Tucson tech: Xerocraft cooperative workspace for tinkerers moving dowtown

Stephen Haynes, left, and Connor Barickman help as Jeremy Briddle troubleshoots a problem he's having making an 8-bit video game character using a laser cutter at Xerocraft. Dale Tersey, secretary of the hackerspace, is on the right.

Tucson tech: Xerocraft cooperative workspace for tinkerers moving downtown

A mustache comb begins to take shape in a 3-D printer, which "prints" objects by building up layers of material.

Tucson tech: Xerocraft cooperative workspace for tinkerers moving downtown

Alex Barton uses a 3-D printer at Xerocraft to make a mustache comb that he designed to replace the one he lost. In addition to providing space and equipment, the nonprofit offers classes on topics such as welding, machining, lasers and robotics.

Tucson tech: Xerocraft cooperative workspace for tinkerers moving downtown

Connor Barickman steps into Xerocraft, where do-it-yourselfers to share space, equipment and ideas. Xerocraft will join workspaces downtown to form a Downtown Innovative District.

Tucson tech: Xerocraft cooperative workspace for tinkerers moving downtown

Since 2010, Xerocraft "hackerspace" has welcomed frustrated engineers, curious tinkerers and do-it-yourselfers of all stripes to share ideas and equipment in a beat-up commercial building on South Sixth Avenue.

Raytheon gets $535M missile job

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $535 million contract for production of air-combat missiles, with about half of the production for foreign sales to Oman and Saudi Arabia.

IBM starts layoffs; Tucson is affected

Major global layoffs underway by IBM Corp. are reportedly hitting the company's Tucson operations, though the extent of the local cuts are unknown.

Global IBM layoffs reportedly hitting Tucson site

Major global layoffs under way by IBM Corp. are reportedly hitting the company’s Tucson operations, though the extent of the local cuts are unknown.

Tucson tech: Degree not needed to work in science-tech, report says

A new report by the Brooking Institution finds that many jobs, such as operating computerized machining equipment, require significant science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education but are not usually counted as STEM jobs.

Tucson tech: Degree not needed to work in science-tech, report says

Any mention of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) evokes images of engineers fiddling with sophisticated machinery or research scientists peering into microscopes.

Tucson tech: Tucson's Mintec the only Arizona firm to land President's E-Award for Exports

A 3-D modeling image of an open-pit mine from Minesight mine-management software made by Tucson-based Mintec Inc., which provides a suite of modeling and mine-planning software.

Tucson tech: Tucson's Mintec the only Arizona firm to land President's E-Award for Exports

president of Mintec Inc., which won a President's E-Award for Exports.

Tucson tech: Tucson's Mintec the only Arizona firm to land President's E-Award for Exports

Technology that helps miners around the globe figure out when and where to dig has helped a Tucson company land national honors.

Raytheon ship-defense missile passes Navy testing

The Navy has completed the first series of developmental and operational testing of a ship-defense missile system made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems.

Tucson tech: Arizona tech startups pitch to potential investors, partners, mentors

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Tucson tech: Arizona tech startups pitch to potential investors, partners, mentors

The Arizona Center for Innovation, the University of Arizona's high-tech business incubator, recently held its fourth annual PitchDay, a chance for tech startups to pitch their ventures to an audience of potential investors, business mentors and partners.

Raytheon ship-defense missile gets production OK

The Pentagon has approved full-rate production of the Standard Missile-6, a next-generation ship defense missile developed by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems.

Tucson tech: Desert shrub guayule may be new major source of natural rubber

University of Arizona professor Dennis Ray shows guayule bushes at the UA agriculture center. The UA was awarded a $3 million, five-year grant by Phoenix-based Yulex Corp. focused on developing guayule for production.