By Norman Rozenberg
This week on Txchnologist, we explored space, drones, insects and powerful eye scanners capable of scanning irises that are up to about 21 feet away.
Quantum theory, developed about a century ago to explain the puzzling behavior of elementary particles, could also help explain seemingly irrational aspects of human reasoning.
CHICAGO, IL -- GE Capital, Corporate Finance today announced it is providing Lagunitas Brewery with a $20 million credit facility to equip the company's new Chicago brewery.
Lagunitas, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Petaluma CA, is one of the nation's fastest-growing craft brewers. The company is opening a 600,000-barrel capacity brewery in the Douglas Park neighborhood of Chicago, where it held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17, 2014.
The modern light bulb wasn’t Thomas Edison’s only flash of brilliance.
In 1879, the inventor exposed thin slices of bamboo to scorching heat at his lab in Menlo Park, NJ. The cellulose inside the bamboo quickly carbonized and transformed the splinters into super strong carbon fibers.
Able to conduct electricity and endure intense heat, Edison used these fibers as filaments in his first light bulbs, before replacing them with tungsten.
Startups are playing a larger role in almost every major company's innovation strategy.
According to the 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer, which surveyed 3,200 innovation executives in businesses of various sizes and industries across the globe, 85 percent said their companies were working on strategies to create partnerships with startups and entrepreneurs.
