by Dianne Bayley | Oct 27, 2020 | Innovation
Imagine a situation where, given a request, a lab automatically chooses what experiments to do, robotically carries this out, tracks the reaction with integrated sensors, acquires and analyzes the results, and then decides what experiment to do next. This seems like...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 26, 2020 | Innovation
Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to all known...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Suppliers and contractors in the construction industry may be under the impression that their sales teams are bringing in sufficient revenue, but the truth is their sales strategy is probably costing the business a lot more than they think. This is according to...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 9, 2019 | Fintech, Uncategorized
The banking industry on a global scale is currently leveraging off the concept of automation to drive growth and cost efficiencies. While it has been met with a mixture of scepticism and hope, ultimately the concept of automation, when done right, has a transformative...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 18, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams hosted a roundtable discussion at November 2019’s AfricaCom titled, ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Human Capital Development for Africa.’ She has also recently spoken of an ecosystem of 4IR in “building...
