“It’s important to push the limits of science because at a more basic level, it defines what makes us special. Every time a new feat, or discovery or invention is made, the realm of what used to be fantasy expands a little bit more.”

INSIDE THE INVENTIVE MIND
Arnold Kadiu
University of Michigan
Aurum Engineering Director, Crew Chief

9 years ago

Science of Solar Racing
The World races. Earth wins!

Why would one of the biggest innovation companies in the world spend its time and treasure to help a bunch of solar savvy students race across the Australian Outback? The reason is simple. By taking its solar forecasting and cognitive technologies out of the research lab and onto the World Solar Challenge raceway, IBM scientists and engineers will be able to start learning from these extreme experiences to better normalize solar power into a dependable part of our electrical energy grid. That could mean less fossil fuels, less carbon emissions and less money spent on your energy bill. It’s a win-win-win.

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After John F. Kennedy’s famous speech about space research, news sources everywhere were abuzz with opinions. 53 years and a moon landing later, IBM Watson Personality Insights can now offer an unbiased analysis of any given body of text in matter of seconds. Try it out here →

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Take a trip back to the early ‘80s when a new kind of computer started making our home and work lives a whole lot more awesome.  Happy IBM PC Day!

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Sketch Backs Panel’s Choice: WALK THE TUBE

Original Tweet: “How about adding walking distances on pavements to show how walk-able stations across #LondonUnderground actually are?”

Thank you @TotalityUK for showing us that walking isn’t so daunting when you can keep your eyes on what’s ahead of you instead of your smartphone.

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Sketch Backs Panel’s Choice: RAIN FOR ALL

Original Tweet: “To avoid running out of water, California can develop a raining grid for houses.”  

Nice work there @buccos_silveira. Simple yet effective. We’ll cheer every time it rains.

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Inside your computer, there’s a little chip, and inside this little chip there are microscopic transistors. Long story short: the tinier these transistors, the mightier the machines. And now IBM Researchers have working samples that are a mere seven-nanometers. To give you a point of reference—it would take 10,000 of them to make up a strand of hair. Oh, and that pixel above? It’s way smaller than that, too. 

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