Dr. Sudhagar is a researcher working for the Department of Materials Engineering at Swansea University in the United Kingdom, whose work is currently focused on the application of quantum dots in the energy, environmental and healthcare sectors.
So, what exactly is a quantum dot? Dr. Sudhagar explains that a quantum dot is an inorganic semiconductor material that ranges from one to 10 nanometers in diameter–which is 14,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Following quantum mechanical behavior, the quantum dot has many applications, including land harvesting, cancer nanomedicine, and solar energy. For example, placing a quantum dot in water and under sunlight causes the water to split into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. In addition, it is significantly cheaper than similar, organic materials, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Also discussed is one of the challenges presented by the existence of toxic cadmium sulfide in quantum dots. How do we go about garnering the uses of quantum dots while preventing the toxicity of cadmium sulfide? Dr. Sudhagar provides two solutions. Tune in to hear his answers to this question and many more.
Dong Lin, Ph.D., is a researcher at Kansas State University who’s exploring new ways of creating graphene–one of the strongest materials in the known universe that’s flexible, lightweight, cheap to make, and that carries a wide range of potential uses.
By using a cold substrate and 3D printing technology, Lin and his team are creating a graphene aerogel that’s almost as light as air, in fact, it’s composed of 99.
8% air, yet remains as strong as steel.
Lin is partnering with a professor of chemistry at Kansas State to tackle what he sees as a major application of this graphene aerogel: energy in the form of higher-capacity, more efficient sodium ion batteries.
This is important because improving battery performance could ultimately lead to lower energy consumption worldwide.
To reach out with questions about Lin’s ongoing research, feel free to send him an email at dongl@ksu.edu.
When you walk into the Square Roots Kitchen in Chicago, IL, you’ll be in for a new type of dining experience: immediately greeted by a 32-inch touch screen panel, you’ll have the ability to scroll through the main entrees, view a detailed list of the ingredients and macro-nutritional content in each, customize any item and receive real-time nutritional transparency, and filter the entire menu by dietary allergens.
As an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Square Roots Kitchen, Derin Alemli noticed a gap in the market for a customizable, high-quality ingredient dining experience.
He noticed that traditional methods of dining out and ordering food weren’t reliable enough, with too much room for human error–something that can become more than just inconvenient for customers with dietary needs and restrictions.
To find out more, visit squarerootskitchen.
com, or to reach out with questions, email Derin at orders@squarerootsquestion.com
As a practicing attorney for over 20 years and the founder and chair of McLane Middleton Privacy and Information Security Group, Cameron Shilling has one primary focus these days: performing risk assessments for companies that are looking to come into compliance with US security law and the US or international privacy laws. With an increasing number of security breaches in recent years and the unavoidable regulatory audits, penalties, and fines that accompany them, companies are becoming more and more aware of the need to take preventative measures against the loss and theft of information, and to protect people’s privacy.
This is where Shilling comes in, stating, “When we work with clients we’re not doing data security in line with just compliance…
we’re really looking to move them to a data security posture that makes them a less vulnerable entity.” Among other topics, Shilling discusses the ways in which foreign laws–particularly in Europe and Canada–are having an impact on US-based companies, how his team is working toward developing an industry best practice policy for their clients, and the vital components of a thorough risk assessment.
To learn more or take the steps toward getting a risk assessment for your business, contact Cameron Shilling by phone at 603-289-6806 or by email at cameron.
Freckle is a mobile first-party data company that helps brands, publisher’s and intelligence firms solve business problems through deterministically validated customer data. Freckle IoT is the global leader in multi-touch, offline attribution.
Our proprietary cross-device solution supports all advertising mediums including mobile, desktop, social, radio, search, TV and out of the home.
Using opted-in, first-party data, Freckle IoT helps brands measure the effectiveness of their advertising by independently matching media spend to in-store visits while remaining media agnostic.
Killi is the first consumer application built on top of the blockchain that allows consumers to take back control of their identity from those who have been using it without their consent. A by-product of this control allows consumers to enter into direct financial contracts with brands and agencies redistributing wealth back to the rightful owner – the consumer.
Download now in iOS and/or Android and follow @Killi_io
The MiDATA Personal Data Ownership Platform is a new “C2B” (Consumer to Business) tool that creates a MASSIVE WIN for both Consumers and Advertisers.
Their customers are both B2C and B2B, but our platform is designed to bring them together to create a new model of “C2B” – Consumer to Business – by using blockchain to allow Consumers to own, control and get paid for the value that arises from their aggregate personal data.
As an IBM Innovation Partner, their model is not to “sell” the Consumer’s data for them, in fact, no one ever sees (the owner’s) data – selling it is counterproductive to data privacy – instead, they use AI to create predictive purchasing models based on aggregate Consumer data, as a better way to match Advertisers with Consumers who are ready to buy their offerings.
TrustToken is a platform to create asset-backed tokens that you can easily buy and sell around the world.
For example, gold to gold tokens or dollar to dollar tokens.
The company’s first asset token is TrueUSD, a stablecoin that you can redeem 1-for-1 for US dollars. TrustToken was founded in 2017 and consists of a team from Stanford, UC Berkeley, Airbnb, Goldman Sachs, PayPal, and Google, and is backed by a16z crypto, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital, Founders Fund Angel, GGV Capital, Jump Capital, Stanford-StartX, and others.
For more information about TrustToken and its TrueUSD product, visit http://www.
iCash is a Team, a Technology, and a Token. All three elements are united in the service of using peer-to-peer Smart Contracts to empower direct and trusted interaction across boundaries with low fees and decentralized authority. iCash introduces the Proof of Trust (PoT) protocol as a multi-platform blockchain application that enables decentralized Smart Contract settlement and validation at scale.
The most celebrated aspect of blockchain technology is that information is stored in an immutable ledger without the need for a central authority or intermediary.
Despite this, not enough attention is paid to the negative impact created when an input to the blockchain is not trustworthy.
The nature and scale of blockchain activity necessitate trustworthy inputs.
While Proof of Work and Proof of Stake provide distributed trust for data storage, the introduction of PoT provides distributed trust for data input. By adding a trustworthy application protocol layer, real-world interaction and events can be verified before being entered into the blockchain.
Madhu Konety, founder, and CEO of IceCream Labs (icecreamlabs.com) provides an informative overview of the consumer experience, and how AI and machine learning platforms are stepping up the game, delivering consumers better options. IceCream Labs is an AI (artificial intelligence) company that uses machine learning, and deep learning to solve business problems. Madhu Konety has over 20 years experience as an entrepreneur and technology professional and has worked with small startups as well as large companies throughout his career. He founded the software business, Musambi, which was later acquired by another company. Konety has served as senior investor, product manager, and software engineer for multiple highly established companies. He received a master’s in business from Stanford University, an M.S. in computer science from Virginia Tech, as well as B.E. degrees in IT from Bangalore University and B.M.S College of Engineering.
IceCream Labs provides an AI-powered platform that delivers advanced intelligent merchandising solutions for sellers, e-commerce retailers, businesses, and brands.
Their platform utilizes deep learning that yields results with precision, which could potentially increase revenues by up to 400%.
The IceCream Labs platform inputs multiple sources of product data.
The data is processed using deep learning models that enrich and optimize the product content, and this process can be easily integrated into most solutions a business or company may already have in place.
The commerce expert states that the biggest, and most important, challenge for many businesses is to have great quality product content for the entire product department. Consumers need to feel confident that their online searches for product information deliver thorough and accurate information about the product or products they are interested in purchasing. He explains how IceCream Labs’ platform uses AI to enrich and organize product content and to create relationships between the data via machine learning to deliver new experiences for consumers. Konety provides examples of how their platform considers literally thousands of data points to bring consumers a more immersive experience. He illustrates the process in detail by providing information on specific shopping experiences. For example, the platform’s analyzation of the collected data in aggregate can bring product options to a consumer even when they are not exactly sure what they are looking for. If the consumer needs to purchase a chair or sofa, etc. but doesn’t necessarily know if the style needed is bohemian, modern, or other, the platform can help guide the consumer to the appropriate purchase by presenting style boards that the consumer would consider to be acceptable.
Konety explains that their platform works with any product line and by utilizing AI it can present suggestions to aid consumers in their purchasing and can be modified for specific interests, needs, etc. Essentially, the platform can function as an intelligent salesperson that understands the interconnections between all the data points. As IceCream Labs moves forward, they hope to incorporate customer buying data, and of course with strict adherence to privacy laws. Konety discusses his team’s work within the home, fashion, and food spaces, and how the importance of complete product data can enhance consumer experience and help to increase retailer profits. And results can be dramatic, with overall sales of a product sometimes leaping from 25% to as much as a whopping 200%.
Konety discusses how their solutions empower the human connection as consumers have greater knowledge and extensive options at their disposal to enable them to make better, more informed decisions.
Robin Raskin is the founder of Living in Digital Times (LIDT), a team of technophiles who bring together top experts and the latest innovations to look at the intersection of lifestyle and technology.
LIDT produces a number of notable conferences and expos at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) and at conferences and events worldwide. The company’s trademark events include The Last Gadget Standing, Digital Health Summit, FashionWare, Fitness Tech Summit, Kids@Play Summit, The Digital Money Forum and others.
In a previous lifetime, Raskin honed her tech chops at a variety of technology publications.
She was editor of PC Magazine and began FamilyPC and YahooTech!. Author of 6 books, magazine publisher, blogger, TV and radio personality, Raskin has been at the forefront of an ever-changing topic: what it means to be digital. She lives in NYC and the Hudson Valley, with her husband, her three drops in now and then children, and closets full of obsolete technology.
