May 16, 2014 – A startup company born at CALIT2 was lauded earlier this month at a University of California event that showcased the university’s technology commercialization efforts. Steve Jenks, co-founder and chief scientist at Hiperwall, Inc., was asked to participate on a p

May 16, 2014 – It was a nail-biter, 30 days of networking, texting, calling, emailing, tweeting and Facebooking – sharing by any means possible. Launching a Kickstarter campaign is not for the faint of heart. For Michelle Khine and four of her graduate students, it was an all-co

May 16, 2014 – The California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) this week hosted its fifth in a series of workshops at CALIT2. Like its predecessors, this daylong event aimed to unite academia, business, government agencies, utilities and other stakeholders in the pursuit of e

May 15, 2014 – Carl-SJR isn’t your typical-looking robot, if, in fact, there is such a thing. It doesn’t have arms and legs, or other human-like features, but it enjoys being touched and rubbed. It’s these traits that may just be what make the robot a winner with its target audi