So What?

Energy Expert can make building managers lives easier and save building owners some money. Tune into Mike Schwenk's interview with the technology developer, Mike Brambley, to learn more.

So What? host Mike Schwenk interviewed Tom Ferryman, developer of the award-winning Morning Report, for the July podcast. Tune-innbsp;tonbsp;learn about how the airlines and other data-driven industries are benefiting from computer technology that shows them things they didnrsquo;t even know they were looking for.

Researcher Mark Gross talks about three applications for the Laboratoryrsquo;s award-winning thin-film barrier coating. Each application has positive implications for consumersmdash;from the ability to have a flexible display pull out from your cell phone, to having your entire roof consist of solar panels built into shingles.

Developers of the Grid Friendly Appliance Controller talk about how the technology helps the grids highs and lows (pun intended).

I interviewed Glen Fryxell, a developer of SAMMS--the technology that's quickly becoming toxic metals worst nightmare.

The millimeter wave body scanner is going into airports across the nation...and it's helpingnbsp;consumers find the perfect pair of jeans.

I interviewed Patricia Irving, president and CEO of InnovaTek.nbsp;

InnovaTeknbsp;creates and develops technologies for environmental safety and sustainable power.nbsp; In the interview, Irving discusses the importance of finding the right partners for commercialization success.

I interviewed Michael Hartwig, chief operating officer of Advanced Imaging Technology in Richland, Wash.

During the discussion,nbsp;Hartwig and Inbsp;work backward, answering the So What question first, and then discussing how AITrsquo;s technology went from laboratory to marketplace. According to Hartwig, itrsquo;s important to 1) know when you have a technology thatrsquo;s valuable; 2) know when to make adjustments in the commercialization process; and 3) always start with the end in mind.

I interviewed Dr. Thomas Keegan, president of Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Wash.

Today, Peninsula Collegersquo;s main campus spreads out over 75 acres of land in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, overlooking the city of Port Angeles and its busy, international harbor. President Tom Keegan talks about how the community college works with other organizations and the local government to stimulate economic growth.

I interviewednbsp;Lee Cheatham, executive director of the Washington Technology Center, about the organization's past, present and future activities.

WTCnbsp;is a statewide economic developmentnbsp;organization focused on technology and innovation.nbsp;Itnbsp;channels state, federal, and private resources to help companies develop and commercialize new products and technologies.