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3 Tips On How to Create a Smart Laboratory in 2022
If there was a time when the world got to see just how much scientific research can change the odds in our favor, it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. True, it’s not over yet, but due to thorough research and dedicated scientists, we now have several vaccines and even some promising treatments to help us get to the other...
Innovation & Tech Today Names the Top 50 Most Innovative Products of 2021
Innovation & Tech Today (I&TT), one of the leading publishers of content on innovation, technology, and the sciences, today has announced the winners of its Top 50 Most Innovative Products competition. The Top 50 Most Innovative Products is I&TT’s most popular feature every year. The feature includes a collection of...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
How Can AI-Enabled Construction Equipment Improve Sites?
Artificial Intelligence is on track to revolutionize the construction industry like few technologies before it. But how can it be applied to heavy equipment? For several years now, artificial intelligence (AI) has been gaining in capability and reliability as the technology is developed and improved. Today, AI in construction is...
How To Learn To Code: A Beginner's Guide
Coding can be a fulfilling hobby or a full-blown career, and people of all ages have the opportunity to learn the skills it requires, and to get to grips with the tools needed to master it. If you are a complete novice, it helps to learn a little about the ins and outs of coding so you can decide how to take the next steps down the...
Party Down In the Miller Lite Metaverse Bar
The Super Bowl is just a few days away and as you get ready to watch the big game, where and how you watch is always a part of the fun. For some people the idea of going to a bar to watch isn’t an option they are comfortable with and hosting a party may not be in the plans either. Miller Lite has come up with a way to combine...
104 CryptoPunk NFTs to Be Auctioned for Millions at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s, one of the largest art brokers in the world, is set to hold a historic auction later this month – the sale of 104 CryptoPunk NFTs. Punk It! The single-lot sale is expected to amass around $20-30 million and has the highest valued estimate for an NFT or digital art ever offered at auction. The event, called...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, February 10, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Mobile Gaming Trends in 2022
Mobile gaming is everywhere right now and has been able to continually evolve and improve in order to meet the needs of the user. In this article we'll be exploring the latest trends and disclosing what we think will be big for the mobile gaming scene in 2022. Whether it's immersing yourself in a fictional world, battling your friends,...
Valentine’s Gift Guide For Your Body and Soul
February is a little month with a lot happening: Black History, The Olympics, National Pizza Day, and of course Valentine’s Day. And if you're struggling to find the perfect gift, have no fear! We're here to help you kick the holiday off right with a list of cutting-edge gadgets for every budget and every kind of...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
An Infrastructure Bill with a Sustainable Twist
When Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, they also ushered in something new — a major commitment to a clean energy future. For the past decade, we’ve experienced quite a few unsettling things, including crumbling roads and bridges, highways that badly need expansion to alleviate city traffic, and the terrible ways...
Turning Girls Loose to Build in STEM
The 2021 version of Rosie Riveters, named for the iconic World War II poster, allows school girls to build, create and practice critical STEM life skills. It’s a typical Pre-COVID Saturday morning. We’re starting a Rosie Riveters four-week STEM program and after a quick, interactive lesson on a scientific concept, our new cohort...
Rapid DNA Sequencing Promises Timely Diagnosis for Thousands of Rare Diseases
For children suffering from rare diseases, it usually takes years to receive a diagnosis. This “diagnostic odyssey” is filled with multiple referrals and a barrage of tests, seeking to uncover the root cause behind mysterious and debilitating symptoms. A new speed record in DNA sequencing may soon help families more quickly find...
Ethics: When to Take a Stand Against AI?
Our digital landscape continues to develop at a rapid pace. The last couple of decades have seen some enormous leaps. This applies to both how advanced technology has become and to how we have adopted it into our lives. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become particularly prevalent in various areas. It’s present in your smartphone, it...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, February 3, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Time to Walk with Prince William and Apple
You’ve sweat it out with Kody Rigsby on a Peloton and gone 10 rounds Tommy Duquette in Fight Camp. Why not take a walk with Prince William? Or Dolly Parton or Uzo Aduba? If you have an Apple Watch and are a Fitness+ subscriber, then you are ready for Time To Walk. Time to Walk, is an audio walking experience on Apple Watch for...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
How Brad Pitt’s Green Housing Dream for Katrina Survivors Turned Into a Nightmare
Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray. The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems...
Science, Science Wherever You Go: SciFest All Access
The second running of the virtual SciFest All Access was a spectacular success, featuring the laughs, hands-on programs, personalities and diversity of programs that said one thing: ‘This is your future. And it’s going to be both very important and fun.’ Imagine waking up one morning knowing you’re going to play all day, and...
James Webb Space Telescope Reaches its New Home
Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at 2 p.m. EST, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes (297 seconds) to complete the final postlaunch course correction to Webb’s trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2,...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Friday, January 28, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Autonomous Machinery Coming to Agriculture
Agriculture is an essential sector and will be for as long as humans need food. However, like many other manual, labor-intensive industries, it’s struggling with an ongoing worker shortage. Autonomous machinery can help. Many agricultural workers are nearing retirement, with an average age of 59.4 among principal farm operators....
Fanara and Robertson Combine Superpowers to Empower STEM Students
Tracy Fanara remembers the day she knew what she wanted to do with her life. An elementary teacher was talking about the 1978 Love Canal disaster, in which barrels of chemicals from a toxic landfill dislodged and bled into the Niagara Falls, New York water table, and leached into backyards, basements and a schoolyard. The disaster...
4 Reasons Your Brand’s Video Content Is Weak (and How to Fix It ASAP)
According to research from Wyzowl, roughly 86 percent of businesses use video as a marketing tool — a dramatic increase from 2016, when only 61 percent of brands did so. Video marketing has increased significantly over the years, and undoubtedly will continue to do so in 2022, of course. Simply put, that’s a lot of brands using...
Opinion: M&M Takes Woke Washing to a Distasteful Level
Woke Washing. Are you familiar with the term? In a nutshell, it’s when brands use advertising and social media to promote social issues without taking meaningful action. In a move born in a board room and which not a single person asked for, candy-maker Mars Wrigley announced on Jan. 20, 2022, that it plans to...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Custom Built Software: How It's Better than Standard Market Options
In this day and age, showcasing uniqueness and originality will give your company the competitive edge it needs to grow and succeed in the long run. The use of custom-built software plays an integral role in fulfilling both short-term and long-term business goals. Moreover, utilizing a bespoke system specifically for your business...
School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm Than Good
Since the start of the pandemic, more public school students are using laptops, tablets or similar devices issued by their schools. The percentage of teachers who reported their schools had provided their students with such devices doubled from 43% before the pandemic to 86% during the pandemic, a September 2021 report shows. In...
What is 5G? An Electrical Engineer Explains
5G stands for fifth-generation cellular network technology. It’s the technology that enables wireless communication – for example, from your cellular phone to a cell tower, which channels it to the internet. 5G is a network service provided by telecommunications carriers and is not the same thing as the 5 GHz band on your Wi-Fi...
3 Ways RFID Is Changing the Tire Industry
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, which allows for the storage and retrieval of information using radio waves, has enabled a new kind of internet-connected smart tire. These RFID-equipped tires can significantly benefit the industry during the manufacturing process and after they have been sold. These are some of the...
Musicians Are Shaking Up The Industry With Sales Of NFT Royalties
Musicians are finding ways to uncover hidden value in the NFT space. This is a huge win for both the artists and fanbase, with recent examples set by A Tribe called Quest’s and their sale of 5% of royalties from their complete album catalog to fans, or with Torey Lanez recent NFT digital album release direct to fans selling out 1...
Manchester Powers Global Innovation — Making New Thinking A Reality
Manchester, the city that drove the original Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century, is powering innovation across global markets and our journey toward a Net Zero future. With a metropolitan economy worth £62.8 billion (GVA) ($85.6 billion USD), it’s one of the UK’s fastest-growing cities and home to thriving business...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Why the Volcanic Eruption in Tonga Was So Violent, and What to Expect Next
The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has spread shock waves, quite literally, around half the world. The volcano is usually not much to look at. It consists of two small uninhabited islands, Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga, poking about 100m above...
Penn & Teller: Magic’s Best-Dressed Duo Talks Life, Tech in Magic, and 46 Years of Friendship
Penn & Teller have been gracing stages together for 46 years. Donning impeccable three-piece suits, both carry a stagemanship that is tough to parallel in the age of strobe lights, jumbotrons, and fireworks. Penn Jillette and his powerful voice have been the exciting side of the duo. He can work a crowd like few today and not...
4 Reasons Your Brand’s Video Content Is Weak (and How to Fix It ASAP)
According to research from Wyzowl, roughly 86 percent of businesses use video as a marketing tool — a dramatic increase from 2016, when only 61 percent of brands did so. Video marketing has increased significantly over the years, and undoubtedly will continue to do so in 2022, of course. Simply put, that’s a lot of brands using...
Nat Geo's Traveling Season of "Brain Games: On the Road" to Premiere Feb. 25
This February, National Geographic is breaking out of the studio and taking a fan-favorite series on the road with BRAIN GAMES: ON THE ROAD. The Magical Elves-produced series premieres Feb. 25 at 8/7c on National Geographic, with four episodes per night over five consecutive Fridays. Hosted by comedian Chuck Nice, the all-new...