by Don Basile | Apr 29, 2019 | Technology
Imagine entering an operating room for major surgery and knowing that your team of physicians has already practiced the procedure on a replica of your body. Before you go under anesthesia, you can feel confident that your surgery will be shorter, your recovery time...
by Don Basile | Apr 19, 2019 | Technology
Plastic has become an integral part of daily life, being the main component for devices, objects, and gadgets that humans use every day all over the planet. It was accidentally discovered in 1907 by scientist Leo Hendrik Baekeland, when he combined formaldehyde...
by Don Basile | Oct 30, 2018 | Technology
We’ve all seen images of the veritable plastic islands floating in our oceans and on our shores. By 2050, Earth’s oceans could well have more plastic than fish. But an ambitious ocean cleanup...
by Don Basile | Oct 10, 2018 | Business, Digital, Technology
Graphene almost sounds like the stuff of science fiction, or at least a dead-of-night infomercial — too good to be true, too amazing to be believed. It has been called a “supermaterial,” in that it is composed of a carbon layer just one atom thick, making it the...
by Don Basile | May 11, 2017 | Business, Digital, Technology
The debate as to whether or not the human brain is computable has been a topic of discussion among scientists and technologists for quite some time. Leading scientists, such as Miguel Nicolelis, argue against such possibilities. Nicolelis, Duke school of Medicine...
by Don Basile | May 11, 2017 | Business, Digital, Media, Technology
‘Black Mirror,’ the Twilight Zone-esque series in its third season on Netflix, features suspenseful one-off episodes that examine the darker side of modern technology. The sci-fi drama is uncomfortable—and at times, terrifying—precisely because of how plausible the...
by Don Basile | Apr 10, 2017 | Digital, Technology
There are a few reasons the streaming service Netflix became ubiquitous and disruptive so quickly: namely, the technology and user experience. Netflix uses smart algorithms that offer suggestions based on your viewing history, and make finding shows and movies easy...
by Don Basile | Mar 23, 2017 | Digital, Media, Technology
Augmented Reality, also known as AR or simply “Pokemon Go” to some, is poised to dramatically change life as we know it. But, as has become obvious, there is so much more to AR than catching virtual creatures. In fact, for some it could mean the difference between...
by Don Basile | Mar 23, 2017 | Business, Digital, Technology
As machine learning gets more and more sophisticated with every passing year, it’s wise for people in all industries to begin paying attention to the ways it will and won’t be impactful. Customer service is just one of many departments that advances in machine...
by Don Basile | Feb 28, 2017 | Graphene, Technology
A single atom layer of carbon isolated by an ingenious scientist armed with a piece of Scotch tape, that proves to be the thinnest, strongest and most flexible material ever created? You might be thinking that this sounds like something straight out of science...
