by Michael Belfiore | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog
A not-so-quiet revolution in space launch is taking place off the eastern coast of New Zealand. Led by founder Peter Beck, Rocket Lab has upended launch for small satellites, just as SpaceX has for the big ones. The company has put up 48 satellites so far for...
by Michael Belfiore | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
One of the major roadblocks to going full renewable on the world’s electric grids is the storage problem. Intermittent renewable sources of energy, such as wind and solar, only provide grid power some of the time, for example when the sun is shining or the wind...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
OnMed unveiled its OnMed Station this week. It’s a walk-in kiosk featuring an automated examining room, a screen for two way communication with a healthcare provider, and a dispenser for meds that the provider can prescribe and dispense on demand. As the global...
by Michael Belfiore | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog
With all the talk of a Green New Deal going on right now, what seems to get lost is the reality that we’re already past the point where simply reducing or even eliminating carbon dioxide emissions isn’t enough to avoid the calamity of climate change. Yes,...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog
A major challenge for retailers, manufacturers, owners of lost keys, and just about everyone else who wants to keep track of things is that Bluetooth trackers require power and they’re not cheap. That means they need regular maintenance and they’re...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog
Where do you turn when everything seems to be breaking down, blowing up, or just plain falling apart? Up, that’s where. It worked in 1968, a year of assassinations, riots, seemingly endless war, and a raft of other problems. That’s when the crew of Apollo...
