The David and Goliath story is a common parable for the relationship between small, nimble startups and big, lumbering corporates — the new kid on…
Posts published in “Technology”
This animated GIF builds up the southern sky mosaic from 13 TESS sectors. Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS The glow of the Milky Way — our galaxy seen…
$13 trillion: China’s expected construction spending by 2030. Will some go to zero carbon buildings?
This article originally appeared on WRI Insights. China is in the midst of a construction mega-boom. The country has the largest buildings market in the…
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United States. Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York…
Did you know that the cuckoo clock originated in Germany? It’s a fact. And while the origins of early-bird pricing remain shrouded in mystery, one…
Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed an organic polymer electrode which they claim demonstrates stable function for a sodium-ion battery over 50,000 cycles…
Electricity regulator ANEEL has proposed applying a fee for solar systems with up to 5 MW of generation capacity and reducing energy payments for participants…
Senegalese startup NIMA Codes — a digital mapping service for locations without formal addresses — has upgraded its app and plans to go live in…
A sample all-inorganic perovskite solar cell is a step toward commercial use, according to scientists at Rice University. Their discovery of a way to quench…
A recent review published in Clinical Anatomy highlights evidence that the female clitoris is important for reproduction. The review notes that stimulating the clitoris activates…
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
A global coalition of scientists led by William J. Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon State University says “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without deep…
In the summer of 2017, we wrote about a battle between Cloudflare, the San Francisco-based internet security and content delivery network, and two attorneys who’d…
Chargify, the payment management service owned by Scaleworks, has added revenue forecasting tools to its software as a service offering. The company’s new revenue forecasting tools…
Amperity announced today that it’s acquiring another company in the customer data business, Custora. Amperity co-founder and CEO Kabir Shahani told me that Custora’s technology…
Companies continue to refine digital diagnostic tools for in-home healthcare at a rapid clip and the latest to launch is an at-home test for urinary…
Lisa Dyson, CEO of Kiverdi, considers new approaches to convert carbon into food for the world’s growing population. She uncovers the technologies and markets focused…
A group of Skoltech researchers led by Professor Anatoly Dymarsky studied the emergence of generalized thermal ensembles in quantum systems with additional symmetries. As a…
Angela Glover Blackwell, a pioneer of the environmental equity movement, shares lessons she has learned on her journey and her fundamental belief that we are…
On the VERGE 19 main stage, selected finalists pitch to a live audience of business leaders, government officials and investors, as well as to a…