Florida State and the Digital Domain Media Group are collaborating in the creation of a new facility, to include the Digital Domain Institute, and the development of a unique program that will result in new educational opportunities, high-tech research programs, high-paying jobs and an economic boost for the state of Florida. (Read more)

A new laser device created at the University of Central Florida could make high-speed computing faster and more reliable, opening the door to a new age of the Internet. (Read more)

The University of North Florida's new Gaming and Mobile Applications concentration uses video games to teach real world computing and information technology skills. More than just play, entertainment software is being used as a gateway to impart programming knowledge and energize the millennial generation to pursue computing degrees and high-tech careers beyond gaming. (Read more)

University of Florida researchers say their supercomputer, named Novo-G, is the world's fastest reconfigurable supercomputer and is able to perform some important science applications faster than the Chinese supercomputer touted as the world's most powerful. (Read more)

Find out what the next generation of augmented reality and simulation technologies has to offer and learn about some of the Florida companies implementing them. (Read more)

A game created in partnership between the Orlando Science Center and the University of Central Florida's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy took first place in the student game category of the 2010 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge competition. (Read more)

Microsoft has tagged Florida's Lakewood Ranch to become the nation's first fully implemented Microsoft Tag community. Using a new barcode technology, consumers will have instant access to websites, coupons and promotional media via their smart phones. (Read more)

The world's largest optical telescope will soon become more powerful thanks to University of Florida astronomers. A multinational team led by UF has been awarded $8M to build a major new astronomical instrument. (Read more)

Full Sail University cut the ribbon on the opening of the Full Sail Studios Gateway Project, a 22,000 sq. ft., multipurpose facility that features a 500-seat venue and game production and recording studio spaces. (Read more)

IBM and the University of Central Florida's Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering are working together to prepare students for jobs in systems engineering, a profession that is critical to the creation of the smart cities, healthcare systems and advanced products and systems of the future. (Read more)

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, donates a high-technology semiconductor wafer fabrication facility and the land it occupies to the University of Central Florida. (Read more)

Federal, state, and local leaders joined to celebrate the official dedication of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) Ocala research facility. (Read More)

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design, one of the top schools in the nation for the niche craft of digital filmmaking, has announced plans for a new Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab. The program includes hands-on experience with top-shelf producers, directors, screenwriters and other disciplines that is said to be so cutting edge it will break the mold of student filmmaking. (Read more)