Category: STEM
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Amazon Go
The future of shopping, according to Amazon, includes no lines, no waiting and no cashiers. For the past 4 years, the company has been working on technology that will allow customers to walk into a store, grab what they want and simply walk out – no checkout required. Amazon’s version of this tech-enabled brick-and-morter store, Amazon Go.…
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DuoSkin
Welcome to the World of The Jetsons. In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve already arrived. DuoSkin is a fabrication process that enables anyone to create customized functional devices that can be attached directly on their skin. It is created using gold metal leaf, a material that is cheap, skin-friendly, and robust for everyday wear. DuoSkin draws from…
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Ransomware & Bitcoins
Ok ladies, it’s time for some heavy lifting! So let’s get right to it: Question: What is Ransomware? Answer: Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system. It forces its victims to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods in order to grant access to their systems, or to…
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New Education Bill
(Surprisingly) Congress passed a new education bill last week. Forget “No Child Left Behind” rolled to in 2001 and embrace “Every Student Succeeds Act“. So what are the changes? Testing will continue, but STATES – not the U.S. government – will now decide how to use the results in evaluating teachers and schools. The new law encourages…
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Tech Pays
Don’t believe Tech Pays really well? Well enough to be able to give small fortunes away to charity? “The Philanthropy 50” compiles the 50 most generous donors of last year. A total of 12 donors from the tech world contributed gifts representing 47% of the $9.8 billion donated in 2014. The chart below from Mashable tells it all!…
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