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(Infographic) Art Schools Have Minted More Massive Unicorns than MIT ?
[Investing]
2015/06/18 11:03
Among the 48 founders of these companies, seven have attended Stanford. But perhaps more surprising is the fact that eight of the founders have attended public colleges and universities.In fact, founders of the world’s largest tech startups have CVs filled with schools better known for pigskin success than startups. Look at a company like Xiaomi, the Chinese consumer electronics company that t...
Inkless Printing Manipulates Light at The Nanoscale to Produce Colors
[Tech]
2015/06/18 11:03
Taking advantage of the unique light absorbing properties of plasmonic metatamaterials, researchers have printed color images using nanoscale holes instead of ink.Using nanometer-size metamaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a technique to print images that uses the manipulation of light, rather than the application of ink, to produce colors. Th...
(Patent) Amazon Invents an Ear-Scanning Smartphone to Take-on Touch ID
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:10
Smartphone sensors that can recognize your fingerprint and your face are already becoming commonplace, but Amazon could have an entirely fresh take on the biometrics trend. A recent patent from the e-commerce giant suggests the company is considering an ear-scanning security feature for future devices.The concept was submitted way back in 2011, but only approved last week by the U.S. patent off...
Airing for Sleep Apnea Reaches Crowdfunding Goal in 2 Hours
[Product]
2015/06/17 11:09
Airing, the Burlington-based maker of a tiny device that aims to help sleep apnea patients, on Monday morning reached its $100,000 crowdfunding goal in two hours.As of 11 a.m., more than 1,100 people had funded the campaign with about $109,000."We are humbled and thrilled at the same time with the early success of the Airing Indiegogo campaign," said Airing's CEO Stephen Marsh in an email. "It'...
Which Jobs Can’t Be Done by Robots ?
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:08
Robots are coming for our jobs. But it will be ages before they take jobs you think can be done only by humans, right? After all, humans possess unique advantages such as “interpersonal skills.”Well, it’s not that simple. The robots might be coming for your job, even if you think it seems safe.Robots face the ‘interpersonal skills’ hurdleAt last year’s Jackson Hole conference of economist...
(Video) Capturing Clean Energy from Evaporating Water
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:07
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a new technology that can capture at least some of that evaporation energy.A lot of water is evaporated every day on Earth (by one calculation some 1,000 trillion liters). And that evaporation is a clean source of solar energy that—until now—has been untapped.The technology makes use of the property of bacterial spores, which are like seeds th...
(Patent) Glass 2.0 : This Might be What the New Google Glass Looks Like
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:06
The first version of Google’s wearable computer was taken off the market in January, and while the company has hinted that another version is in the works, details have been scant. But a design patent awarded to Google today shows what the next version could look like.The original Google Glass had an asymmetrical look to it, with the computer hanging over the right side of the device. It was p...
New Details Emerge About Tesla's Hotly Anticipated $35,000 Car
[Product]
2015/06/17 11:05
Many people have been drooling over Tesla’s line of high performance electric cars. One thing some people haven’t been excited about, however, is the price tag.New details have come out about Tesla’s much-anticipated Model 3 car, which is expected to cost about $35,000. For reference, Tesla’s popular Model S sedan sells for $70,000.The Model 3 car will come in two iterations, the company’s...
(Video) Derek Jeter’s Players Tribune Raises $9.5 Million Led By NEA
[Investing]
2015/06/17 11:04
The Players Tribune, the athlete-driven media outlet founded by former New York Yankee All Star Derek Jeter, has its own hitting streak when it comes to fundraising.Less than a year after raising $3 million in its first outside financing, the online sports network has closed on $9.5 million of a planned $15 million round led by the white-shoe venture capital and later-stage investment firm NEA....
