Cheap and easily customizable, 3D printed devices are perfect for assistive technology, like prosthetics or “smart” pill bottles that can help patients remember to take their daily medications. (more…)
IBM’s inventions include use of AI to help people converse, protect the earth’s lakes and combat voice phishing
ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2019 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors received a record 9,100 patents in 2018, marking the company’s 26th consecutive year of U.S. patent leadership. IBM led the industry in the number of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, security and quantum computing-related patent grants. (more…)
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a way to detect the presence, type and concentration of nerve agents in the field using Legos, a smartphone and a chemical sensor.
AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a way to sense dangerous chemicals using, in part, a simple rig consisting of a smartphone and a box made from Lego bricks, which could help first responders and scientists in the field identify deadly and difficult-to-detect nerve agents such as VX and sarin. (more…)
ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Catalina, the market leader in shopper intelligence and personalized digital media, has adopted the IBM Integrated Analytics System (IIAS) as a key pillar of its expanding analytics program to help provide its clients increasingly more relevant shopper insights. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety. (more…)
Jake Whittenberg gazed across the vast tundra of data in his Excel spreadsheet – a fairly lifeless accounting of the rousing retail market now fueled by legal marijuana in Washington state. (more…)
Duo to transform banking industry backbone, Lloyds Banking Group as first client
LONDON and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Thought Machine, a UK based software company, today announced that IBM Services will be the global preferred implementation partner for Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform called Vault. (more…)
Programs combine research and enterprise network expertise to help early-stage and later-stage companies build and scale blockchain businesses
New York City: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Columbia University today announced two new accelerator programs to build and scale the next generation of blockchain innovation. As key components of the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, the accelerators will offer entrepreneurs and blockchain network founders around the world access to the expertise and resources they need to establish blockchain networks. (more…)
