IBM announced new hybrid cloud all-flash storage solutions developed to modernize and transform storage deployments, providing a strong bridge to the development of cognitive applications. These new solutions and software allow clients to store their valuable data where it makes the best business sense. According to the analyst firm, Evaluator Group, flash and hybrid cloud technologies…
Grocery Scanner Data Speeds Investigations into Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Foodborne illnesses, like salmonella, E. Coli, and norovirus infections, are a major public health concern affecting more than one out of six Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During a foodborne illness outbreak, rapidly identifying the contaminated food source is vital to minimizing illness, loss, and impact on…
IBM Lab-on-a-Chip Breakthrough Aims to Help Physicians Detect Cancer
IBM scientists have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale and could enable physicians to detect diseases such as cancer before symptoms appear. As reported today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the IBM team’s results show size-based separation of bioparticles down to 20 nanometers (nm) in…