Posts Tagged ‘innovator’
Health Care + Data Mining
In this week’s Bloomberg Businessweek: a look at how one electronic health records company is using its data to get a broader understanding of public health trends.
Also online: more questions about what happens if small businesses shift to self-insurance; freelancers want to get paid too; and how new laws might pave the way for local investing.
Solar Cells on Paper
This week in the magazine: how MIT engineers made solar cells out of paper, Saran wrap, and fabric.
Also online: a brief history of the home office tax deduction, a look at the SEC’s coming task in regulating crowdfunding, and a conversation with a food truck entrepreneur.
How Our Phones Can Tell When We’re Sick
In this week’s Bloomberg Businessweek, my story on Ginger.io, a startup that uses mobile phone data to tell when people aren’t feeling well.
Measuring Roofs with Aerial Photos
This week on Bloomberg.com: how EagleView uses aerial photography and software to measure rooftop dimensions remotely.
Predicting the Weather Weeks in Advance
A recent innovator profile looks at how one company is using datamining to pick up signs of extreme weather weeks ahead of time.