Gaining perspective on China’s monstrous economy isn’t always the easiest thing to do.With 1.4 billion people and the third-largest geographical area, the country is a vast place to begin with. Add in explosive economic growth, a market-oriented but Communist government, a longstanding and complex cultural history, and self-inflicted demographic challenges – and understanding China can be ev...

The Russian team that brought us the terrifying Scorpion Hoverbike (now being flown by the Dubai police department) is working toward a 5-seater VTOL air taxi. The Formula Project concept from Hoversurf uses fold-away wings and 52 tiny turbine Venturi propulsion units for a combination of VTOL convenience, winged efficiency and a compact form factor.Details are fairly scant at this point, but h...

The Gravity Phone by Julien Lanoy and Jean-Francois Bozec challenges the concept of a bezel-less phone having a top and a bottom. If phones are streamlined to look exactly the same if held upwards or downwards, why can’t we just make phones that know no upside-down or right-side-up? The Gravity Phone is a redesign that embraces complete symmetry. Hold it any way and it’s the right side up. Th...

How can software and online-services companies determine the right balance between growth and profitability?It is clear to most in the software and technology community that the days of growth at any cost are behind us, at least for now. Of course, growth is still important—it remains one of the most important factors in valuation, access to capital, and shareholder return, as well as the abil...

Rutgers engineers create VibWrite, a finger vibration-based security system.The bone structure of every person's dominant index finger is unique – so unique, in fact, that it can be used as a new form of biometric identification. Known as VibWrite, the technology was developed by a team from Rutgers University led by Prof. Yingying (Jennifer) Chen.Here's how it works …Embedded in a smooth sur...

Over recent years, there has been no bigger opportunity for investors than technology. The FAANG stocks alone have gained over $1 trillion in market capitalization since 2014 – and these stocks, along with other tech movers and shakers, have helped propel indices to constant new highs.Growing CompetitionWhile tech shows no signs of letting up on its dominance over markets, investors should kno...

The portable ultrasound device is the size of a electric shaver."There's a smartphone app for that" is pretty much a joke punchline nowadays, with our smartphones being utilized for everything from spotting skin cancers to detecting concussions. The immense power of these small pocket-sized computers is enabling clever engineers to develop a myriad of portable technological devices that, until...

That's the headline that ran in September when Juicero, which made cold-press juice machines that sold for several hundred dollars apiece, went under. The four-year-old company had previously generated a valuation of $459 million and raised $121 million in VC funding from Silicon Valley heavyweights like Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and GV.While Juicero's death was well-documented—its...

Tech-free soft toy becomes an augmented reality learning experience with an app for smart devices.There’s lots of tech out there that developers are now seeing has the potential to educate, such as a VR headset and story book that teaches kids about finances or a cooking app that helps develop healthy eating habits early, and now a new soft toy is harnessing the power of augmented reality (AR)...