High-Altitude Science Reveals Secrets of Glowing Plasma
Deep Machine Learning: GE and BP Will Connect Thousands of Subsea Oil Wells to the Industrial Internet
Scientists are Using Data to Protect Soldiers from IED Blasts
Although many improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are crude, homemade bombs, they’re among the most destructive weapons U.S. soldiers have encountered over the last decade. “When we got into Iraq and Afghanistan, we weren’t prepared for that kind of fight,“ Lt. Gen. D. Johnson, director of the U.S. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), said in July. “IEDs are not new,” he added. “Unfortunately for the world, their use is growing.”
Perspectives
Cultural Shift in the Industrial Internet Age — Q&A with Edward Youdell
To realize the benefits of these technologies, however, companies need to ensure that data analytics are being applied in the most effective way and communicated to the right people. That often requires a cultural shift throughout the operations — from the C-suite to the shop floor.
This Software is Worth its Value in Platinum: South African Smelter Embraces Big Data
Africa’s economic expansion was largely driven by commodities over the last decade. But today, satisfying demand involves more than just pulling ore and minerals from the ground faster. Companies like South Africa’s platinum producer Lonmin are embracing the Industrial Internet and Big Data to go smarter about their jobs.