The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have been working on a nanotech-based solution that promises to go a step further. As such, the material is ideal for biosensors that aim to detect very small changes in chemical concentration. Testing for fatigue.

Chemicals 124

Chemicals Resistance Reference Stress 124

Steve Farber

AUGUST 7, 2017

Neurohacking, Schmachtenberger explains, is the “use of any technology to affect the brain, nervous system, and body in a way that affects cognitive capacity or psyche.” Physical activity frees the brain from stress because it creates favorable chemical reactions and because it restores a sense of power and control to the mind.

Constraint 79

Constraint Entrepreneur Delegation Chemicals 79

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

It is associated with increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in our bodies. Stress results from tasks not being completed or done well. This can become a vicious cycle because increased levels of cortisol further impede our cognitive functioning, leading to even greater stress. You decide when to check your messages.

Stress 14

Stress Chemicals Learning-by-Doing Report 14

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

To do that it has made use of imaging technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), along with brain wave analysis technologies such as quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG). This makes empathy a handy data-gathering tool that’s employed in the decision-making process.

Organization 267

Organization Self-aware Stress Leadership Styles 267

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Just as they do for physical fitness, technologies tracking steps and heart rates already capture actionable inferences about individual energy levels and moods. “Your heart rate is the highest it’s been this week,” the app might display after a stressful meeting. “Should you take five minutes to de-stress?”

KPI 8

KPI Directory Human Capital Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In his speech at COP21 European Union Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs, and Fisheries Karmenu Vella stressed the need to switch to a more circular economy. A good example of this comes from UK-based Fonebank: it buys old smart phones to refurbish them and sell them as smart phones, giving the older technology a second life.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chemicals Engineering Energy 8