Science and Technology

Financial technology, or fintech, is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s here. Everyone has heard, by now, of at least one example — such as Bitcoin, Square, or the Paypal app. Contactless cards, and even mobile rent and mortgage apps, are becoming familiar. Will they replace cash? That’s already happening. More important: Can they make financial […]

Recently, we wrote about the impending arrival of \”smart cities\” around the globe (Examining the Implications (and Possibilities) of Smart Cities). That is to say, the framework of complimenting technologies that allow city officials and other local leaders to address many of the challenges in urban areas that are only going to get more significant

Also commonly referred to as the IoT for short, the Internet of Things refers to countless devices that are all connected to one another, creating and sharing data at virtually all times. These systems – which usually take the form of sensors embedded in everyday objects – are capable of this level of data transfer

It\’s no secret that technology has the potential to transform just about every facet of our society – but this is especially true in inner cities. One of the biggest examples of this in recent memory is undoubtedly the introduction of the smartphone. What was once considered a luxury that only the wealthiest among us

One of the more interesting things triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a sudden shift in direction for just about every industry you can think of. Distilleries woke up in early March of 2020, for example, and found themselves unable to operate – at least through traditional means. So what did they do? They