Biosphere 2 starts a tech incubator
The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has added a new function — that of tech business incubator.
The laboratory held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to welcome four renewable energy and sustainable tech startups.
David Vili founded one of the three startups, and he said his first trip to Biosphere 2 was as a tourist.
"I saw the trekkers outside and I was wowed, and then I was like, ‘Oh, what is this?’" he said.
His company is called Solar Space, and it creates high-efficiency solar power tech that it plans to put on highways to power electric vehicles.