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By Jon D. Markman On October 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
China’s rise as an economic power has been relentless. State leaders have pulled every lever to maintain at least high single-digit growth.
Now, the emerging superpower has secured a...
By Jon D. Markman On October 13, 201702:00 PM Eastern
How cool would it be to take photos or videos just by blinking your eye?
Now imagine telescopic vision. Or, infrared night-vision.
It would be like having superpowers. And you could...
By Jon D. Markman On October 11, 201702:00 PM Eastern
A necessary evil. That’s how many Americans view air travel.
Very often, flying is the only way to cover long distances fast enough to do what you want to do. Like bask on a Yucatan beach for...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The real robot revolution begins Tuesday, Oct. 10. The catalyst will be U.S. Patent No. 9,785, 911.
This patent is being granted to Pittsburgh-area startup IAM Robotics for its Swift Solution...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Shares of semiconductor-maker NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) surged to a record high Friday of $180.11.
Some analysts are upbeat about new markets and the company’s lead over competitors.
The gains bring...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Industrial designers dream about products free of buttons and wired connections. Sadly, function always gets in the way.
That is likely to change. Samsung, Foxconn and other firms are...
By Jon D. Markman On July 28, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Quantum physics and tiny satellites hundreds of miles above Earth will form the basis of the next leap in global communications.
“Quantum communications.” That’s what scientists call this...
By Jon D. Markman On July 14, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about the same time it takes to get a Domino’s pizza delivered.
Far-fetched?
It’s definitely possible, and it got one step closer...
By Jon D. Markman On July 12, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Digital is the future of everything.
And banks should have been at the front of the line. They have the most to gain. It has not worked out that way.
The simple reason is fear.
Bankers...
By Jon D. Markman On July 7, 201702:00 PM Eastern
By 2030, the United Nations wants everyone on the planet to have a digital identity. It’s an enormous task.
Microsoft (MSFT) and Accenture (ACN) have been tinkering with blockchain schemes for...