By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

The progress that Utah scientists are making on carbon sequestration is a key reason an international group of geological storage modeling experts met at the University of Utah February 15-18, 2010.

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

Genetic research and the future of personalized medicine are some of the topics that will be explored in the next Leonardo After Hours event, “From Helix to Healthcare.”

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

Between 65 and 99 million years ago, winding rivers laid down layers of sand that over geologic time accumulated concentrations of oil and natural gas.

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

USTAR is publishing a new kind of annual report, one that's in "bite-sized" pieces you might have time to read. We'll be adding chapters over the next few weeks. Today's edition covers the USTAR Technology Outreach and Innovation Program.

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

What is carbon sequestration and how is it done? Is it really a solution to climate change? What challenges face the commercial deployment of this technology?

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

Rajesh Menon, a USTAR researcher at the University of Utah’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has won the 2009 International Commission for Optics (ICO) Prize for “breakthrough achievement in nanolithography.” A branch of nanotechnology, nanolithography helps fabricate tiny structures like semiconductor circuits.

By Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications, USTAR

Utah’s first business incubator focused on renewable energy opened its doors Tuesday, Jan. 12th, at University Plaza, near the campus of Dixie State College in St. George. A collaborative effort spearheaded by USTAR, the Southern Utah Information Technology and Renewable Energy Incubator (ITRE) helps Utah join several other states and cities investing in the start-up of new businesses focused on green technology and alternative energy.

The USTAR Space Weather Center at Utah State University recently launched an iPhone application for visualizing real-time space weather. Available through Apple for $1.99, the app shows how space weather disturbances affect the ionosphere.