High Tech

Nearly every facet of Ohio's economy will succeed or fail based on successful or unsuccessful adoption of new technology. Traditional industries, such as automotives and agriculture, as well as "new economy" industries such as biomedical, advanced polymers, aerospace and advanced materials, depend on high-tech innovation to move the state from this century into the next.

High Tech Features

Shop Green, Shop Cool, Shop Local -- great tech and environmentally friendly gifts from around Ohio

By Matt Wagner Thursday, December 01, 2011

Did you know you could buy Jedi lightsaber candlesticks from an Ohio business? Or maybe a specialty healthy cooking vaccum seal item? Holiday shopping this year can be buy local, buy green and buy great with these sure to please Ohio holiday items.

Video: Hartzell Propeller

Lawrence Marshall Thursday, July 28, 2011

Some time ago, hiVelocity traveled to Piqua to get a first-hand look at Hartzell Propeller and how the company goes about keeping planes in the air. We found it interesting enough to post this video again -- just in case you missed it the first time.

Q&A: NWS's science officer on how technology is changing forecasting, warning systems

Gene Monteith Thursday, July 14, 2011

Killer tornadoes. Severe thunderstorms. Floods. Are we seeing more catastrophic weather these days, or just more news about it? hiVelocity asked Seth Binau, science and operations officer for the National Weather Service's Forecast Office in Wilmington, for his views on that and how new technology is changing the way we learn about threatening weather conditions.

Q&A: Uri Attir on how Dayton-Israel alliance is helping revive the region

Kitty McConnell Thursday, June 30, 2011

Since its inception in 2009, the Dayton Region-Israel Trade Alliance has been working to build business relationships between aerospace and high-tech industries in Dayton and Israel. Uri Attir came aboard as DRITA's business development director in Israel in 2010. From his office in Haifa (Israel's third-largest city and one of its many centers of aerospace technology) Attir shares the key strategies that have led to DRITA's success -- and explains how Dayton is setting the trend for other mid-sized American cities by using global partnerships in technological development to enhance its local economy.