Intel: How big data helps first responders

Police officers and firefighters are leveraging big data to do their jobs more efficiently and more accurately. In a life or death situation, it’s discouraging to think that emergency services might not be able to locate someone in distress. According to a New...

Intel: Space weather predicts conditions on Earth

Studying weather in space helps researchers predict weather here on Earth.  The idea of studying weather might call to mind local meteorologists pointing at a big map, reporting school delays and igniting community ire when good science proves imperfect. But...

Intel: Can tech break the distraction addiction?

Using technology to become more mindful seems like a contradiction, but new apps try to cure our distraction addiction. You’re waiting in line at the grocery store with time to kill or at the bar waiting for a friend. Instinctually, you reach for your smartphone to...

Intel: A mobile device can predict my life

Several in-the-works applications combine sensors and computing to make smart, connected devices that dial in to our deepest emotions.  Any sci-fi fan, or really anyone familiar with the phrase “I’ll Be Back,” has cited the fictional Skynet from “Terminator” as...

Intel: Tech driving craft and home brewing

This weekend is the sold-out Great American Beer Festival in Denver, a celebration of craft beer and the delicious results offered when the mighty quartet of hops, grains, yeast and water collide. Though humans have brewed beer since the time of Mesopotamia, it wasn’t...