Nest: The Tip of the IoT Iceberg

Nest offers a thermostat that learns and adapts to individual temperature preferences and commuting schedules. It programs itself, and does all of the work.

On Long-Term Cryptocurrency Distribution Models

One of the challenges when creating a new cryptocurrency is figuring out what the distribution model is going to be. Who is going to receive the currency units, at what time, and what is the mechanism that decides? Despite the crucial importance of thi…

The Xbox and Ethereum’s Dual Mandate

The Necessity to Build and Launch an Ecosystem on Genesis Day Imagine if Microsoft released the Xbox and there were no games. On the day on which the Ethereum genesis block is created, many of the elements of the ecosystem — core infrastructure, minin…

What is Ethereum? Project, Platform, Fuel, Stack.

What is Ethereum, the Project? The Ethereum Project is an open source, community-driven effort designed to create a next-generation distributed application platform intended to be maximally flexible and powerful in the possibilities that it enables. Wh…

Graphene: Worth the Hype?

Analysts have dubbed graphene a “wonder nanomaterial”, however, Graphene may still be decades away from proving itself as a viable commercial product.

Graphene: Worth the Hype?

Analysts have dubbed graphene a “wonder nanomaterial”, however, Graphene may still be decades away from proving itself as a viable commercial product.