Isabella Pedroza of Draper, Utah, is studying journalism at the University of Utah. She enjoys science, reading, fashion and learning about the world surrounding her. She is a Nucleus-TechBuzz Media Intern.
AI Utah Demo Day at Pattern (Lehi, UT) featured MX Labs and JobNimbus, showcasing how Utah companies are applying artificial intelligence to financial services, software development, customer feedback analysis and product decisions.
The student-led Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference connects emerging researchers with industry, while highlighting work on personalized brain stimulation and the challenges of turning biomedical discoveries into clinical applications.
Utah broke ground on Convergence Point, a $50 million-supported hub designed to connect university research, students, entrepreneurs, industry and investors statewide and accelerate ideas toward commercialization and impact.
Weber State University’s MARS Center (Clearfield, UT) opened its doors this week, showcasing advanced manufacturing equipment and research designed to help aerospace and defense partners develop, test and scale materials and components for extreme environments.
FrostByte Defense Technologies (Salt Lake City, UT), a University of Utah spinout, secured top honors at the 2026 Business Innovation Awards for its autonomous, biometric-sensing heated glove liners designed for extreme cold protection.
Utah is revisiting a spaceport concept first proposed at Dugway in 1972 as the state studies potential sites near Delta and Green River amid growing commercial demand for launch and reentry infrastructure.
