January 2009
14 posts
10 Reasons Why This Is A Great Time To Invest In... →
10 Reasons Why This Is A Great Time To Invest In Innovation: “ This is a great time to invest in innovation: - The next big thing always comes out of downturns. - It is easier to find great people. -…
Jan 27th
Thermal Photovoltaics Breakthrough by MTPV Corp. →
Thermal Photovoltaics Breakthrough by MTPV Corp.: “> Theoretical Efficiency of 85%! Thermal photovoltaics has been around since the 1960s, but it never produced enough power to compete with solar…
Jan 23rd
The Next Industrial Revolution: Organization is... →
The Next Industrial Revolution: Organization is Key: “ Reading time: 3 1/2 minutes (not including the Midwest sidebar at the end of the piece) I have begun to read Umair Haque more and more lately. …
Jan 20th
Niche Biz: GPS-Enhanced Cows →
Niche Biz: GPS-Enhanced Cows: “ Fortune Small Business: Building and maintaining fences for cattle is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. That’s why a GPS bovine headset may come in handy. This…
Jan 16th
Who Owns Your Great Idea? →
Who Owns Your Great Idea?: “ The New York Times: Peter Zummo, a senior double-majoring in design and mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is used to explaining the products he…
Jan 16th
Umair Haque Pulling No Punches: VCs Called Out →
Umair Haque Pulling No Punches: VCs Called Out: “ I have to admit that Umair Haque’s recent two part series of posts on venture capital really made me want to start writing on this blog again.  His…
Jan 16th
Inventor Of Hawaiian Shirt Dies →
Inventor Of Hawaiian Shirt Dies: “ Metro.co.uk: You’d be forgiven for never hearing of designer Alfred Shaheen. Yet he inspired one of the most colourful, amusing and unforgettable styles of fashion…
Jan 7th
Universal Display To Parade Prototype Flexible... →
Universal Display To Parade Prototype Flexible AMOLED Communication Device At CES 2009: “ [CES 2009] Universal Display will be showing off its prototype flexible AMOLED communication device at…
Jan 6th
Unilever’s Sustainable Detergents →
Unilever’s Sustainable Detergents: “ BusinessWeek: When Unilever (UN) challenged its scientists to come up with a detergent that uses fewer resources, greener materials, and less packaging, few…
Jan 5th
Blog Past: Ideas and Entrepreneurship →
Blog Past: Ideas and Entrepreneurship: “ I wrote this post in July 2003. I started thus: ‘It is a fascinating time to be a part of the world of technology. There are many new areas opening up. There…
Jan 5th
Organisational structures for the service business... →
Organisational structures for the service business in product-oriented companies: “Confronted with stagnating growth rates and decreasing margins in the product business, product manufacturing…
Jan 3rd
Rapid development of tangible interactive... →
Rapid development of tangible interactive appliances: achieving the fidelity/time balance: “For some years, the global research community has been developing techniques to rapidly design and develop…
Jan 3rd
Value-chain-oriented service development by means... →
Value-chain-oriented service development by means of a ‘two-channel service model’: “In today’s industrial market, capital-good producers not only sell an appropriate device solution (hardware and…
Jan 3rd
Improved Cement Is Worth Posting About →
Improved Cement Is Worth Posting About: “ By Evan Ackerman Did you know that 5% of all carbon dioxide emissions come from cement? Me neither. That’s more than the entire aviation industry. It kinda…
Jan 3rd