Scientists in Israel have created the first nano-robot antibodies designed to fight cancer. The first human trial for the new nano-robots will start soon, and it will determine just how effective the antibodies are. What is special about these particular antibodies, too, is that they are programmed to decide whether cells surrounding tumors are “bad” or “good.”

The trial is currently underway in Australia and if it goes according to plan, the nano-robot antibodies will be able to fight cells around tumors that can help the tumor while also boosting the capability of the cells inhibiting the growth of the cancerous cells. The antibodies were invented by Professor Yanay Ofran and are based on human and animal antibodies.

Kansas City-based Integrated Roadways landed a spot on Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech 2022” ranking, which highlights the breakthroughs shaping the future of multiple industries.

The local smart pavement company was featured in the “small and mighty category.” Founded in 2012, Integrated Roadways developed a smart pavement system embedded with sensors and technology that can track real-time traffic and vehicle data, which can be used to help cities, businesses and real estate developers make smarter, data-driven decisions.

A recent study found that only about 39% of small businesses end up profitable. But why?

Many companies fail to make a profit because of a flawed business strategy. Sometimes, a strategy may be so complex that the team simply can't execute it. In others, the problem may be clear, refined goals but no overarching strategy or plan for reaching those targets.

Another business strategy failure might lie in looking only at the short term rather than panning out to see and prepare for what's likely to happen down the road.

Voormi is an American-made outdoor brand, making garments primarily out of wool. Started by ex-Microsoft employee Dan English, it’s an experiment in materials innovation with natural fibers.

Timm Smith, chief technology officer at Colorado-based Voormi says, “We like to look at everything from a tech perspective. In some ways, we’re like a Tesla, breaking new ground, but in apparel and performance fabrics.”

Image: Voormi specializes in wool-based apparel for an outdoor lifestyle.DUSTIN ENGLISH

“Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” —Blocks

The definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company

"This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand." —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner

It’s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity.

Among all the buzzwords startups use when pitching investors and in their marketing, “data-driven” is nearly at the top of the pile. But what does being data-driven really mean?

Investments are slowing down and VCs are tightening their purse strings. Previously trending tech startups in fields like BNPL, crypto and the delivery market are struggling to show the growth and returns they promised in their initial funding rounds.

Inbound marketing is one of the most common practices for generating awareness and new business. It is the methodology that suggests you should be attracting customers through valuable content and experiences instead of disrupting them with advertising, sales and the like.

According to Hubspot, 56% of marketers who leverage blogging say it's effective, and 10% say it generates the most significant return on investment.

Former AOL CEO and current venture capitalist Steve Case knows a thing or two about innovation. And he also knows where it’s coming from.

If you were to judge innovation solely by the amount of venture capital funding being distributed today, you’d think the answers were clear: Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. Those three areas have received lion’s share of investment dollars.

SpaceX is launching a spaceship filled with science to a space station today and you can watch the whole thing live.

A Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission will launch for the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday (Nov. 22) at 3:54 p.m. EST (2054 GMT). Coverage will begin roughly 25 minutes beforehand here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA Television.

The past few years have been a roller-coaster ride for all businesses across industries, including start-ups. Several firms had to shut down owing to a lack of financing. However, things are getting back on track with the new normal, and at the same time, government and private entities' efforts have strengthened Indian firms and provided them with numerous possibilities to develop and innovate. According to the government of India, India has become the world's third-largest start-up ecosystem and is likely to grow dramatically in the following years.

As per the latest news story by the South China Morning Post, the new platform of Chinese researchers allows a brain-computer interface to work with various software.

According to the National Library of Medicine of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, brain-computer interfaces analyze and translate brain signals into commands or messages.

It is worth noting that the existence of brain-computer interfaces primarily seeks to help people that have been disabled by neuromuscular disorders. It includes medical neurological diseases like lateral sclerosis. It should also assist people diagnosed with spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and stroke.

Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your breakfast food into a new material that can cheaply remove salt and microplastics from seawater.

The researchers used egg whites to create an aerogel, a lightweight and porous material that can be used in many types of applications, including water filtration, energy storage, and sound and thermal insulation. Craig Arnold, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and vice dean of innovation at Princeton, works with his lab to create new materials, including aerogels, for engineering applications.

Image: The structure of the aerogel is formed by graphene sheets stretched across carbon fiber networks. (Credit: Shaharyar Wani)

An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it could charge even more quickly? The average gas fill-up takes two minutes, according to the American Petroleum Institute, with other estimates coming in higher. A new electric energy storage technology being developed by Swiss tech startup Morand could offer electric city car charging times in slightly more than half that two-minute time. A cross between traditional batteries and ultracapacitors, the company's eTechnology units offer potential game-changing charging rates, coupled with the possibility of much longer lifespans than lithium-ion batteries.

Image: Morand's eTechnology storage relies on hybrid ultracapacitor cells from fellow Swiss company Sech SAMorand

For a time, life in the social media universe was mostly uneventful. Consider these spicy (at the time) headlines:

• Even President Obama Thinks That Facebook Isn’t Cool Anymore (Techcrunch, 2014)
• Jack Dorsey Returns to Twitter as Chief, to Shrugs and Quips (New York Times, 2015)
• Instagram’s new stories are a near-perfect copy of Snapchat (Mashable, 2016)

In hindsight, the years leading up to 2016 were downright sleepy in comparison with what would follow. Donald Trump’s meteoric, tweet-powered rise to the presidency. The Cambridge Analytica scandal. Congressional hearings on privacy and bias. TikTok at the center of souring U.S.–China relations. Each new day brought a fresh wave of controversy the shores of once infallible social media platforms.

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The Precisionists, Inc. (TPI), a Wilmington, Delaware-based organization focused on employment for adults with disabilities recently announced the launch of a neurodiversity employment program that will provide business support services for Drexel University. The program leverages the talents of a team of neurodiverse adults from TPI’s workforce to address critical needs for the University.

“When properly assessed and trained, people with autism and other neurodiversities are extremely high-performing employees. TPI’s employees bring innovative approaches to tackling critical and challenging jobs such as business administrative and IT functions," said Ernie Dianastasis, CEO of The Precisionists. 

Spiraling costs, closed facilities, capacity issues, staff burnout, staff shortages, lots of chaos — sounds like an ailing industry — and that industry is healthcare. Can artificial intelligence help mend some of the problems faced by hospitals and healthcare providers? There has been progress on that front — not fast enough, but progress nonetheless.

A client of Ron’s, “Kelsey,” a division general manager of a large food manufacturer, recently told him, “Everyone on my team seems tired…all the time. I ask them how they’re doing, and they tell me ‘fine.’ If someone asks for time off, I say yes. They get the work done, but it seems like they’re in a fog. I don’t know what to do.”

Kelsey’s organization and industry were hit hard by the last two years of volatility and as a result saw increased employee turnover, supply chain disruptions, changing workforce expectations about flexibility, and exhausting demands on time. The aftermath has been a widespread human energy crisis. And Kelsey is hardly alone.

You don’t lack time. You just waste most of it on useless busyness.

Sooner or later, you’re going to have to accept this.

An average user spends two and a half hours daily on social media in 2022. As of 2020, Netflix users watched an average of 3.2 hours of video per day through the service — that’s 6 billion collective hours per month. When we look at these stats, it’s easy to think, “Wow! People waste so much time” as if we don't contribute to these stats. But we do. You’re a part of these. And so am I.

BioOhio, at an Ohio Statehouse event with Chairmen of the Senate and House Health Committees State Senator Steve Huffman and State Representative Scott Lipps, JobsOhio and other state officials, today announced its relaunch and reorganization as Ohio Life Sciences (OLS). OLS is the state association advancing and advocating for the common interests of Ohio’s life sciences community. And with a vision for Ohio to be recognized as one of the most robust and innovative life sciences ecosystems in the country, OLS has developed a renewed strategic focus that will help deliver lifesaving breakthroughs, sustained economic strength and vitality for communities in Ohio and beyond. (Photo: Business Wire)

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As federal policymakers seek to rebuild the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are increasingly recognizing that bottom-up solutions are a critical path for spurring economic recovery, mitigating climate change, establishing supply chains in critical technologies, and addressing geographic inequities.

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