by Don Basile | Jan 20, 2021 | Graphene
By this point, we have discovered a slew of natural, incidental, and artificial nanomaterials with a wide variety of properties and capabilities. Particularly prominent are graphene and borophene — i.e., one-atom-thick layers of graphite and boron, respectively...
by Don Basile | Jan 5, 2021 | Digital
The forecast for 2021 in data storage is continued cloudiness, with increased edginess and integration. The cloud is everything when it comes to enterprise data storage and usage; fully 90 percent of businesses were on the cloud as of 2019, and 94 percent of workloads...
by Don Basile | Dec 10, 2020 | Technology
The global water crisis is fast becoming acute. Due to pollution and other environmental factors (not the least of which is global warming), some 1.1 billion people currently lack access to clean water, and another 2.7 billion face a shortage of one month or more...
by Don Basile | Oct 12, 2020 | Technology
In 2017, the game CryptoKitties made waves throughout niche gaming communities online. Axion Zen, the developer of the game, introduced the concept of unhackable assets. Players are able to purchase, sell, and breed kittens that are virtually uncompromisable....
by Don Basile | Sep 14, 2020 | Technology
Though small in size, batteries play an outsized role in today’s society, powering everything from smartphones to electric cars. And as the world’s population continues to grow, so too will the need for batteries, which will likely lead to some thorny...
