobs. This is not just
pie-in-the-sky - this is very real." – Lance Matteson, President,
BMC
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| Bennington, Vermont - An Emerging Tech Corridor >> |
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The Green Mountains
of the Capital Region
Bennington Looks West
by Mike Hendricks
The Business Review, March 25, 2005 |
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"An awesome tech corridor" is quickly
forming in southwestern Vermont.
- Beth Wales,
Executive Vice President and a founder of BMC
More than a thousand New Yorkers drive east every day to work in southwestern
Vermont. Economic developers in southwestern Vermont see the Capital Region as
fertile ground for the new business and workers needed to keep its economy growing.
And like Albany, much of Bennington's focus is on the lucrative high-tech sector.
The jobs the Bennington companies are looking to fill are well-paying engineering,
technical and financial service jobs. BMC, a non profit center, is expected to
spin off companies that will create even more jobs.
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| Microtech Center Lands Contract
Worth Millions >> |
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By Peter Crabtree
Herald Staff
October 15, 2004 |
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NORTH BENNINGTON — The Bennington Microtechnology
Center has landed another military contract, adding to the momentum
it has achieved since its academic partners moved to the University
of Texas, according to officials.
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