Profile of a Scientist: Qing Cao

Qing Cao, recently named one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in
Science and Healthcare for his work on carbon
nanotubes, has also filed 9 patent applications in his young IBM career of
four years. Inspiration comes in many forms for all IBMers who have contributed
to IBM’s 20 years of patent leadership.





Qing shares his thoughts about what inspires him.


Which IBM patent do you think is the most

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Inventors’ Corner: Hall of Fame induction for magnetic memory breakthrough

Two IBM scientists, Drs. Lubomyr Romankiw and David Thompson (retired), will be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame on May 2, 2012
for their three U.S.
patents that revolutionized data storage density and device ubiquity.





IBM has more than 4,000 active storage patents.




The patents – 4,295,173, 3,921,217, and 3,908,194 – are for techniques
that produce thin film magnetic

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Inventors' Corner: #8,005,773 - System and method for cortical simulation

U.S. Patent #8,005,773 is for a "system and method for cortical simulation." The invention describes a method for developing a
computerized brain simulation system that can mimic the cognitive
systems and function of the cortex of the brain.

IBM Researcher Dr. Dharmendra Modha talks to FastCompany about this Cognitive Computing work.

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Inventors' Corner: Patent #8,078,492 - Providing consumers with incentives for healthy eating habits

In this video, IBM Senior Technical Staff Member Michael Paolini describes this invention as a method, system and program that uses data analytics to provide electronic incentives for healthy eating.

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