PERSPECTIVES

Is the US ready for a super app?

Mobile apps have proliferated at an overwhelming pace. There are now literally millions of apps to choose from, giving users the ability...

Are your teams ready to own their data?

Innovation is often associated with physical end products, such as electric cars, hydrogen fusion, and fintech apps. However, data is...

Innovative funding meets innovative ideas

Innovation isn’t free. In fact, it’s eye-popping expensive. Early-stage research and development is typically funded by grants. Later...

AI—Tipping point or hype?

Any innovation that eventually becomes mainstream must reach a tipping point where adoption moves from slow and niche to a “get out of...

Zero chance to reach net-zero by 2050

Much of the climate debate is dominated by catastrophists and utopians, but how should the rest of us think about real solutions to...

FTX crashes to earth

Energy has Enron. Telecom has WorldCom. Real estate has Countrywide. Healthcare has Theranos. And now cryptocurrency has FTX. As with...

Metaverse vs AR: A glimpse of the future?

It wouldn’t surprise anyone if “metaverse” was designated 2022’s Word of the Year. Whether it’s Facebook changing its name (and stock...

Sustainable energy meets sustainable power plants

Senator Ted Kennedy famously blocked a wind farm off the Cape Cod coast because he didn’t want to look at it while he was sailing. Ted...

Look out Venmo, CBDCs are on the way

More than 100 countries, representing 95% of global GDP, are currently exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to...

Investment flows to private Proptech while public firms flounder

At mid-year, Proptech firms are finding that they are not immune to the general tech market correction. Fundraising has slowed — though...

E-commerce and the environment: Convenience vs carbon

US e-commerce sales reached $870 billion in 2021, a 14.2% increase over 2020 and a 50.5% increase over 2019, according to Forbes. While...

It’s a fungus! It’s a mushroom! It’s a … brick?

“When we look around us at cement and concrete, it can be easy to forget that cement is the second most-used material on earth after...

ULI report focuses on renewable energy

Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of global emissions, making real estate a prime target for clean energy initiatives. The Urban...

3D printing moves out of the basement

The industrial sector has long been the darling of investors, posting the strongest returns and attracting the most capital over the past...

Algae-based solar panels put the green in green energy

Mexican biotechnologist Adán Ramirez Sánchez has developed a solar panel technology that promises to make the solar panels of the future...

NFC technology provides frictionless security

According to an article on placetech.net, office key cards and access control apps could soon be obsolete. Instead of access tools that...

Regulations bring opportunities

According to GlobeSt.com, an SEC proposed rule will require SEC-registered companies to include climate-related disclosures in their...

Work-from-home morphs to buy-home-from-home

Millennials represent the largest generation of home buyers and will drive housing trends and demand for years to come.According to...

When your home is your castle, your office, your coffee shop

The pandemic may have been the impetus for the work-from-home experiment, but advances in technology have enabled it to continue. With...