How Technology is Used in the Hotel Industry
The hotel industry is huge all around the world. With over 16 million hotel rooms worldwide and a revenue of around $570 billion per year, there is a huge market for technology companies to break…
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Plant-Based ‘Spider Silk’ Offers Sustainable Alternative To Plastics
Spider silk is one of the sturdiest materials found in nature. It is stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar, and can be stretched several times its length. Scientists have long been obsessed with replicating spider…
The Manta: A Sea Cleaning Yacht That Feeds on Plastic Waste
With every year, the worldwide quantity of marine debris is increasing in our oceans. But if the current pace of plastic usage and disposal continues, by the year 2040 about 29 million metric tons of…
Cassie, Agility Robotic’s Brainchild Can Now Climb Stairs!
Did you know that there is a robot that was developed with the capability of climbing stairs better than a human can? Typically, bipedal robotic creations are costly and have the tendency to walk around…
1,000-Ft Tall Floating ‘Windcatcher’ Can Power 80,000 Homes
Most offshore wind turbines today are fixed to the seabed, in waters less than 60 meters deep. But winds are stronger and more consistent further out to sea. Around 80% of the world’s offshore wind…
How Marketing Attribution Helps Industrial Companies Find Better Customers
Marketing for industrial companies has some unique challenges and opportunities. With 20-years experience in digital marketing for industrial companies and also co-founding WhatConverts, a lead tracking software that shows what marketing works, Michael Cooney has…
‘Cruise’ Pilots Driverless Taxi Service in California Following Regulator Approval
‘Cruise’ has finally gotten the green light to kick-off its pilot testing program in California, after the DMV and PUC authorities decided it was safe to issue deployment permits. In the pilot testing phase, Cruise…
Drone Made Aviation History by Successfully Refueling a U.S. Fighter Jet Mid-Air
A Boeing tanker drone made aviation history by successfully refueling the U.S. fighter jet in mid-air for the first time. The Boeing-made tanker drone MQ-25 Stingray was linked with the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter…
Tiny “Kiwibots” Swarm the Sidewalks of American Cities, Delivering People’s Food Orders
The sidewalk mini delivery bots known as “Kiwibots” are getting increasingly deployed in the United States, with Chicago, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles already fostering the novel autonomous food delivery service, while Miami is currently…
Leaking Methane from Texas Oilfields Is Enough to Power 7 Million Homes
The vast Permian Basin located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico is the largest oil-producing area in the United States. It has transformed America into the largest oil and gas producer in the world.…
