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XPRIZE launched the $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE on September 9th. The prize will drive the development of accurate and affordable ocean pH sensors to transform our understanding of ocean acidification, benefiting the worlds source of food, oxygen and jobs . Check out the official launch event on Huffington Post Live or view the media coverage below. Team Pre-Registration is now open, visit oceanhealth.xprize.org for more information and to form a team. More »
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Megan Smith talks about the role technologies like mobile and the Internet play in giving a voice to billions of people who, up until this point, had none. These individuals will be able to participate and contribute to a globalized world. More »
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The Google Lunar XPRIZE teams tap NASA and others for some serious expertise. Plus, working on NASA contracts, Mars mission tests and Moon cave exploration. More »
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Team Owlstone from Cambridge, UK has developed a digital ‘nose’ that can sniff the presence of chemicals at incredibly low levels. Its impressive performance can be applied to smelling breath or body fluids for chemical markers of disease long before symptoms appear. More »
Team Holomic from Los Angeles, CA aims to make cell phones even more useful. With Holomic Mobile Phone Labs and Apps on your cell phone, you do not need to visit your doctor every time you feel sick. Their cell phone attachments will let you convert them into medical devices to check your health anytime anywhere. More »
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Team SpaceMETA was formed by its leader, Sergio Cabral Cavalcanti, while he walked the beaches of Rio de Janeiro Brazil with other likeminded entrepreneurs. Now they have partnered with open source collaborators from all over the world, including Intel, to make their mission a reality. More »
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XPRIZE on Huffington Post
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The ocean is so vast--more than 70% of the earth's surface and 98% of the habitable living space--it's hard to imagine that anything could cause it much harm. But, little by little, human activity has done just that. More »
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It seems like every time I read the tech section of a magazine or newspaper lately, I encounter another device that promises to help me track my steps - and by extension lose weight. These activity trackers, mostly worn on the wrist, are no more than a digital pedometer connected to a smartphone. More »
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Why should poor people receive the most obsolete technologies--when their lives can be impacted the most by advances in technology? Should my education and talent be used to make rich and powerful corporations even more so--or to help those in need? More »
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XPRIZE thanks Wendy Schmidt for becoming the Title Sponsor of the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE. An active Vision Circle and Board of Trustee member Wendy demonstrated her commitment to our oceans when she sponsored her first XPRIZE in 2010, the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE. Now, she takes that commitment to the next level by sponsoring a prize to help us better understand and measure ocean acidification.
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