Xiaomi

With its increasingly recognisable smartphones, Xiaomi has the potential to be the first Chinese consumer brand to go global, stepping out of the iPhone’s shadow to become a true low-cost alternative.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The discovery of quantum spin liquid – an entirely new state of matter – may have brought us closer than ever to practicable quantum computations. Oak Ridge’s research could transform computing over the next few years.

Google

Google’s empire is built on pay-per-click advertising deals. However, by punishing sites with pop-ups, the company is helping to find a middle ground between businesses and web users.

Italian Red Cross

Red Cross workers led an initiative to unlock private Wi-Fi networks in order to help rescue efforts following the Italian earthquake in August. Both pioneering and truly noble, this set a new standard for disaster relief.

Oryzon Genomics

A clinical stage biopharmaceutical company located in Barcelona, Oryzon Genomics is one of Europe’s leaders in the development of epigenetics-based therapeutic treatments.

Supplements

2016

Xiaomi

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Google

Italian Red Cross