Innovators, whether part of a large organization or simply an individual inventor, are struggling with two things right now as they travel on their innovation journey — time and money. As I recently said in my weekly newspaper column, many have created more than enough ideas to move forward, but have a hard time getting…
No driver ever wants to nod off on those long drives, and now a French company has come up with a handy take-along device that allows you to whip up a shot of hot espresso as you travel. The company, French Handpresso, have invented and launched the Handpresso Auto E.S.E., an espresso machine built specifically…
Coffee grounds have been proven useful for new innovations in robot hands, biofuel engines for cars, warm sports clothing, and as printer ink. And now the latest: a team from The City College of New York has come up with a way to make an effective carbon filter out of coffee grounds that will soak…
I recently returned from an exciting few weeks in Shanghai, China, teaching, working with Innovationedge clients and studying the Chinese marketplace. As I wrote about in my weekly newspaper column, my colleague Pat Clusman and I were honored to be able to deliver innovation programs to Chinese companies, multinational organizations and government agencies at the…
From the same company that gave the world glow in the dark jeans comes a new denim line that makes scents. Naked and Famous Denim of Montreal has just introduced scratch-and-sniff, raspberry-scented jeans. The company says it uses only the most unique and rare denim fabrics from Japan. How can clothing be scratch-and-sniff? A coating…
From the same company that gave the world glow in the dark jeans comes a new denim line that makes scents. Naked and Famous Denim of Montreal has just introduced scratch-and-sniff, raspberry-scented jeans. The company says it uses only the most unique and rare denim fabrics from Japan. How can clothing be scratch-and-sniff? A coating…
Do you know anyone with friends or relatives buried at Arlington? Now the cemetery will soon become the first to use geospatial mapping technology to replace old paper records. Visitors can log in and visit their loved ones and find complete information. Check out the story from NBC News: It is solemn and reverent ground….
Innovationedge is proud to help inventors find success on the shelf with their innovative ideas, and this month you can help three of them become rock stars of the Wal-Mart shelf! Back in January, the retail giant kicked off an American Idol-like contest called Get On The Shelf for best new products, and inventors in…
If I had to do it all over again as a mom just starting out. I’d go the natural organic route for my little ones. I saw this over on Springwise and thought you’d enjoy it: Farm to Baby NYC is targeting parents with a subscription-based service offering organic baby food: There’s no shortage…
Did you know that a new “super battery” (the largest fuel cell of its type), can produce enough clean electricity to power over 1,400 homes? I saw this over at Solvay International Chemical Group’s site, and immediately thought of all of the innovative applications and energy-saving ideas that could come from this. Cars, ships,…
