Don Basile5G: It’s NOT Just About the Smartphone AnymoreThe 5G rollout is ongoing, but the full implications of that are not yet clear. While experts believe it will hasten the fourth Industrial…Dec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022
Don BasileHow AI is Impacting Data CentersIn 2018, Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst David Cappuccio wrote a piece entitled “The Data Center is Dead,” in which he predicted that…Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
Don BasileA Breakthrough in Graphene-Based Water FiltrationTwo new graphene-related developments this year — one by Brown University researchers in January and another by MIT researchers in August…Oct 29, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Don BasileThe Dawning of the Age of Transparent Electronics Draws NearerPicture a world in which your car’s speedometer appears not on the dashboard, but rather on the inside of the windshield. A world in which…Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Don BasileAre NFTs Worth the Environmental Cost?Not that any further proof was needed, but the night of March 27, 2021 offered definitive evidence of the impact non-fungible tokens (NFTs)…Jul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022
Don BasileHow Graphene is Impacting the Art WorldWe already know that graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon discovered in 2004, can be used as a conductor, insulator and filter —…Jun 30, 2022Jun 30, 2022
Don BasilePredicting Natural Disasters With Your SmartphoneAs of April 2021, there were an estimated 3.8 billion smartphone users in the world, or nearly half the global population of 7.8 billion…May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Don BasileData, the “New Oil,” Cannot Be Used If Left Unrefined. Thankfully, AI Can Help.British data scientist Clive Humby was famously quoted in 2006 as saying that “data is the new oil,” a statement that has been…May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Don BasileThe Ferroelectrical Qualities of Graphene, and What They Mean for the Future of ElectronicsIt has long been known that graphene can serve as a superconductor or insulator. But in February 2021, MIT researchers discovered that this…May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Don BasileThe Growing Reality of Transplantable Organs via 3D BioprintingThe announcement on Jan. 27, 2021 that two companies, 3D Systems and United Therapeutics Corporation, had successfully bioprinted lungs —…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022