Fox 13 coverage of the USTAR Innovation Fair 2013. The fair featured 14 companies from the U of U, USU and from around the state. All have worked with USTAR or the Governors Office of Economic Development. The fair was sponsored by Zion's Bank to help highlight the work being done to advance Utah's Tech Economy. more

Vaporsens, a U startup based on work by materials science engineering professor Ling Zang, recently received a $150,000 SBIR grant to develop a sensitive sensor technology to detect peroxide-based bombs. The company currently has five employees working toward a new prototype. more

A start-up company at the U is developing an electric nose that can detect odors, such as narcotics and explosives in the air. "We essentially have an electronic dog nose," said Ben Rollins, CEO and cofounder of Vaporsens, the company...more

SALT LAKE CITY - University of Utah USTAR researcher Dr. Ling Zang is the primary inventor of the materials, and launched the start-up Vaporsens, along with Ben Rollins, to perfect the product for market. Rollins said a border official recently told him "Look, if...more

SALT LAKE CITY - Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug that can be readily made using commercially available ingredients.  Meth usage cost the United States $23.4 billion in 2010 due to increased funding for healthcare, law enforcement, and cleanup...more

Vaporsens takes Honorable mention for its Explosives Detector at the The Utah Innovation Awards program. more

SALT LAKE CITY - Developed by Dr. Ling Zang at the University of Utah, nanofibers act as a super fine net that "catch" explosive vapors from the air. USTAR and GOED supported Dr. Zang's Technology through a strategic grant an commercialization acceleration. more

More than 780 million passengers traveled domestically on airlines last year, and thanks in part to the infamous 2001 “shoe bomber,” all those people had to take off their shoes to go through security. more

SALT LAKE CITY- Vaporsens, an exciting young wholesale detector business based in Salt Lake City, is one of the four companies that will be presenting at VentureCapital.org and Wayne Brown Institute's Deal Forum. The Deal Forum provides start-up... more

BOSTON - Dr. Ling Zang delivered a presentation at the 2011 Workshop on Trace Explosives Detection. Link