High tech innovation may not conjure up images of household appliances, but with advanced technological knowledge, anything is possible. President of Hydromatic Technologies Corporation, Michael Brown, believes in the use of new technologies to conserve energy and increase efficiency.

It all began when Brown discovered the source of his soaring electric bills- his dryer. After conducting research on dryer technology, he found that 80 years had passed with minimal improvement in dryer technology and energy conservation. This led Brown to develop the first "hydronic" process for clothes drying. Using a heated liquid rather than a combustible source of heat, the dryer is able to dry clothes up to 41 percent faster, while using 50 percent less energy and is also safer than the traditional dryer.

Hydromatic's "Dryer Miser" retrofit kits can be purchased soon, which will allow consumers to benefit from energy savings without purchasing a new dryer. Brown credits the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and UCF's Technology Incubator for helping bring his ideas to fruition.

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Watch Mike Brown, president of Hydromatic Technologies explain how the "Dryer Miser" works.

Two Olympic gold medals (1996 and 2000) prove softball is very, very good to Dot Richardson. Singled out as a star with the first U.S. hit and the first softball homerun in Olympic history, she was an NBC commentator at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, delivering play-by-play as her former U.S. Women's Softball Team won its third consecutive gold medal.

However, as an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Richardson has a more enduring and direct impact on the lives of other American and international athletes of all sports. That includes Central Florida residents who want to improve fitness and athletic prowess. As medical director of the National Training Center (NTC), part of a 300-acre sports, health and education campus in Clermont, Fla., west of Orlando, Richardson establishes the vision and goals for this nonprofit branch of South Lake Hospital. Her focus is on state-of-the-art facilities,
sports science, performance programs and research in adolescent obesity, activity levels and shoulder injuries.

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Many may see the resemblance of Iake Eissinmann in Tony, the young alien in Disney's popular classic family films Escape to Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain, or from the short TV series The Fantastic Journey, among other roles before he moved behind the camera.

In his latest adventure, Iake, along with his actress/writer wife Alexi, escaped from L.A. to Orlando four years ago for a less hectic lifestyle, with "no business plan" in hand. In late 2005, the creative duo formed Mighty Mojo Studios, a digital animation company based in Celebration.

The Eissinmanns and team of artists are working on the studio's first project, The Mystery of?, a half animation/half live action children's production that seeks to inspire learning in kids through the mysteries of the natural world. The title is already under contract for distribution on DVD. It seems they have found their mojo.

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Dom Meffe is one of those instant-likeables. Maybe it's because he hails from the tight-knit, friendly hometown of Pittsburgh. Maybe it's because he's just a good guy...with a big heart for his family, his employees, his clients and his business. Maybe it's because he tells good stories and draws interesting comparisons to his life and work. Maybe it's because he's someone you can relate to...who admits failures, has had tragedies in his life, and has done good. Or maybe it's because he's a survivor.

Cancer has inflicted a number of people in his family, including himself and his wife, and took his sister's life. And this is what's driven him to do what he's doing now...own and acquire a growing number of nuclear pharmacies to better diagnose and treat chronic conditions such as cancer.

In fact, only one year after founding Orlando-based Triad Isotopes, Meffe, 43, who has been a central figure in the pharma business over the past decade, is heading up what is now the fourth largest radiopharmaceutical services company in the industry. Triad has grown from 24 to 291 people with $90 million in current revenue and projections to double that in two years. That growth has come from 13 strategic M&As throughout the southeast...with many more planned over the next few years. And, Triad is among numerous specialty pharmaceutical companies (CuraScript, Axium, ACS and ICore) that have made their headquarters home in the nation's newest emerging biotech hub of Orlando.

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