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Tracing the links between basic research and real-world applications

  • Written by Benjamin F. Jones, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, J. L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
imageBasic research and applications coexist in a tangled two-way ecosystem.lenggirl/Shutterstock.com

What does hailing a ride with Uber have to do with 19th-century geometry and Einstein’s theory of relativity? Quite a bit, it turns out.

Uber and other location-based mobile applications rely on GPS to link users with available cars nearby. GPS...

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