Why Are Entrepreneurs Called Risk-takers?
Almost every decision made in the business world entails some sort of risk attached to it. The secret to being successful in the long run is to choose your risks wisely. (more…)
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‘Howl-itosis’ a Problem? UArizona Inventor Creates Bacteria Strain to Quell Bad Dog Breath
University startup uPetsia has licensed the technology to develop it and take it to the marketplace.
University of Arizona researchers have developed a harmless bacteria strain to battle bad breath in our furry friends. (more…)
Startup Licenses Dual-View Probe for Endoscopy
The new probe provides doctors with multiple fields of view simultaneously, addressing the shortcomings of traditional endoscopes — and potentially preventing more instances of colon cancer. (more…)
Rian Buckley and Fitcode help women find jeans that fit through data and technology
The “a-ha!” moment came during one of her many modeling shoots, when Rian Buckley often wore clothes that were pinned, clipped and altered to fit her body shape. She saw repeatedly how the same clothes — jeans in particular — can look drastically different on two models with the same clothing size. And she spent a lot of time listening to e-commerce retailers complain of lost revenue from returned clothing, especially denim, that didn’t fit. (more…)
Berkeley Lab Startup Brings Fuel Cells to the Developing World
Point Source Power’s cheap, rugged fuel cells can provide electricity where none exists.
In some parts of the developing world, people may live in homes without electricity or toilets or running water but yet they own cell phones. To charge those phones, they may have to walk for miles to reach a town charging station—and possibly even have to leave their phones overnight. Now a startup company spun off technology developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has created a simple, inexpensive way to provide electricity to the 2.5 billion people in the world who don’t get it reliably.
Point Source Power’s innovative device is based on a solid oxide fuel cell that is powered by burning charcoal, wood or other types of biomass—even cow dung—the types of fuel that many in the developing world use for cooking. The fuel cell sits in the fire and is attached to circuitry in a handle that is charged as the fuel cell heats up to temperatures of 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. The handle, which contains an LED bulb, can then be detached and used for lighting or to charge a phone. (more…)
Global Health: Students Build Wiki of Medical Devices Designed for Low-Income Countries
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— In parts of the world without reliable electricity, a pedal-powered nebulizer could provide life-saving asthma treatments. Small wax-filled sleeping bags could keep premature infants warm. A salad spinner centrifuge for blood samples could help clinicians diagnose anemia.
University of Michigan researchers have cataloged more than 100 such technologies in a new wiki of medical devices designed for resource-limited settings. The Global Health Medical Device Compendium, an open-source inventory, is hosted by the popular appropriate technology wiki Appropedia. It is expected to serve as an important communication vehicle for end users, non-governmental organizations, researchers and others to help advance such technologies. (more…)
Sundance Looks to StorSimple to Simplify Its Massive Storage Needs
*Microsoft BizSpark One startup solves enterprise-class storage challenges with hybrid cloud approach.*
REDMOND, Wash. — March 2, 2012 — StorSimple takes an innovative approach to storage design, betting early on the Windows Azure platform and assembling a first-rate team to make cloud-integrated storage a reality for enterprise companies.
Like many other innovations, StorSimple’s breakthrough began with a fundamental observation followed by a simple question. (more…)
iPhone App May Support Monitoring and Research on Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a novel iPhone application that may enable persons with Parkinson’s disease and certain other neurological conditions to use the ubiquitous devices to collect data on hand and arm tremors and relay the results to medical personnel.
The researchers believe the application could replace subjective tests now used to assess the severity of tremors, while potentially allowing more frequent patient monitoring without costly visits to medical facilities. (more…)