Software
Jul 18, 2016
The lure of 'Pokemon Go': Respite from a summer of violence
It's easy to see the appeal of "Pokemon Go."
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Business
Jul 18, 2016
Uber battling more than 70 lawsuits in federal courts
The past few months have been good to Uber - the world's most valuable startup raised a record-breaking $3.5 billion in June and in April escaped a high-profile trial that threatened to upend its entire business model.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2016
Why important innovations stall; understanding obstacles to change is key to future
Disruptive, transformative technologies are being introduced at an accelerating pace, fuelling opposition that impedes forms of innovation needed to meet profound challenges such as climate change, poverty and world hunger, ...
Engineering
Jun 29, 2016
Early days of internet offer lessons for boosting 3D printing
Even in its relative infancy, 3D printing has created an enormous list of possibilities: dental aligners to straighten your teeth, unique toys for your children, inexpensive custom prosthetics for people with limb deficiencies, ...
Telecom
Jun 21, 2016
Professor's work focuses on revving up the highest-speed networks
The latest supercomputers and large-scale observatories like the Large Hadron Collider have the power to support unprecedented breakthroughs in astrophysics, genomics, climate science and scores of other fields.
Environment
Jun 14, 2016
Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
Politicians, policymakers, urban planners, real-estate developers and corporate executives pay close attention to city liveability rankings. The global urban elite sees these as measures of the metropolitan "good". Yet, as ...
Computer Sciences
May 26, 2016
Deep learning applied to drug discovery and repurposing
In a recently accepted manuscript titled "Deep learning applications for predicting pharmacological properties of drugs and drug repurposing using transcriptomic data", scientists from Insilico Medicine, Inc located at the ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 25, 2016
Review: VR's father worries about the technology's future
One might think that Jaron Lanier would be elated right now.
Biochemistry
May 25, 2016
Scientists capture the elusive structure of essential digestive enzyme
Using a powerful combination of techniques from biophysics to mathematics, researchers have revealed new insights into the mechanism of a liver enzyme that is critical for human health. The enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase, ...
Optics & Photonics
May 24, 2016
Bug-zapping lasers could add new weapon to our insect-fighting arsenal
Control and monitoring of disease-vector insects are critical to global health, as insect vectors spread pathogens among humans, animals and agricultural products, creating worldwide strain on health care and food resources. ...
