Technology – Page 60

Analysis, government, Latest Trend, Money Talk

Will Bitcoin become a policy issue for the U.S. Congress?

November 12, 2014

Digital currency may soon become an issue that could unite US politicians.

Recent US Congresses have been some of the least productive in the country’s history, and the 113th Congress has been no different. The sheer number of policy-related issues tabled since January 2013 has put the current Congress on pace to become the least productive in the nation’s history, rivaling the 112th Congress in how few laws it could ultimately pass.

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Analysis, Great New Product, Health & Fitness, Medical Breakthrough, Science & Technology News

Researchers develop artificial spleen that cleans up blood infections

November 12, 2014

The ‘biospleen’ uses protein-equipped nanobeads and a magnet to cleanse blood of pathogens.

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a high-tech method to rid the body of infections — even those caused by unknown pathogens. A device inspired by the spleen can quickly clean blood of everything from Escherichia coli to Ebola, researchers report on 14 September in Nature Medicine.

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Great New Product, New Inventions, Science & Technology News

New microscope captures ultra-high-resolution movies of live 3D biomolecules

November 12, 2014

A single HeLa cell in metaphase (during mitosis), imaged by a lattice light sheet microscope.

A new imaging platform called a “lattice light sheet” developed by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig and colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus is a significant leap forward for light microscopy. It captures high-resolution images rapidly and minimizes damage to cells, so it can image the three-dimensional activity of molecules, cells, and embryos in fine detail over longer periods than was previously possible, according to the HHMI scientists. (Videos)

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Analysis, Energy, Science & Technology News, Solar Power

Minnesota could soon see solar arrays lining its highways

November 10, 2014

Minnesota to launch solar highways.

Solar arrays could soon be seen along the public rights-of-way that line the state’s highway in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a request for proposal (RFP) accepting bids to build and manage solar arrays, which would provide the state’s grid a new and reliable source of clean energy for at least 20 years.

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Analysis, Globalism, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Data mining reveals how news coverage varies around the world

November 10, 2014

How well does nature reflect the pattern of real events around the world? It’s natural to assume that people living in a certain part of the world are more likely to read, see and hear about news from their own region. But what of the international news they get—how does that compare to the international news that people in other parts of the world receive?

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Analysis, Business, Great Videos, Internet, Science & Technology News

Will we have any privacy when everyday objects are connected to the Internet of Things?

November 7, 2014

Consumers who are wary of privacy can take some comfort in the settings tab of our smartphones or browsers, which allow us to tell a device not to track our location or monitor what we are reading. But what can they do when the internet-connected device is inside their body or mounted on a city lamp-post? (Video)

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Analysis, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News, top 10

Top 10 crazy devices the secret service could use to put a stop to White House fence jumping

November 9, 2014

A White House gate crasher bypassed an unlocked, manual front door and two guards and made it deep into the White House last month, while two K-9s managed to halt a would-be uninvited guests. So far, this year, there have been at least five intrusions on White House grounds demonstrating that maybe Secret Service officers could use some help protecting President Barack Obama.

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Business, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Health tech’s promise to patients – pay doctors for results, not treatment

November 7, 2014

Thanks to technological advancements in health care, the industry has made remarkable progress in the understanding, detection and treatment of disease, in recent decades. Given that the majority of Americans are healthy most of the time, one might expect that medical progress would dramatically reduce the cost of health care due to preventative education, early detection and more effective treatments.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Technology will kill many New Zealander’s jobs in 20 years

November 7, 2014

Steve Jellard’s job is unlikely to exist in 20 years.

Almost a third of New Zealand’s workers believe their job will not exist in 20 years’ time, according to new research.

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Analysis, Business, Energy, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News, Solar Power

How power companies will commit suicide by solar

November 7, 2014

Installing solar panels.

Anyone with enough roof space will be leaving the grid within the decade for solar power. And in most cases they won’t be leaving just one grid, they will be leaving two. That’s because solar is going to become, to put a new spin on an old phrase, “too cheap to have a meter”. It just won’t be worth paying daily service charges to have a grid supplied meter and grid access.

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3D Printer, Alternative Transportation, Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Energy, Latest Trend, New Viewpoints, People Making a Difference, Robots, Science & Technology News

101 Endangered Jobs by 2030

November 7, 2014

Futurist Thomas Frey: Business owners today are actively deciding whether their next hire should be a person or a machine. After all, machines can work in the dark and don’t come with decades of HR case law requiring time off for holidays, personal illness, excessive overtime, chronic stress or anxiety.

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Education, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

College libraries are lending out some surprising gadgets

November 6, 2014

Florida university library lends drones to students.

Justin Ellis is an instructional-technology associate at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s library. He thinks of himself as the gadget guy. He manages a program at the library that lets students and professors check out a growing catalog of computers, cameras, and other electronics—a selection more akin to a Best Buy store than a lending library.

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