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 | 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 | 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...
by Don Basile | Jan 11, 2017 | Business, Technology
In the past few years, wearable tech and mobile apps have been dominating the healthcare startup scene. Zephyr created the Anywhere Biopatch, an FDA-approved monitoring device that can be attached to a patient’s chest to monitor minute-by-minute vitals. And Pager...
by Don Basile | Nov 29, 2016 | Digital, Technology
While Bob Dylan garnered the most news for getting his Nobel for literature, for the science and tech community, there’s another big winner worth talking about. What’s that? Thanks to three pioneers in nanochemistry, nanotechnology has netted its first Nobel! The 2016...
