American Innovation May 3, 2016 High-tech military goggles combine night vision, thermal imaging BAE Systems is developing state-of-the-art goggles for the U.S. Army that combine night vision and thermal imaging technology.
American Innovation May 3, 2016 Entrepreneur and artist aim to curb global infant mortality rate When Jane Chen and Drue Kataoka met at the Forum of Young Global Leaders in 2012, they quickly formed a friendship based on their shared passion for carrying out socially impactful work. They both came from significantly different backgrounds — Chen is the co-founder of Embrace, a startup that hopes to curb high worldwide infant mortality rates by way of the low-cost Embrace infant warmer, while Kataoka is a visual artist whose often interactive work aims to bridge the perceived gap between art and technology. Flash forward three years, and the two women have launched a unique collaboration that combines Chen’s business and Kataoka’s art to raise awareness of and ultimately decrease high global infant mortality rates.
Mac May 3, 2016 Apple Watch: Another Jony Ive design triumph? Apple’s Jony Ive has a long list of design triumphs. Time will tell if the eagerly-anticipated Apple Watch will become yet another success.
American Innovation May 3, 2016 Why Elon Musk’s innovation engine shows no signs of slowing Innovate or perish may be the most apt phrase for Elon Musk and his push to reshape the car, space, and transport industries.
Biology May 2, 2016 Art and technology battle autism through MSSNG project  On May 6, the typical stylish New York City gallery crowd mingled and gawked at art lining the walls of the Betaworks studio gallery in the city’s Meatpacking District for The MSSNG Lab, an invitation and one-night-only art installation and auction. What separated this from similar art events in the city? Well, for one thing, biochemist and fine art photographer Linden Gledhill was stationed center stage on a platform staring down a microscope as a screen projection on the wall showed in real-time the microscopic images he was analyzing.
American Innovation May 2, 2016 Charity to bring clean water to Nepal earthquake victims Just days after a magnitude-7.8 quake devastated much of Nepal, a Christian nonprofit group is gearing up to provide a simple, but lifesaving, commodity — clean water.
American Innovation May 2, 2016 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow winners head to Washington, D.C. High school freshman Bela Reyes-Klein said she was overwhelmed with pride when she found out that she and her fellow teenage engineers from Galena High School in Reno, Nev., were one of five groups to win the national Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The competition, designed to encourage students and teachers throughout the country to use STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) projects to solve problems facing their communities, announced the five winning schools in April. On April 29, students and teachers from the winning schools – which won a combined $2 million — will attend an awards luncheon in Washington, D.C.
Biology May 2, 2016 Genomics guru dives deep into DNA data Eric Schadt, director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at Mount Sinai in New York was thrust into the tech spotlight last month after launching an Asthma Health app with Apple.
US Navy November 4, 2015 Military taps avatars, video game tech, for virtual training Defense giant Raytheon is using motion capture and video game-based technology to develop sophisticated virtual simulators for the U.S. military.
American Innovation November 4, 2015 Oil companies tap virtual technology to train workers Oil companies are starting to train their oil rig workers in a virtual world -- literally.
American Innovation November 4, 2015 Social app Findery lets users share notes from all over the world For someone like Cam Bowman who has amassed countless factoids about the popular California attraction, social discovery app Findery has given her a way to not only share her expertise but connect with countless others who are posting about the locations that interest them.