World's Smallest LED is a Single MoleculeBy coaxing light out of a single polymer molecule, researchers have made the world’s tiniest light-emitting diode. (more…)

IBM Senior Vice President and Research Director Dr. John E. Kelly III and IBM writer Steve Hamm have authored a book, Smart Machines: IBM’s Watson and the…

Devices connected to the internet — everything from coffee makers to toys — are going to become awidespread consumer phenomenon sooner than you expect, even though Europeans…

How Algorithms Changed The World:visualoop:Via (more…)

Tim O'Reilly on The Endarkment:Tim O’Reilly is a very smart guy, and even though he is a dyed-in-the-wool technophile, he hasn’t let that blind him:Tim O’Reilly, The…

A Visualization of NYC’s Frantic Transit Patterns Over 24 Hours (more…)

Great visualization of one hour of carbon emissions in NYC. Background, here. Why this matters, here. (more…)

Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds | Climate Central (more…)

Step Into the Smarter Planet Time Machine!For a little Friday Fun, try one of these three settings: (more…)

Commenting on one of the interesting things [that happens] when businesses try to install a new social platform within the enterprise, Marie Wallace made an interesting comparison…