Carbon nanotubes are ready to explode. Not literally. That wouldn’t be good. But in a commercial sort of way. Click here for more information on what scientists at UALR and UAMS are up to in the field of nanotechnology, or see the video below. Small Times has an interesting look at commercial nanotubes and what [...]

Venture-capital funds are down for the second quarter of 2009. Big time. According to the National Venture Capital Association, VC funds are down 82 percent compared to the same period in 2008. (Which just goes to show why organizations like Innovate Arkansas are so important in helping Arkansas startups locate funding sources.) TechCrunch analyzes here. [...]

VCs are showing some love to research universities in Georgia. Arkansas’ own university research is kickin’ it — think UALR’s nanotech center and UAMS’ BioVentures. And before long, Little Rock may be home to a biomedical research park. The research scene is ready to explode in Arkansas. Now, if only VCs could start showing us [...]

So says Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. He notes that recessions are a time when companies like Microsoft get born: We might be able to stimulate our way back to stability, but we can only invent our way back to prosperity. We need everyone at every level to get smarter. I still believe [...]