In the exotic world of the Internet of Things, where machines talk to machines, communication can get messy. You can start your car from inside your warm house on a cold day, but can your car communicate with the repair shop when it needs an oil change? The car and...
For 80 percent of the people on Earth, the internet as we know it does not exist. Outernet has built a new way to share information for those people. The Chicago-based start-up takes content from the world wide web, and broadcasts it from seven geostationary...
Developing countries typically lack the infrastructure to effectively manage supply chains. As a result, medications often expire or go out of stock, and no one notices until it’s too late. Reliefwatch provides that crucial monitoring of stock and tracking diseases by...
With research showing nearly nine out of 10 concussions go undiagnosed every year, King-Devick Test Inc. developed a tablet that can detect concussions immediately after they are suspected. In collaboration with the Mayo Clinic ( the first licensing deal in Mayo’s...
Research indicates that about 70 percent of in-person physician visits can be handled over the phone. First Stop Health aims to be on the provider end of those calls. The Chicago-based start-up offers a subscription service that provides unlimited access to...
