Technology
Bitcoin’s Competitors Are Missing The Point Of Cryptocurrency And Blockchain Technology
Getty In a Medium post published earlier this month, Castle Island Ventures Partner Nic Carter explained the utility of Bitcoin (BTC) as a revolutionary alternative to the traditional, government-approved banking system. Additionally, Carter wrote about how the thousands of Bitcoin competitors that have popped up over the years have missed the point of this new …
Information Technology Powers (Almost) All Innovation
The 2019 35 Under 35 Innovators at Emtech MIT MIT Technology Review In the early 1990s I was living in Boston and reflecting on the relative progress of information technology and the life sciences. It appeared to me then that IT was sputtering a bit; the Internet hadn’t yet transformed commerce, and AI was in …
ARC announces funding for chemical remediation technology
A plasma bubble column. “Plasma is a highly reactive cocktail of oxygen species which has the potential to effectively breakdown PFAS, chemicals which have polluted water sources,” said Professor Cullen. “The project aims to develop a new class of plasma water treatment reactor that can degrade PFAS simply and economically, that will be scaled and …
How HPE Metering Technology Delivers a Better Way to Consume IT
HPE GreenLake is a true pay-as-you-go, consumption-based approach to hybrid IT. It’s different from anything else on the market, so it’s not surprising that customers tend to have lots of questions. Here are some that I hear quite often: Do I have to purchase the infrastructure? No. HPE GreenLake is an “as-a-service” model, so we own and manage …
DOE to Begin Demolition of Remaining Buildings at Energy Technology Engineering Center at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to enable the demolition of remaining structures at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) site, located in Ventura County, CA. This action comes just weeks after Secretary Rick Perry was the first Secretary of Energy to visit the former …
UK working on technology to tackle violent online videos
NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says scientists are working on technology to stop violent attacks from being broadcast live on the internet as part of an international call to curb online extremism. The United Kingdom is among almost 20 countries backing the “Christchurch call,” an appeal to world leaders and tech …
Pittsburgh Picked For Sheetz Technology, Innovation Hub – CBS Pittsburgh
ALTOONA, Pa. (KDKA) – Sheetz will open its first technology and innovation hub in Pittsburgh. Sheetz announced on Monday that Pittsburgh would be the location of the technology and innovation hub which will focus on developing, testing and implementing what Sheetz calls “transformative products and services.” The hub will aim to turn Sheetz into a …
US stocks rise, led by technology and household goods shares
U.S. stocks turned slightly higher in midday trading Monday, led by technology companies and makers of household products. The market turned higher in late morning after wobbling lower earlier as investors digested some weak economic figures out of Germany. Chipmakers led the gains in tech stocks. Micron Technology rose 1.8% and Qualcomm gained 1.6%. Procter …
Hyundai, Aptiv join forces for self-driving car technology
Hyundai is going all in on autonomous cars. Chris Paukert/Roadshow It’s hard to truly state when the self-driving car race kicked off, but in the past couple of years, it’s heated up significantly. Yet Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, which oversees both the Hyundai and Kia brands, has largely stuck to the sidelines. On Monday, that changed. …
LNG technology developed at University of Calgary touted as greener, cheaper | Tech Innovation
CALGARY — University of Calgary researchers focused on nanotechnology say they have developed a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to create liquefied natural gas. The Split Flow Integrated LNG process uses specialized materials and chemistry to remove carbon dioxide and other impurities from the natural gas stream without having to cool and then warm …
