Software
Mar 27, 2019
Beyond 'Bandersnatch,' the future of interactive TV is bright
Make a choice: Do you want to engage with your media passively or actively?
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Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2019
On a remote island, a lost part of the world is found
On a remote tropical island in the Indian Ocean lies a geologic enigma. Some 4 million years ago, volcanic eruptions on the seabed piled lava upward almost two miles, until it broke above the waves. Then it kept piling up, ...
Machine learning & AI
Feb 4, 2019
Using AI to develop new flavor experiences
McCormick & Company, a pioneer in flavor and food innovation, and my team at IBM Research have created a novel AI system to help product developers more efficiently and effectively create new flavor experiences. This year, ...
Ecology
Nov 21, 2018
Wild coffee plants, Christmas trees and chocolate's tree are surprisingly poorly protected
Headlines about threatened plant species often focus on hardwood plundered from the Amazon or obscure plants known only to specialized botanists. A new way of measuring plant conservation shows that a wide range of wild plants ...
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2018
The Mars InSight landing site is just plain perfect
No doubt about it, NASA explores some of the most awe-inspiring locations in our solar system and beyond. Once seen, who can forget the majesty of astronaut Jim Irwin standing before the stark beauty of the Moon's Hadley ...
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2018
This wild plant could be the next strawberry
Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and... groundcherries? A little-known fruit about the size of a marble could become agriculture's next big berry crop.
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2018
Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material
An ideal biorefinery would turn renewable crops into a variety of fuels and products with little waste. A significant challenge in realizing this vision is what to do with lignin, a fibrous and difficult-to-break-down material ...
Other
Aug 20, 2018
Techniques for reducing sugar content in dairy products show promise
Dairy foods are popular among consumers, and sales gross more than $125 billion per year (IDFA, 2017). With dairy product popularity comes new demands from consumers for healthier, low-calorie products that taste the same ...
Business
Jul 17, 2018
Amazon pokes fun at glitches, says tech gadgets popular
Amazon poked fun at the early glitches it saw with Prime Day, though it said shoppers still found plenty to buy. Analysts, meanwhile, saw other things Amazon could have done better, like discounting more fashion brands and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2018
Combining antibiotics changes their effectiveness
The effectiveness of antibiotics can be altered by combining them with each other, non-antibiotic drugs or even with food additives. Depending on the bacterial species, some combinations stop antibiotics from working to their ...
