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Clifton Charles, Individualized Clothing Host Sartorial Night
By Jean E. Palmieri, wwd.com, October 10th, 2012
New York Knicks shooting guard Ronnie Brewer stopped by for a fitting. So did around 80 other men. On Tuesday night, custom tailor Clifton Charles and Individualized Clothing sponsored Sartorial Night at a SoHo club offering guys a chance to get up close and personal with fine fabrics, fine scotch...
Read All About It - A Netflix For News
By Jamie Lee, forbes.com, October 4th, 2012
A start-up wants to do what few US publishers have succeeded in: make money from news. The group of four entrepreneurs from NYU-Poly have created Presseract, a web app that allows users to subscribe to their favorite news sites on a single, shareable page. And the product – which will be...
Your Finger Swipe Could Become Your Password
By Francie Diep, technewsdaily.com, October 2nd, 2012
To log into the new iPad app she made, computer science student Napa Sae-Bae held her hand open, touched her fingertips to the tablet's surface, then drew her fingers together until they met in the center. Her app analyzed the way she performed the gesture — the speed of her swipe, the...
5 Questions For: Anne-Laure Fayard
www.whatifinnovation.com, September 19th, 2012
Anne-Laure Fayard, an assistant professor of management at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, studies the interactions between people and technology in organizations. Her new book—published with Anca Metiu, a professor of management at ESSEC Business School in France—...
'Making It’ in New York City Classrooms
By Ben Esner, Maker Education Initiative Blog, September 18th, 2012
Can you conduct a chemistry experiment with lab equipment made by a MakerBot? Demonstrate the principles of soil erosion and civil engineering with a sand table and miniature buildings designed and printed by 2nd graders? Yes, you can. And maybe should too. Through NYU-Poly’s signature...
If You Want Walkable Development, You Must Show That It Pays
By Sarah Goodyear, theatlanticcities.com, September 13th, 2012
Mariela Alfonzo remembers when she really got the message about what’s important to real estate developers. She was discussing big-box stores with an investor in Orange County, California, who had put a lot of dollars into strip malls and megastores. Alfonzo, an urban design researcher...
Energy Solutions Forum Joins the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy
virtual-strategy.com, September 13th, 2012
Energy Solutions Forum (ESF) today announced it has joined the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE at NYU-Poly) as the newest tenant in the city-sponsored clean energy incubator. The announcement comes after ESF – which provides U.S. energy policy...
Honest Buildings opens door on new cash, launches in Portland
By Grant Brissey, geekwire.com, September 11th, 2012
Honest Buildings, a 6-month-old real-estate startup with operations in Seattle and New York City just announced the completion of its first round of financing, led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The amount of investment and the terms were not disclosed. The company also just...
The New Full Duplex
By James Nolan, edn.com, September 11th, 2012
Recently, over a period of a handful of weeks there were several announcements regarding full duplex as a next technology. There was this announcement from University of Waterloo, as well as some work by NYU-Poly professor Mike Knox and his team that's part of our collaboration with the...
Honest Buildings Announces Financing Led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures
mdv.com, September 11th, 2012
Honest Buildings, a fast-growing real estate network connecting professionals to new business opportunities and information for buildings across the U.S., announced today the completion of its first round of financing led by RockPort Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The amount of investment and...
