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GoodRoads Works With Civil Engineers to Bring Safe Streets Back to Cities

GoodRoads Works With Civil Engineers to Bring Safe Streets Back to Cities

The American road system is rated by the the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) as a "D," largely due, according to civil engineer Chris Sunde, "to the huge funding deficit on our infrastructure." He's right — the ASCE's Failure to Act

This Robotics Startup Wants to Help Anyone Genetically Engineer Their Plants

This Robotics Startup Wants to Help Anyone Genetically Engineer Their Plants

Genetically engineered crops have been in our food system since the 1990s and are closely monitored by the FDA. Crops like corn, fruits, cotton and others are genetically changed to enhance nutritional value and increase resistance to damaging weather patterns, pests and plant diseases. The process behind genetically engineering crops

Text Request

Text Request Lets Businesses Conduct All Their Communication Through Text Message

Think about it — you may not always have your laptop, and you may not want to get email to your mobile phone, but when was the last time you didn’t read a text? Marketers are wising up to this fact, and, while email still remains the mainstay of mass

This Startup Lets Users Spend Food Stamps at Amazon Fresh and Instacart

This Startup Lets Users Spend Food Stamps at Amazon Fresh and Instacart

Across the United States, 22 percent of food-insecure households fall under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — what we used to call food stamps — totaling $126 billion in food assistance per year. However, the spending power that the program allocates monthly is often held back due to a largely analog,

Truthify's AI Brings Emotions Back to Digital Communication

Truthify's AI Brings Emotions Back to Digital Communication

We've all been there — a friend or loved one sends a text with the word "Fine" or, worse, the classic "K" to respond to an inquiry, and you're left wondering if they're mad at you or just quickly agreeing to

Help Lightning Uses Mixed Reality to 'Teleport' A Technician's Helping Hands

Help Lightning Uses Mixed Reality to 'Teleport' A Technician's Helping Hands

When you call the cable company to troubleshoot an issue, you're often walked through steps that are easy to misunderstand, leaving you and the technician on the phone frustrated. Part of that may be the method of delivery, as studies in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior show that

Make Music Count

Make Music Count Releases App to Teach Kids Fractions and Formulas By Playing Piano

In a recent study, University of Chicago researchers found that 'math anxiety' is a global phenomenon and directly affects performance of students. With the rise of STEM-related careers, this math anxiety might hold back students from elementary to high school from pursuing high-paying, in-demand jobs in the technology