The U.S. government invests a significant amount of money to further research and technology innovation. In 2017, the federal government invested approximately $150 billion in R&D— about one-third at the 17 federal laboratories across the country and two-thirds at universities and private sector R&D institutions, according to government reports. This represents about one-third of all…
R&D Special Focus: AI and Robotics
NASA Twins Study Scientist: Results Look Promising for Mars Mission, But Many Questions Still Remain
For Christopher Mason, PhD—a genomics expert whose lab focuses on survival of the human species on Earth, in space and on other planets—an astronaut with an identical twin is a dream come true. Mason, an associate professor of Computational Genomics at Weill Cornell Medicine, had previously reached out to NASA in 2010 hoping to gain access to…
R&D Special Focus: ‘Green’ Materials
R&D Executive Talk: Transforming Nanomaterial R&D into Next-Generation Innovation
Sometimes innovations come from unexpected places. In 2007, a team of scientists and engineers who previously worked on the stable dispersion of nanoparticle colloids for photographic film emulsions at Kodak, set out to form a new venture—translating expertise pioneered as part of the photography business into something with a much bigger range of applications. “Kodak…
R&D Special Focus: Virtual Reality Scientific Applications
Innovation in America: Where do we Stand?
Research Team Creates Bacterial Sensor Modeled After the Immune System
Enter the 2019 R&D 100 Awards! Universal Bacterial Sensor was a 2018 R&D 100 Award winner and received a Special Recognition R&D 100 Gold Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. All of the R&D 100 Awardees were announced at the R&D 100 Awards Gala held in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 16, 2018. The R&D 100…
R&D Special Focus: Graphene
Graphene, Silicon Combo Could be Key to Next-Gen Lithium-Ion Batteries
Enter the 2019 R&D 100 Awards! GCA-II-N was a 2018 R&D 100 Award winner. All of the R&D 100 Awardees were announced at the R&D 100 Awards Gala held in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 16, 2018. The R&D 100 Awards have served as the most prestigious innovation awards program for the past 57 years, honoring R&D…
R&D Special Focus: 3D Printing
AI, Cognitive Science Researcher Josh Tenenbaum Named R&D Magazine’s 2018 Innovator of the Year
These days, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere—assisting doctors with complex surgeries in hospitals, allowing cars to drive themselves and giving researchers the ability to comb through large, complex datasets in minutes. AI is certainly revolutionizing a lot of fields. But is it truly intelligent? Not yet, said Josh Tenenbaum, PhD, a professor of Computational Cognitive…
R&D Market Pulse: GM Calls for National Electric Vehicle Initiative
Transcript Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani GM Calls for National Electric Vehicle Initiative General Motors has proposed the establishment of a National Zero Emissions Vehicle program to be adopted across all 50 states. The company wants to see…
R&D Market Pulse: Volkswagen Unveils Platform for New Electric Car Line
Transcript Below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Volkswagen Unveils Platform for New Electric Car Line Volkswagen has unveiled MEB, its modular electric-drive toolkit,” designed to be the basic building block of future anticipated Volkswagen electric vehicles. Around the…
Computational Biologist, HIV Researcher Bette Korber Named 2018 Scientist of the Year
The R&D 100 Awards and Conference Bette Korber, PhD, will receive her 2018 Scientist of the Year Award at the 2018 R&D 100 Award’s black-tie ceremony on Nov. 16, 2018, at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando. This year marks the 53nd annual Scientist of the Year Award, which recognizes career accomplishments in scientific research and technology…
R&D Market Pulse: IBM Watson for Agriculture
Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani IBM Watson for Agriculture IBM has announced the Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture. This platform gathers data from multiple sources, such as weather, IoT enabled tractors and irrigators, satellite imagery, and more, and…
R&D Special Focus: Healthcare Tech
R&D Market Pulse: Toyota Patents a Helicopter Car
Transcript Below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Toyota Patents a Helicopter Car AutoGuide.com is reporting that Toyota has filed a patent application for a flying helicopter car with wheels that could double as rotary wings. In the patent,…
R&D Market Pulse: Google Works to Fight Climate Change
Transcript Below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Google Works to Fight Climate Change To date, more than 9,000 cities have made commitments to comply with the Paris Agreement, but less than 20% have been able to complete, submit…
R&D Market Pulse: Toyota and Uber Collaborate on Autonomous Vehicle Tech
Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Toyota and Uber Collaborate on Autonomous Vehicle Tech Earlier this month, Toyota Motor Corporation and Uber Technologies announced that they are expanding their collaboration by integrating technology from each company into Toyota vehicles…
R&D Market Pulse: Top R&D Players Make “Change the World” List
Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani. Top R&D Players Make “Change the World” List Fortune Magazine recently released its fourth annual “Change the World” list, an initiative designed to highlight companies that have made significant progress in addressing major social…
R&D Market Pulse: Microsoft Works to Close Rural Broadband Gap
Transcript below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani Microsoft Works to Close Rural Broadband Gap Microsoft has announced an initiative to eliminate the rural broadband gap within the next five years. Today, 23.4 million Americans in rural communities lack…
R&D Special Focus: Supercomputers
Green Supercomputing: Why Energy Efficiency is Just as Key as Performance in HPC
R&D Market Pulse: GM Vehicle Owners Can Now Rent Out Their Cars
Transcript below Welcome to R&D Market Pulse, a weekly report on the top spenders in research and development. I’m R&D Magazine Editor Laura Panjwani GM Vehicle Owners Can Now Rent Out Their Cars Car owners now have the opportunity to make a little extra cash by renting out their cars through General Motors new Peer-to-Peer…