Corporate Overview
Allon Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: NPC) is a Vancouver-based biotech pioneer in the development of proprietary drugs that combat some of society’s most pervasive neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
Most significantly, the company’s two leading multi-application in-development drugs (known as compounds) exhibit “blockbuster drug” potential – representing a prospective multi-billion dollar combined marketplace.
Interactive training tools are captivating employees and saving companies money.
Get kids hooked on a multiplayer game, then show them the 3-D movie. James Cameron, in particular, should know how. He has transported film audiences to worlds inhabited by carnivorous aliens, time-traveling assassins, and passengers on an ill-fated ocean liner. Now the director of Aliens, The Terminator, and Titanic is trying something different.
Researchers Can Now Broadcast Moving Holograms.
It is not merely tractor beams that have a counterpart in the real world. Some recent work by NASA , America's space agency, has produced and broadcast a prototype moving hologram.
The Internet was supposed to batter traditional retailers. Instead they are coming to dominate it. It's a new phenomenon called “Cyber Monday”. On November 28th millions of Americans returned to work after the Thanksgiving holiday and fired up their office computers to take advantage of high-speed internet links and continue the arduous task of hunting for Christmas presents.
The Pentagon has long used video games and computer simulations to ready fresh recruits for battle. Now it’s looking at virtual reality as a therapy tool for ex-soldiers traumatized by war.
A new aeroplane has been designed entirely in virtual reality.
Computing: The idea of using the human body to interconnect electronic devices sounds like a gimmick—but could have its uses.