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Category: Technology

Synthetic biology is a chance to engineer the biological world

Imagine you could program a living cell in the same way you currently program a computer.  Cells could be made…

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Posted in: Education, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, Imperial, SafeCity, safety, synthetic biology, Technology, trains, Transport

Can technology really keep people safe from crime on public transport?

Letting people text transport police has pushed up figures for some crimes. The real answer is to make technology part…

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Posted in: Public sector, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, SafeCity, safety, Technology, trains, Transport

The apps taking on social care’s ‘broken’ business model

A new breed of technology-driven care providers is slashing costs, but will money be reinvested into care worker salaries? Leila…

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Posted in: Public sector, Social Care, Technology Filed under: adult social care, apps, Social care

Lessons of an entrepreneur: ‘the first rule of business is to stay in business’

At our second confessions event, startup entrepreneurs discussed the challenges they have faced in business and overcoming adversity Over Christmas…

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Posted in: Business, Technology Filed under: Guardian Small Business Network, Mubi, Seenit, Small business

How will artificial intelligence change radiology?

Artificial intelligence and cognitive computing is being heralded as the brave new frontier of clinical IT, Kim Thomas reports on…

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Posted in: Health, Technology Filed under: artificial intelligence, radiology, Watson

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