NIR spectrometry allows fast, non-destructive measurement. Its dependency on data is both a challenge to adoption, as well as an entry barrier for competitors.
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Clear Labs: Unwrapping Food Products Through Data and Genomics
The “Google of food” meets DNA testing: through data collection, analytics, and genomics, Clear Labs is trying to create more visibility into our food’s makeup.
Propeller Health: Using Data to Help Patients Manage Their Respiratory Health
Propeller Health helps patients manage their asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a 'smart inhaler' sensor attachment linked to a data-driven mobile app,
Beauty & Brains: Using Big Data to Build a Better Bra
With over 130M data points, the True&Co. proprietary algorithm is working to reinvent the way women shop for better, personalized intimate apparel.
Big Data and Retail
How Target used predictive analytics to identify pregnant customers and why it matters for retail
FiveThirtyEight and the Big Data Fail: Election 2016
Statistics junkie Nate Silver uses data to predict everything from internet slang to Oscar winners to the US Presidential election.
Palantir: The Seeing Stone of Security and Defense Analytics
Sifting through government data is no easy task.
American Express : Using data analytics to redefine traditional banking
American Express, is harnessing the power of its data to migrate many traditional processes from legacy mainframes to Big Data processing environments, resulting in dramatic improvements in speed and performance.
People analytics at Google: using data to make Google a great place to work
Google applies its data and analytical rigor to a new domain: workforce management.
Netflix: Reinventing Hollywood with Data
A tech company is upending traditional Hollywood with big data.