In the last few years, the use of 3D printing has exploded in medicine. Engineers and medical professionals now routinely 3D print prosthetic hands and surgical tools. But 3D printing … Continue Reading 3D printing of body parts is coming fast – but regulations are not ready
San Francisco, CA, January 14, 2020 – Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC., hosted a Medical Device forum during the first day of JP Morgan Chase Health Conference in San Francisco and … Continue Reading Hunniwell Lake Ventures announces new fund at first day of JP Morgan Chase Health Conference to Bring Intelligent Technologies to Surgical Devices
Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable sensors and drugstore chatbots. IBM boasted that its AI could … Continue Reading A Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?
Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether to spend or save your paycheck, whether to buy the sustainable … Continue Reading Here’s how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and make better decisions every day
Babies born to mothers who used opioids during pregnancy represent one of the most distressing legacies of an opioid epidemic that has claimed almost 400,000 lives and ravaged communities. In … Continue Reading In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
The Fourth Annual F50 Global Capital Summit® Fall 2019 on October 15-16, will be held at the idyllic Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club with the theme of Impact … Continue Reading 10 Reasons to Attend F50 Global Capital Summit Fall 2019
Did the universe really begin with a Big Bang? And if so, is there evidence? Are there planets around other stars? Can they support life? The 2019 Nobel Prize in … Continue Reading Nobel Prize in Physics for two breakthroughs: Evidence for the Big Bang and a way to find exoplanets
On the morning of Oct. 7, I woke up with the message from a colleague saying that “HIF got the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine whoo hooo.” That’s … Continue Reading Discovery of how cells sense oxygen levels earns Nobel Prize
.This story also ran on NBC News. Some hospitals are trying a curious new tactic to attract patients: free hernia screenings. One Illinois hospital raffled off tickets for a smart … Continue Reading Robotic Surgical Tool, Not Medical Evidence, Drives Free Hernia Screenings
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform – from funny memes to comments from friends. The company regularly updates this algorithm, which can dramatically change what … Continue Reading Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism and meddled with democracy
As NASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic Moon landing with a live TV broadcast and events, there is a focus on recognizing the contributions of the thousands of … Continue Reading A giant leap for humankind — future Moon missions will include diverse astronauts and more partners
Deepfake videos are hard for untrained eyes to detect because they can be quite realistic. Whether used as personal weapons of revenge, to manipulate financial markets or to destabilize international … Continue Reading Detecting deepfakes by looking closely reveals a way to protect against them
Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts to dominate global communications and business. Backed by huge finance and … Continue Reading With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in our recent research did, these two images and see whether you think neither, either … Continue Reading Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you might think
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has taken a lot of criticism from Western government officials and media commentators – but it’s not meant for them. A major target market for the Libra … Continue Reading Facebook’s Libra may be quite attractive in developing countries