The Chemical Internet

This site can track the almost infinite number of possible chemical reactions
‘The Internet has fundamentally changed our world. Now, the creation of another kind of internet–a chemical internet–also has revolutionary potential, not only for the field of chemistry, but for the environmental impact of the chemically-laden world we now live in. Bartosz Grzybowski is a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

‘Professor Grzybowski and his team have developed software that can track the almost infinite number of possible chemical reactions to find the quickest, cheapest and most environmental safe ways to make things. They nicknamed this software the “chemical internet.”…’
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00034&segmentID=4

The Medical Ultrasonic Robotic Hand
Girls and women don’t need to worry about male doctors giving them a breast exam

‘Three innovators in a program at Singularity University developed a robotic hand with ultrasonic sensors that can detect lumps in breasts as well as abnormal lymph nodes. For people living in rural areas, this glove might provide examination-like thoroughness if it’s ever made available to the public.

‘The University’s Graduate Studies Program challenges participants to create something that would positively impact 1 billion people in 10 years. They came up with the Med Sensation, essentially a glove with lots of wires sticking out of it. Each finger is equipped with sensors that can detect temperature, vibrations and sound…’
http://mashable.com/2012/08/24/ultrasonic-robotic-hand-breast-exam/

Apple’s Patent Victory Riles Smartphone Business
by Eyder Peralta

‘In what was billed the “patent trial of the century,” Apple emerged victorious in its fight against Samsung.

‘A federal grand jury in San Jose, Calif. quickly worked through a 20-page verdict form, finding that Samsung violated many of Apple’s patents, handing the Cupertino tech behemoth a major victory and a little more than $1 billion in damages…’
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/24/160015390/jury-has-reached-a-verdict-in-apple-samsung-patent-case?sc=nl&cc=brk-20120824-1932

Inconsistencies in Apple-Samsung Verdict
‘There are at least two problems with the verdict, Koh said. For the Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE, the jury found no infringement or inducement but awarded damages. In another count, the jury found no infringement of Apple’s utility patents but found inducement of infringement, a combination not possible according tot he jury instructions…’
http://agrandcentral.blogspot.ca/2012/08/judge-koh-there-are-couple.html

How Content Crowdsourcing is Humanizing Brands
‘Brands nowadays are realizing the value crowdsourced content gives to their campaigns. Thanks to social platforms, user-generated content (UGC) not only paves the way for instantized content but real-time engagement as well. It’s obvious that without UGC, Facebook brand pages will not function as a channel that promotes customer-company collaboration. Social campaigns often begins with a dialogue between customers and brand, in this way, relationships are developed which increases the level of engagement on brand pages…’
http://socialmediatoday.com/mac-ocampo/740101/how-content-crowdsourcing-humanizing-brands

Free App Makes ‘Dumb’ Phones Smart
Not having access to a high-speed mobile network is not a problem anymore.
Not having a smartphone or access to a high-speed mobile network doesn’t mean you don’t still want your phone to act brainy and speedy. biNu’s free app can be downloaded onto most basic phones and used over 2G wireless networks.
http://www.binu.com/