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UW researchers develop promising ‘bioplastic’ that can decompose like a banana peel

GeekWire

. “If it winds up in the yard or ocean, it will decompose,” said Eleftheria Roumeli , a University of Washington assistant professor of materials science and engineering whose lab developed the bioplastic. A plastic like the one Roumeli is developing could help with this goal, as well as the company’s climate efforts.

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Uniphore acquires Spain-based Emotion Research Lab

CTOvision

Speech analytics software company Uniphore on Thursday announced the acquisition of Spain-based Emotion Research Lab for an undisclosed amount. Emotion Research Lab is a software developer that uses AI (Artificial […].

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New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA

GeekWire

New Frontier Aerospace Illustration) Two Washington state aerospace companies — Tukwila-based New Frontier Aerospace and Spanaway-based HyBird Space Systems — are among 95 ventures that have won project development funding from NASA through its Small Business Innovation Research program. million, NASA said. “We

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Univ. of Washington researchers develop device to detect opioid overdose and inject antidote

GeekWire

University of Washington researchers are developing a wearable device to detect opioid overdoses and administer a drug to reverse them. The researchers showcased the device in a peer-reviewed publication Monday in Scientific Reports. Additional studies are needed before the researchers seek approval from the U.S.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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AI Weekly: Qualcomm’s AI research and development efforts

Venture Beast

Qualcomm AI research head Jilei Hou spoke with VentureBeat about the company's investment focus and broader mission. Read More.

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Leveraging a data provider to help identify and connect with qualified prospects supports company revenue goals by alleviating common headaches associated with prospecting research and empowers sales productivity. So what’s the problem? Many organizations fail to properly evaluate vendors during the selection process.

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The Product Dev Conundrum: To Build or Buy in a Digital World?

Speaker: Mark Ridley, Owner and Founder, Ridley Industries

In most cases, actually building software should be the last avenue that companies explore to deliver great products, as software engineering, data science and product development are complex, uncertain and hard to manage. How do you help your engineers get on board with buying instead of building?