What makes a quantum computer different?
Honeywell recently announced it created the biggest, baddest quantum computer ever made with 64 qubits. Here is what qubits are all about. You probably…
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Future tech: Tire that grows its own tread
A tire that regenerates? Who thinks of this stuff? Goodyear does, as it turns out. The Goodyear concept tire was due to be introduced at the Geneva Auto…
Kleenex: A market finds the product
For centuries in the West, ladies tucked their neatly pressed and embroidered handkerchiefs into their sleeve or purse. And, eventually, men arranged…
Every time you write Kleenex, a lawyer gets his wings
In 1920, Kimberly-Clark, a Wisconsin paper company, became the first to offer a disposable handkerchief. They called it Kleenex. Now a lot of people call…
How one product ended an art form
For thousands of years, possibly in every culture, humans carried cloth handkerchiefs. They were the privilege of wealthy humans. Evidence of…
Beware! Coronavirus used as bait in phishing attacks
Although the Wuhan coronavirus has not caused significant infections in the U.S., it is still being used in email phishing attacks to infect computers….
Talking to the animals might be possible
Your dog comes to you every night at 7 p.m., looks searchingly into your eyes, and gives a soft bark. After years with you, the dog knows the drill: It’s…
Your robot chef is ready to cook
If you want help frying the tofu, Samsung has a solution for you. Maybe. In the future. Samsung’s Bot Chef, displayed at CES 2020, features two robotic…
Entrepreneur: John Paul DeJoria — Been There, Done That. And Now, Billions Shared
As a kid growing up in downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, John Paul DeJoria didn’t really think times were tough. The second son of an Italian immigrant…
Forget the windows, why does the Cybertruck look so weird?
Tesla’s all-electric, battery powered Cybertruck opened with a stunt: Elon Musk demonstrating its bullet-proof windows. They broke. But advertising stunts…