Research and Innovation

Light and magnification turn science to artwork

Kathy Jennings Thursday, July 28, 2011

Some people are satisfied to do one thing well in their life. Scott Aldrich isn't one of them. Not only is the scientist consulting across the country to help companies control contamination in food and drugs, he's also lighting up the organic chemical world with his artwork.

Recycler wants to paint the town green

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, April 14, 2011

Jim Cosby didn't have a job, so he went out an made one for himself. Jane C. Parikh talks to Cosby about his Battle Creek-based business that uses his own process to keep paint out of the landfill.

Secrets of strong bones in bears could help humans

Kathy Jennings Thursday, February 24, 2011

A life-science business in Kalamazoo is working to unlock the secrets of why bears can sleep through the winter without developing weak bones. Southwest Michigan's Second Wave editor Kathy Jennings talks to the leaders of Aursos to find out what's next for the company.

Toda builds battery business in Battle Creek

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, December 16, 2010

Battle Creek knows how to attract growing businesses and Toda's battery technology plant is the latest example. Jane Parikh reports on the company's plans to stay ahead of the curve.

The neighborhood house where science and energy efficiency meet

Kathy Jennings Thursday, August 19, 2010

When replacing the furnace and adding insulation is not enough to make a house energy efficient, what next? As HMS Companies explores the answer to that question it's coming up with some green solutions. Second Wave managing editor Kathy Jennings reports on how the savings could be all yours.

Landscape Forms sees the light and it's lit with LEDs

Kathy Jennings Thursday, August 12, 2010

Landscape Forms started 40 years ago with seasonal employees by a man who found a way to keep his workers employed each winter. Now it's keeping employees at work building transit shelters and LED lights that fit in anywhere in the world.

Cutting-edge work is every-day work at Edgewater

Kim North Shine Thursday, July 15, 2010

At Edgewater Automation every job is unique and most of them are secret. Kim North Shine reports that constant innovation is the St. Joseph company's edge.

Finding a solution in the cloud

Kathy Jennings Thursday, April 15, 2010

As the computer titans clash for control of the cloud, a small Kalamazoo company quietly works with Google Apps to find the right solution for a business in need of a computer solution right now. Newmind Group Inc. likes Google because its customers like Google.

Finding a solution in the cloud

Kathy Jennings Thursday, April 15, 2010

They make food safer in Battle Creek

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, March 25, 2010

In Battle Creek they're teaching the people who decide if your food is safe to eat how to make those decisions. The city gets the added bonus in jobs and spending downtown.

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The Solar Project

Jordan Hochstetler of Joho Productions Thursday, April 29, 2010

The largest solar array in Michigan sits in a field in Charleston Township, the result of a DIY project by a father and son and business partner team, whose company, Kalamazoo Solar LLC, sells the power back to Consumers Energy. But their ultimate goal is to manufacture complete solar arrays in Michigan--at a price individual consumers can afford.

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Research and Innovation

Light and magnification turn science to artwork

Recycler wants to paint the town green

Secrets of strong bones in bears could help humans

Toda builds battery business in Battle Creek

The neighborhood house where science and energy efficiency meet

Landscape Forms sees the light and it's lit with LEDs

Cutting-edge work is every-day work at Edgewater

Finding a solution in the cloud

Finding a solution in the cloud

They make food safer in Battle Creek

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The Solar Project

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