He talked excitedly about a new venture, a company developing high tech propulsion systems and hulls for yachts and other seacraft.
But he is also welcoming to entrepreneurs who want to help develop high-tech security measures.
USDA's Specialty Crop Research Initiative will support Cornell University research to develop high-tech digital mapping.
"You want the spinoff, new companies starting," said Douglas Henton, president of Collaborative Economics, a consulting firm that helped Austin, Tex., and Raleigh, N.C., develop high-tech centers.
Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler have revamped their businesses to enhance profitability and lay the foundation to develop high-tech models.
"It doesn't make sense for me to develop high-tech stuff for the wealthy and not be able to do for the people living around me," Marc says.
We should take the so-called peace dividend and spend it to develop high-tech weapons to keep our intellectual talent employed". Many factors make military companies reluctant to convert.
The third annual NYC Health Hackathonbrought together nearly 200 students and faculty members from Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell's Ithaca campus, and several local and national academic institutions, to develop high-tech healthcare innovations.
Porciello has consulted with Haym Hirsh, professor of computer science, and Stefan Einarson, director of information technology at IP-CALS, on the project, which combines Cornell's strengths in digital agriculture to develop high-tech solutions to fight global hunger.
A much-touted partnership with Mattel to develop high-tech toys died a quiet death.
