Tag: #T2

Why not have some fun with AI? For example, make “Ol’ Blue Eyes” sing a song of the millennium’s pop queen. Two musicians were asked to add a new track to the Jukebox – aka a neural net created by SanFran company OpenAI who wants to use algorithms for the benefit of humanity. The task was to have Frank Sinatra sing...

Ever dropped a bottle of oil and cleaning up the mess spoiled your lunch? Imagine how nature feels about oil spills. So a few folks from Northwestern University in Illinois thought: why should something that works at home not work in nature? With a little modification, of course. They coated a sponge with an ultra-thin layer of magic material based on...

You’re a diversity native looking for characters that cater to more than the regular crowd in business. But where to find professionals that provide inspiration because they openly declare to be different? Founders, actors, media heroines, and investors. Here is a first-ever list of LGBTQ women and nonbinary innovators in business and tech. Have a look at the “Queer 50” to find familiar...

According to new research, people affected by Parkison’s disease might finally get lucky. The growing limitations of a body’s motor functions caused by Parkinson’s are linked to the lack of a specific hormone aka Dopamine. It is produced in our brain and typically released when we do something that makes us happy (social media addicts know what we are talking about)....

Everybody likes fresh air and a good dose of oxygen. Humans, animals, plants, oceans. Technology, travel, and the involved energy production increase CO2 levels resulting in higher acid levels in oceans. Ask the bleached corals. But how to capture and store CO2 securely? One way is to employ technology to catch it directly from air. Another way is to work...

Ever heard of Chitin? It’s a clever ingredient. It can stabilize food or serve as fertilizer or help deliver drugs inside the body. It can also be used to package food safely against fungi and other foes, all in a biodegradable way. Shrimp waste plays a huge role as chitin is found in the shell. Chemically extracting it from the...