Manufacturers of mission-critical components like facial implants and aircraft engine pieces are currently using metal printing to produce multiple parts to get one good one. It’s a problem that costs the global manufacturing industry billions of dollars a year. Layer Metrics, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, is working to address the […]

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Spotlight on Layer Metrics: Enabling Reliable 3D Metal Printing

  Multifocal corrections in the form of contact lenses or intraocular lenses are the best options for an expanding number of patients with presbyopia and cataracts. However, multifocal vision is a new visual experience that’s hard for patients to understand and for clinicians to explain. 2EyesVision, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, […]

Spotlight on 2EyesVision: Empowering Personalized Assessment of Multifocal Corrections

  Custom, high-precision optical components are found everywhere, but getting them produced at mass comes with astronomical lead times and costs that are out of reach for many companies. Momentum Optics, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, is making custom optics more accessible, helping eliminate the barriers to high-volume production while delivering […]

Spotlight on Momentum Optics: Delivering Affordable Custom Optics, Ultra-Fast

  The demand for portable power is constantly growing, and there’s currently no solution for lightweight, portable power generation. Mesodyne, a startup in the Luminate accelerator’s fourth cohort, is developing a new kind of generator that enables compact, efficient, long endurance power generation anywhere, any time, from any fuel. CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Veronika Stelmakh, […]

Spotlight on Mesodyne: Building Generators That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

  Current autonomous vehicles rely on Global Navigation Satellite System sensors. In GPS-denied environments, like parking garages or tunnels, the vehicle may get misguided, increasing the chance of collision. One Silicon Chip Photonics (OSCP) is solving this problem with its high-performance IMU that’s more precise, uses eight times less power, and is up to 30 […]

Spotlight on OSCP: Transforming Motion Sensing for Autonomous Vehicles

  Today’s automotive safety systems are designed to either avoid or respond to collisions. PreAct Technologies, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, is focused on detecting car crashes before they happen, enabling various safety measures to engage in a matter of milliseconds. Founder and CEO Paul Drysch shares how PreAct’s technology can […]

Spotlight on PreAct Technologies: Saving Lives with Car Crash Prevention

  To make a vehicle safer, perception systems need to be able to emulate what we do as humans — not only see but identify and classify objects, and estimate where they are and where they’re going. Owl AI, a startup in cohort 4 of the Luminate accelerator, is improving the perception of sensors used in […]

Spotlight on Owl AI: Unlocking Safe Autonomous Operation

  For professional athletes, every move matters. And for those training to reach the pro level, more information can help them achieve their goals. Organic Robotic Corporation‘s wearable Light Lace™ sensors offer real-time biomechanical analysis on the field, giving athletes and their trainers data on muscle movement, joint angles, respiration, and more. ORC co-founders, Ilayda […]

Spotlight on Organic Robotics Corporation: Measuring Muscle Activity at the Speed of Light

  If you’re looking for a way to make a difference and create change in your own life, one startup has a unique solution. DIEMlife offers a simple online platform for individuals and organizations to build “quests” and rally teams to do good things. Co-Founder and CEO, Timothy Midgley, shares the inspiring story behind the […]

DIEMlife: Changing the Way We Change the World

  Inefficient windows account for about $52 billion in wasted energy every year. Smart glass solutions help, but current products have external wires that make them challenging or impossible to implement in existing buildings, which are responsible for 40% of America’s carbon footprint. Andluca Technologies enables wireless smart glass products by harvesting ultraviolet light. Co-founder and […]

Spotlight on Andluca Technologies: Making Glass Smarter and More Efficient

  In this episode, we spotlight our New York Neighbors at Rev Ithaca Startup Works and their Director, Ken Rother. Rev Ithaca Startup Works has a long history of serving entrepreneurs. Recently they launched their ClimateTech Prototyping Hardware Accelerator that offers customized workshops, trainings, and guest speakers specifically for climate tech entrepreneurs. Learn more about […]

Partner Spotlight: Rev Ithaca Startup Works

  High-tech greenhouses — the only way to grow fruits and vegetables without pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides — are evolving quickly. While many companies are focused on advancing greenhouses through automation and robotics, few are addressing energy use and sustainability. Infrascreen is working to make greenhouses more green, so fruits and veggies are better for […]

Spotlight on Infrascreen: Bringing Better Climate Control to Greenhouse Growers

  Cuff-based devices, which have been used for more than a century to measure blood pressure, are largely inaccurate. Even if you manage to get an accurate reading, cuffs cannot provide continuous measurement of a vital sign that changes significantly throughout the day. Dynocardia, a startup in the Luminate accelerator‘s fourth cohort, came up with […]

Spotlight on Dynocardia: Changing the Way We Measure and Manage Blood Pressure

  Dan O’Connell, now plant manager for Plug Power, has launched several companies rooted in his passions for environmentalism, cars, and Rochester. Dan was previously the co-founder and CEO of American Fuel Cell (AFC), which was acquired by Plug Power. American Fuel Cell participated in NEXUS-NY, an early stage climate tech proof of concept center, […]

Dan O’Connell’s Climate Tech Success Story

  Environmental responsibility is becoming a more important consideration for consumers, but it can be intimidating for companies looking to get started. Kim Bawden, Senior Pollution Engineer with the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute, lists out where your business can start in its journey to being a climate-conscious company. Kim covers best practices and where to […]

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