If you’re among the millions of Marvel fans who have watched Ant-Man, you likely have gained a broad (if fantastical) definition of quantum physics. Hollywood sheds a glamourous spotlight on the science, but ARA Academy Member Dr. Hugh Churchill warns…
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SSTI National Science, Tech Conference Coming to Little Rock in May
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) will hold its annual national conference in Little Rock May 2-4. This will be the first time the nonprofit organization has held its national conference in Arkansas. The SSTI conference, launched in 1996,…
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Out Thinking The Brain: UA Physics Professor Pushing Neuromorphic Computing to Next Level
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDiscovery Economics Imagine the office of a theoretical physicist. Most might conjure an image of a charmingly cluttered workspace, a desk littered in a moonscape of manilla folders and unfiled paperwork, walls festooned with pinned-up snapshots, Post-It notes and assorted…
- EconomicsMagazineMarch 2022
Discovery Economics: Tools of the Research Trade
by Amy Hopperby Amy HopperA manufacturer in your town wants to capitalize on a new market opportunity to add value to its product, better serve its customers and improve its bottom line. To capture the opportunity, the company needs to add a production line.…
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Seeking Safer Foods: How NCTR and Dr. Steven Foley Help Protect $1.4T Food Industry
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWhile serving as a summer intern at a local hospital, Dr. Steven Foley was met with an unexpected event that would help him realize what he wanted to do with his career. Out of the blue, an acquaintance walked through…
Discovery Economics: The Science Behind the Natural State I often wonder how Arkansans view the state’s efforts to bolster innovation, support entrepreneurship and advance research activities. Growing up in Mena (technically Board Camp, but Mena is where we went for…
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Arkansas Research Alliance Expands Academy of Scholars and Fellows
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Research Alliance celebrated Tuesday the addition of two new ARA Scholars and six ARA Fellows to its ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows. The Arkansas Research Alliance operates as a public-private partnership and invests in research to stimulate innovation,…
- MagazineNovember 2021
Bone of Contention: Dr. Mark Smeltzer Dedicates Research to Thwarting A Dangerous Nemesis
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDespite a close relationship spanning decades, Dr. Mark Smeltzer has not developed fond feelings for his professional protagonist, Staphylococcus aureus. “I am of the personal belief that bacteria do not care about you,” Smeltzer said. “They just don’t want to…
- MagazineOctober 2021
Merging onto the Data-Driven Economic Highway: Dr. Justin Zhan, University of Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDiscovery Economics Global commerce and corporate America are in a race to harness the power and meaning of data. Nearly every company in every industry is data-driven. The ones that propel the Arkansas economy are no exception: agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing,…
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Arkansas Renews Partnership with FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe FDA National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Jefferson celebrated its 50th anniversary and renewed its strategic partnership with the Arkansas Research Alliance this week. FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year renewal of…