Innovation

FedEx Institute Delivers 'Real-Life' Research
Most of America hears the name FedEx and thinks of overnight packages and speedy delivery service. But in Tennessee, there’s another association that may ultimately make a much bigger impact on FULL ARTICLE
'Miracle' Soybean Fuels Memphis Company
Milagro Biofuels, Memphis’ first biodiesel plant, makes its home in an 1870s cotton-seed mill, which is also listed on the National Registry for Historic Buildings. Make no mistake though – Milagro FULL ARTICLE
High-Speed Access Delivers $2.4B Potential
Just as the telephone did in the last century, home computers and broadband Internet technology can unlock economic potential in Tennessee’s rural communities and help them compete for 21st century FULL ARTICLE
Tech Partnership Maps Innovation Strategy
In some states, the public and private sectors don’t have much in common beyond their alliteration. In Tennessee, though, a strong government-industry-academic partnership is one of the driving FULL ARTICLE
NSF Initiative Builds Tenn.'s Research Muscle
In April 2006, Tennessee became the first state to begin to transition out of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). NSF created FULL ARTICLE