Bringing Care to Patients in Faraway Places — Interview with Dr. Sanjeev Arora
When Dr. Sanjeev Arora was treating Hepatitis C patients in New Mexico a little over a decade ago, he was frustrated that thousands of people suffering from the liver disease could not get proper treatment because of the lack of specialists. So Arora, who worked in one of only two clinics in the entire state that treated hepatitis C, took action.
Peter Lougee: Grid Modernization — Will Startups or Policy Get There First?
Startups have demonstrated early progress on smart grid technologies and services, but they should keep an eye on what Congress does on grid modernization.
Rep. Derek Kilmer: Who Will Win the 21st Century 'Brains Race'
Congress must invest in basic research for America to stay ahead.
Last November the Rosetta rocket, first sent to space in 2004, successfully landed on a moving comet for the first time in human history. That same month, Forbes reported that the world’s fastest supercomputer doubled the speed of its nearest competitor.
Grayson Brulte: The Industrial Internet is Always Learning
In an always on, always learning society, companies that embrace the Industrial Internet will be more intelligent and efficient.
The exponential growth of data from connected devices has the potential to create a society that is always on and always learning. Interconnectedness is also poised to transform entire industries, as companies harness the Industrial Internet to gain unprecedented efficiencies.
Perspectives
Getting Gas-Fired Power Right — Q&A with Johannes Trueby of the IEA
Natural gas can play an important role in reducing emissions from power generation, but it’s necessary to get the economics right.
In the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, one fossil fuel is playing a key role: natural gas.
Alicia Bonner Ness: How We Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer Worldwide
Stephen Ezell: They’re Dancing in the Streets in Beijing and Berlin
Though some in Congress claim to be fighting “crony capitalism” by letting the Ex-Im Bank’s authorization expire, the only ones to benefit are U.S. competitors.
Jared Weiner: Platformia — A World of Intranets of Things and Anti-Interoperability
Despite the promise of the Internet of Things to redefine how we interact with the things around us, the reality may be closer to many competing Intranets of Things — each with its own network of users and products.
John Murphy: What Is Seen and What Is Unseen — The Invisible Beneficiaries of the Ex-Im Bank
Beyond the several thousands of U.S. companies that benefit directly from Ex-Im financing, the Bank is critical to tens of thousands of smaller companies that supply goods and services to large exporters.
In a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee earlier this month on the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), a number of conservative lawmakers made reference to “What is Seen and What is Unseen,” an essay by the 19th century French political economist Frederic Bastiat.
Perspectives
On a Worldwide Mission for Safe Surgery — Interview with Dr. John Meara
The lack of access to safe surgery worldwide may not generate a lot of headlines, but more than four times as many people die from conditions needing surgery than the number who are killed by HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria combined.