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Julie Dorsey ‘breathes new life into drawing’ with Mental Canvas

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2018Technologyjulie dorsey, mental canvas, Technology, tsai center

Julie Dorsey is a Computer Science professor at Yale and the founder of Mental Canvas, a software company that is developing a new class of graphical-media-design system that lies between 2D drawing and 3D computer-aided design. The Mental Canvas technology was used in an animated spatial sketch of the coming new building for the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY). Below, Julie talks about her vision, her process and encouraging innovative thinking in students. (more…)

Science meets risk: This reinsurance company uses scientists to understand climate change

By Guest PostJanuary 25, 2018Environment, Technologyclimate risk analysis, ernst rauch, german reinsurance company, munich re, risk assessment, science meets risk, understanding climate change

German reinsurance company Munich Re has been collecting and analysing data on natural catastrophes for over forty years, building up a unique knowledge base. (more…)

Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2018Technologyblockchain, digitize supplychains, ibm, joint venture, maersk, vincent clerc

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and ARMONK, NY – 16 Jan 2018: A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology. (more…)

IBM Breaks Records to Top U.S. Patent List for 25th Consecutive Year

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2018Technology25th consecutive year, ginni rometty, ibm breaks records, maja vukovic patent, phishing emails, us patent list

IBM Inventors Receive Record 9,043 Patents in 2017 in Areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and Quantum Computing

ARMONK, N.Y. – 09 Jan 2018: IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors received a record 9,043 patents in 2017, marking the company’s 25th consecutive year of U.S. patent leadership and crossing the 100,000-patent milestone. The new patents were granted to a diverse group of more than 8,500 IBM researchers, engineers, scientists and designers in 47 different U.S. states and 47 countries. (more…)

How the Urban Agriculture Company turned soil and seed into startup success

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 2018Environment, Technologychad corzine, company, gregg corzine, kickstarter, non gmo seed, startup success, urban agriculture

Two years ago, Chad Corzine was exhausted, overweight and working 16-hour days for his father’s company. After a particularly grueling month of work travel, he decided to eat better and grow his own veggies on his small apartment balcony in Los Angeles. It was no easy feat. (more…)

With virtual reality, bringing the Gaspee Affair to life

By Guest PostJanuary 7, 2018Education, Technologyadam blumenthal, gaspee affair, gaspee project, google vr technology, virtual reality, vr for education

A team of Brown students led by the University’s virtual reality artist-in-residence have created an immersive experience to expose new generations of students to a dramatic, historically important Revolutionary War event. (more…)

Robot rehab

By Guest PostJanuary 4, 2018Health, Technologyfabrizio sergi, mr compatible robot, robot aided, robot rehab, stroke rehabilitation

Biomed engineering professor receives American Heart Association grant to study robot-aided stroke rehabilitation

About every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. (more…)

Priceline.com And IBM Settle Patent Lawsuits

By Guest PostDecember 29, 2017Technologyibm, patent lawsuits, priceline, priceline group, william lafontaine

ARMONK, N.Y. – 28 Dec 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has reached agreement to resolve the patent lawsuit between IBM and The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN) pending in the United States District Court for Delaware. As part of the confidential settlement, the parties will obtain patent cross-licenses to each company’s worldwide patent portfolio. (more…)

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