Research

How A.I., Blockchain and Big Data Could Reduce the Cost of Drug Making

Dice Guest, 

December 28, 2017

The science of data analytics is about extracting value or “information” from bits and bytes. While there is a lot of hype about Big Data and artificial …

Cornell Tech Aims to Reinvigorate NYC’s Silicon Alley

William Terdoslavich, 

October 20, 2017

Every city wants a tech hub or campus, a place where its brightest minds can congregate to generate the ideas that will change the world. Here’s …

Pros and Cons of Joining a Corporate Innovation Lab

Leslie Stevens-Huffman, 

September 19, 2017

At 456 strong (and counting), corporate innovation centers are on the rise in North America. Many of these centers occupy 10 metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, which …

Do A.I. and Apps Really Help Healthcare?

Nate Swanner, 

March 15, 2017

New findings from Google and Apple show that self-reporting and artificial intelligence (A.I.) challenge human doctors on both speed and accuracy when it comes to diagnosing …

Breaking Into Quantum Computing

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 15, 2015

Although researchers have spent decades investigating quantum computing, it wasn’t until recently that the segment began to draw public attention, thanks in large part to Google’s …

America, But Not Americans, Lead World in Science

Kevin Fogarty, 

February 14, 2014

U.S. keeps increasing R&D, IT-driven growth as the world races to catch up, but a quarter of Americans still don’t know the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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Study IDs Spot in the Brain That Decides on Love

Kevin Fogarty, 

February 14, 2014

New study shows one specific section of the insular cortex that seems to be the key to the brain’s ability to make decisions about love.

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Ann Arbor Eyes R&D Hub for Connected Cars

Susan Hall, 

December 4, 2013

IT and the automotive industry are becoming even more closely entwined in Ann Arbor, Mich., as plans develop for an R&D hub focused on connected-vehicle technology. …

SunShot Initiative Funding Data-Driven Research Into Solar Energy

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 31, 2013

The Department of Energy is pouring money into seven projects using data to make solar-energy technology more efficient.

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IBM Planning New Analytics Center in Ohio

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 29, 2012

IBM is setting up an analytics research center in Columbus, Ohio.

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