
January 2021 TMX Indicates Third Straight Month of Declining Industrial Activity [Report]
"As the market is hitting all-time highs, industrial production remains low with no real signs of recovery yet," says Dr. Hamid Benbrahim, Thomas Head of Data.
Read More »
7 of Your Favorite Foods Are Facing Extinction
Imagine a future without coffee or chocolate.
Read More »
Whatever Happened to Dolly the Sheep — And What Does It Mean for Animal Cloning Today?
Although the world’s most famous sheep died prematurely, her four cloned siblings lived long and healthy lives.
Read More »
Exploring the New Twists on Vending Machines
New concepts and the rise of reverse vending machines (RVMs) are rapidly changing that relationship from one based on taking to one focused on giving.
Read More »
Microwaving Plastic Waste Can Generate Clean Hydrogen
If applied at scale, hydrogen extraction could help tackle climate change, contribute to the decarbonization of industries dependant on fossil fuels, and slowly reduce the amount of plastic waste created.
Read More »
Oil and Gas Is Down, But U.S. Solar Industry Is Flourishing
A bad year for oil & gas hasn't meant the same for solar.
Read More »
Carnegie Mellon Develops Secure Password Policy That Actually Works
Earlier this year, a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute released a paper entitled Practical Recommendations for Stronger, More Usable Passwords Combining Minimum-strength, Minimum-length, and Blocklist Requirements.
Read More »
Curly the Curling Robot Becomes an Overnight Sensation
Korea University researchers Seong-Whan Lee and Dong-Ok Won along with Klaus-Robert Müller from the Berlin Institute of Technology have developed Curly, an Artificial-Intelligence-powered robot that’s become an overnight curling sensation.
Read More »
Top 10 Thomas Industry Update Podcast Episodes in 2020
With 29 guests across 25 episodes in 2020, the Thomas Industry Update Podcast shared a number of different stories and perspectives over the course of the past year. Which of this year's episodes resonated the most with listeners?
Read More »
The 10 Most Popular Thomas Insights Articles in 2020
Let's take a look back at the most popular articles published on Thomas Insights this year.
Read More »