It’s year six of the Mobilize conference and this year, as we’ve already told you, we’re shaking things up with a new focus on ubiquitous computing in addition to your familiar mobile devices. When everything can be connected, it’s worth exploring how the infrastructure must change, what we will do with all that data and which devices will be the first to gain connectivity.
A one-meter-square gray box studded with green lights sits in a hallway near the laboratory of materials scientist Eric Wachsman, director of the Energy Research Center at the University of Maryland. It is a mockup of a fuel-cell device that runs on natural gas, producing electricity at the same cost as a large gas plant.
The box is designed to house stacks of solid-oxide fuel cells that differ from their conventional counterparts in a dramatic way: they’re projected to produce electricity for $1 per watt, down from $8 in today’s commercial versions, thanks to improvements that Wachsman has made in the ceramic materials at their heart.
The Commission is setting up new expert groups to advise on security and business related-issues to accelerate the establishment of a unique "European cloud" capable of challenging global rivals in a sector where the EU has been lagging behind.
Yesterday (28 October), the EU executive announced the formation of an expert group to work on safe and fair terms for cloud computing contracts, to identify best options for consumers and small companies, often reluctant to purchase cloud computing services because contracts are unclear.
El FORO ASEPIC llevará a cabo un nuevo encuentro sobre Innovación y Oportunidades Empresariales en Inteligencia Económica, Estratégica y Prospectiva, que tendrá lugar el 5 de Noviembre de 2013, a las 10:00h, en el Auditorio de la Torre Iberdrola, Plaza de Euskadi, 5, Bilbao.
Un equipo de emprendedores navarros ha lanzado el proyecto Vitale, una aplicación móvil y web que utiliza algoritmos para ofrecer entrenamiento personalizado, con más de 600 millones de ejercicios. El servicio, supervisado por médicos, está dirigido tanto a usuarios particulares como a centros de deporte.
Kwido es el nuevo producto de la empresa vasca Ideable, una evolución de su plataforma para la teleasistencia de personas mayores Eldersarea. El sistema, que incluye la monitorización de parámetros de salud y medicación así como actividades de ocio, se presentó en Toledo en el Congreso CENTAC.
Venture capitalists invested $1.12 billion to U.S. mobile companies in last quarter, making it the biggest venture capital financing quarter in history for this sector.
Q3 also had the highest number of mobile deals ever in a quarter, and it was the first time mobile VC deal share eclipsed the healthcare sector, according to a study by CB Insights.
OFF THE COAST OF FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Twelve miles out to sea from the severely damaged and leaking nuclear reactors at Fukushima, a giant floating wind turbine signals the start of Japan’s most ambitious bet yet on clean energy.
I think few things could be more rewarding than investing in a company that develops a cure or effective treatment for any of the hundreds of conditions that affect millions of people with no effective treatment. But finding the right company can be fraught with risk. That’s one reason why angel and venture investors have been allocating funds to later stage companies that carry less risk.
Artículo de opinión de José Mª Ormaetxea, uno de los socios fundadores de la Experiencia Cooperativa de Mondragón. “Aurrera beti”. Estas son las últimas palabras que escribió el fundador de la ‘Experiencia Cooperativa de Mondragón’, José María Arizmendiarrieta, cuando le faltaban pocas horas para pasar a otra vida.
En estos momentos de zozobra me han venido a la mente, y no debería extrañar a nadie. Porque los primeros cooperativistas que nos unimos a él en sus magnos empeños, lo hacíamos siempre que algo nos turbaba. Sea de la naturaleza que fuese porque su visión de la vida era omnisciente.
