Dec 14, 20225G: 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 Revolution, as well as the widespread use of autonomous vehicles and the emergence of smart cities, those developments are still to come. The more immediate impact…Smartphones3 min readSmartphones3 min read
Dec 11, 2022How 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 because of the continuing rise of such things as cloud providers, Software as a Service (SaaS) and edge services, some 80 percent of enterprises will shut down their…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Oct 29, 2022A 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 — showed that this one-atom-thick layer of carbon might offer promise as a means of water filtration. …Graphene3 min readGraphene3 min read
Oct 15, 2022The 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 smart windows adjust their transparency according to the environment. …Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Jul 29, 2022Are 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) are making — that besides transforming the world of digital art, they are even veering toward the mainstream. On that night’s edition of “Saturday Night Live,” cast…Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Jun 30, 2022How 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 — that it can even be used to create ultra-light, ultra-thick body armor, as well as wearable electronics. What has recently come to light, however, is that graphene…Graphene3 min readGraphene3 min read
May 17, 2022Predicting 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. That has implications not only for communication and entertainment, but also safety. That has been shown during the coronavirus pandemic, as nations like Germany and Ireland…Smartphones2 min readSmartphones2 min read
May 14, 2022Data, 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 over-analyzed and occasionally criticized, but one that nonetheless retains its merits all these years later. Soon after Humby made that statement, Michael Palmer, executive vice president of…Data3 min readData3 min read
May 14, 2022The 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 material, an atom-thick layer of carbon arranged in a hexagonal pattern, is even more versatile than anyone might have imagined: It also exhibits ferroelectrical qualities. …Graphene3 min readGraphene3 min read
May 3, 2022The Growing Reality of Transplantable Organs via 3D BioprintingThe announcement on Jan. …Bioprinting3 min readBioprinting3 min read