Irina Papuc

Irina has a degree in Physics, and enjoys geeking out with the best of them. In her spare time, she works on an organic farm, reads comic books, and ponders the mysteries of the universe. In her unspared time, she is a writer and member of the social enterprise startup SolarCubed.

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What Ever Happened To The Space Elevator?
BY: Irina Papuc
What ever happened to the Space Elevator, every science fictionist’s guilty pleasure, and a once promising venue to bring the masses to space?
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Crowdfunding Service Unglue.it Brings Books to the Masses
BY: Irina Papuc
The founder of Gluejar, a New Jersey-based startup, is promoting a rigorous campaign to “unglue” or “make a digital book free to read and use worldwide,” thus eliminating cost barriers still felt in many poor communities.
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7 Omaha Startups To Look Out For
BY: Irina Papuc
A myriad of up-and-coming tech startups help maintain Omaha as the heart of the Silicon Prairie. Here are seven recent additions adding fire to the Omahype.
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Sunnyvale-Based Flipora Knows What’s Good For You(r Web Search)
BY: Irina Papuc
Do you ever wish the Internet could read your mind, offering a more intuitive means to help you get the most out of your browsing experience? Flipora does just that.
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Chicago Medtech Startup Briteseed Prevents Surgical Mishaps With SafeSnips
BY: Irina Papuc
Chicago-based student-run startup Briteseed is poised to end accidental surgical bleeding with SafeSnips.
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Why Medstartr Chose To Turn Kickstarter Rejections Into Medtech Gold
BY: Irina Papuc
In the case of Medstartr, the NYC-based crowdfunding site devoted to raising funds for medtech startups, Kickstarter rejects present a golden opportunity.
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6 Reasons The Brandery, Cincinnati’s Top Tech Accelerator, Works
BY: Irina Papuc
How do you put your tech startup’s best foot forward. Seasoned business veterans and Brandery co-founders share what they think sets the Rockstars apart from the rest.
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Why I’ll Ditch My Dream Journal For Dreamboard, The Mobile Dream App
BY: Irina Papuc
Dreamboard aims to take traditional dream journaling to the next level by giving users a virtual platform to record and chart their dreams. I set out to see if I could ditch my dream journal for this app, and was pleasantly surprised.
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New App ChurchMint Parting The Seas of SermonAudio.com
BY: Irina Papuc
Move over SermonAudio: there’s a new app in town, Churchmint, and this one promises to do more than just deliver church sermons on mobile devices.
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In The Internet Age, Snuggling Becomes A Commodity
BY: Irina Papuc
Are we desperate enough to resort to paying a complete stranger to snuggle with us? If so, Jackie Samuels, the social work graduate student charging $1 per minute for you to cuddle with her, may be onto something.
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On The Rise: Why Africa Is The Next Big Tech Scene
BY: Irina Papuc
The second-most populated continent is quickly gaining ground as a prominent world player, particularly in the technology sector. Indeed, 2012 has been a busy year for the African tech scene.
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Reddit: Why Is Wikipedia Running Out Of Editors?
BY: Irina Papuc
The verdict is in: Wikipedia is running out of admins and editors. But why it is happening is another story. Reddit readers weighed in on the root causes for many burning their Wiki-loyalty cards.
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BREAKING: You Can Now Purchase .Africa Domains
BY: Irina Papuc
After a prolonged discussion since last year, the flood gates opened today, and registration requests for .Africa names are now being accepted.
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At 36.7M Frames Per Second, STEAM Camera Proves To Be Powerful Cancer-Detecting Machine
BY: Irina Papuc
At a lightning speed of 36.7 million frames per second, the STEAM camera is the fastest in the world, making it a powerful candidate for cheap and fast cancer detection.
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Sell Your Stuff To Help Your Local School With My School Swap
BY: Irina Papuc
With hundreds of American schools falling in disrepair and billions in costs required to modernize the educational system, this social enterprise startup’s aid could not come at a better time.
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Plan Better Trips With Roadtrippers
BY: Irina Papuc
When you plan out the next Great American Roadtrip this summer, Roadtrippers can help you find the offbeat, cool, and downright local hotstops along the way.
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Can You Measure Employee Happiness? WorkityWork Says ‘Yes’
BY: Irina Papuc
The recently launched web service WorkityWork engages working teams by sharing daily triumphs, tracking vibes, generating morale polls, and touting milestones.
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Groapp Helps Startups Stay Organized
BY: Irina Papuc
Young entrepreneurs face many challenges. Wading through the ocean of web apps that come with starting a company should not be one of them. Enter Groapp, your organizational solution.
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Finding Higgs: CERN Physicist Dishes Out What’s Next
BY: Irina Papuc
Physicists had good cause to celebrate this Fourth of July with the discovery of the ever-elusive Higgs boson. Techli asks a CERN physicist: what’s next?
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WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com Knows What You’re Doing
BY: Irina Papuc
Think back on some of those more private Facebook status updates you’ve indulged in. They may be posted on the tell-all site WeKnowWhatYou’reDoing.com, a regurgitation of the bad and the ugliest that Facebook has to offer.
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Innov8 For Health Announces 12 Startups Defining the Cincinnati Medtech Scene
BY: Irina Papuc
Looking for the next big thing in the medtech or health care industry? You might find it at Cincinnati-based accelerator Innov8 for Health, whose 12-week startup bootcamp commences this month.
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How To Print An Organ: A Closer Look At 3D Bioprinting
BY: Irina Papuc
Imagine drawing an organ in a CAD-style program and printing it. Organovo, the innovative San Diego-based medtech company founded in 2007, has its sights on this possibility.
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ACLU: Does The Government Think It Can Read Our Email?
BY: Irina Papuc
The human rights watchdog filed a lawsuit against the federal government earlier this month to find out to what extent the government is reading our emails and texts.
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Will You Sign The Internet Declaration Of Freedom? [Infographic]
BY: Irina Papuc
Monday marked the release of the Declaraction of Internet Freedom, a multi-organization collaboration to raise awareness about freedom of speech on the Internet.
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Is Choremonster Helping Us Raise Little Monsters? A Skeptic’s View
BY: Irina Papuc
By trading good life lessons for goodies, Choremonster sidesteps the important dialogue of personal responsibility and introduces kids to a reward-centered work environment.
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