Project Niu in NSTA Magazine
April 17, 2009
The National Science Teachers Association recently published a story on Project Niu in its monthly magazine. Read the story

Company named a 'Top Woman-owned Business'
April 9, 2009
Pacific Business News has named Archinoetics as one of Hawaii's 'Top 35 Women-owned Businesses'. At the awards ceremony, held at the Hawaii Convention Center, it was announced that Archinoetics is now the 16th ranked woman-owned business in Hawaii in terms of revenue. This ranking for 2008 represents a tremendous jump for the company, which was not listed in the top 35 for 2007.

Archinoetics on Virginia radio's 'With Good Reason'
April 2009
Dr. Dennis Proffitt, a long-time collaborator of Archinoetics, was recently on Virginia radio's 'With Good Reason' to discuss brain-computer interfaces for creative expression. The work, being done through a National Science Foundation grant, is providing interfaces for severely disabled people to communicate and create artwork. To hear the program and read more, please see the With Good Reason website.

Archinoetics wins 'Hawaii SmallBiz Success Award'
February 2009
Archinoetics was recognizes by Hawaii Business Magazine as a statewide leader in small business success. Traci and Hunter Downs accepted the award from Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona. Read more about the award.

Archinoetics on Hawaii Public Radio
October 22, 2008
Archinoetics' Hunter Downs and Erin Nishimura appeared on Hawaii Public Radio's Bytemarks Cafe, which highlights local high tech businesses. Listen to the podcast.

Fatigue Science works with NHL hockey team
September 2008
Professional athletes need every advantage they can get to compete at their maximum level, but they cannot overlook the importance of a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, road trips can causes serious jetlag and hurt a player's performance. The NHL hockey team the Vancouver Canucks decided to use science and technology to address this concern. Archinoetics subsidiary company Fatigue Science used its scientifically validated methods to help the Canucks in this effort. Read the article from 'The Province'.

Brain Painting featured in UVA Today
August 8, 2008
Archinoetics' long-time collaborator Dr. Dennis Proffitt of the University of Virginia was recently interviewed on the team's brain-computer interface (BCI) work with Hawaii artist Peggy Chun. Read more about Brain Painting.

Traci Downs named a finalist for Businesswoman of the Year
April 17, 2008
Archinoetics' COO and Principal Owner Traci Downs was recognized by the Pacific Business News as a finalist for the 2008 Businesswoman of the Year. Congratulations on this great accomplishment!

John Caldwell interviewed on pilot fatigue
February 2008
After a flight between Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii passed over its destination, there was concern that fatigue could have been a factor in the pilots' error. Archinoetics' in-house expert on fatigue in aviation, Dr. John Caldwell, joined Honolulu's NBC affiliate, KGMB, to discuss the importance of a well-rested pilot. To learn more about Archinoetics' subsidiary company that addresses the risks caused by fatigue in the workplace, please visit the Fatigue Science homepage.

Functional brain imaging research gets worldwide attention
February 2008
Archinoetics is currently developing 'Brain Painting' applications that allows people to paint on a digital canvas using only their thoughts. This is part of research conducted under a National Science Foundation grant to create brain-computer interfaces. Recently, this work was featured at the University of Virginia in Oscar as well as in India in the Mumbai Mirror.

Archinoetics wins prestigious Tibbetts Award
October 2007
These prestigious, national awards are made annually to those small firms, projects, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in SBIR achievement. The emphasis is on recognizing those accomplishments where, in the judgment of those closely involved and often most immediately affected, the stimulus of SBIR funding has made an important and definable difference. Archinoetics will be given the 2007 Tibbetts Award at the award ceremony in Washington, DC on October 10, 2007.

Hunter Downs wins 'Top High Tech Leader' award
October 2007
Archinoetics Chief Science Officer Hunter Downs was recognized in the 7th annual 'Flavors of Technology' ceremony for being one of Hawaii's 'Top 40 High Tech Leaders'. Says Dr. Downs, 'I think the key to the growth of Hawaii's technology industry is to promote entry into the industry by young adults / students; impassion them to innovate with new ideas; and then to train them to identify development opportunities for those ideas.'

Traci Downs appears on 'High Tech Hawaii' TV show
September 2006
Dr. Downs (at center in photo below) appeared on the University of Hawaii's monthly television live call-in show, 'High Tech Hawaii', to discuss the research and development at Archinoetics. The topic of the month was 'Advancing Hawaii's High Tech Industry'.

Archinoetics on MSNBC and in Pacific Business News
July 2006
This week Archinoetics was the focus of a full page feature in the Pacific Business News. The article, which is also included on MSNBC.com, highlights Archinoetics' focus on creativity as its strategy for success in the high tech industry. The printed version (PDF) of the article contains photos not present online.

Feature in Scientific American Mind
October 2005
Archinoetics has collaborated with Microsoft Research to build brain computer interfaces and assess the cognitive state of a user. An article in Scientific American Mind (Volume 16, Number 3) highlights this work.
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Archimedes / WIT Summer College Internship Pilot
July 2005
Archinoetics is partnering with the Archimedes Hawaii Project and the Women in Technology (WIT) Project, Oahu Division, to provide valuable real-world experience to college interns in the fields of electrical and computer engineering.
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New Firm Researches Human Performance
April 2005
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Technology Expo
March 2005
Archinoetics was featured on Hawaii's KHON Evening News for our booth at the RoadRunner Technology and Internet Expo. Our presentation featured our robot 'Archibot Brain', who helped relay our message tirelessly all day long.