One of the hottest and most mysterious gift ideas for 2015 seems to be the Drone. It seems the drone is not just for government surveillance anymore. I remember when my boys were fascinated by remote-controlled toys that could drive, fly and entertain them for hours. But times are different, and technology has made it…
One of the hottest and most mysterious gift ideas for 2015 seems to be the Drone. It seems the drone is not just for government surveillance anymore. I remember when my boys were fascinated by remote-controlled toys that could drive, fly and entertain them for hours. But times are different, and technology has made it…
Reuters has released its Reuters Top 100 list of most innovative universities in the world. Based on academic papers and patent filings, and compiled by the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, you may be pleasantly surprised by some on the list. Not surprisingly is the leader of the Top 100: Stanford University,…
Could driverless buses and other public transportation take off well ahead of driver-less cars? Many think so. Here’s an interesting article about how that is happening in Europe over the next few months: The Swiss city of Sion will begin a two-year trial of two autonomous buses beginning in spring 2016. The buses come from…
disrupt: (verb dis·rupt \dis-ˈrəpt\) to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way; to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something). -Webster’s Dictionary In its November 9th report under Fast Company’s “Hit the Ground Running” series, Faisal Hoque reports that even though disruption and leadership might seem like opposing forces, the…
These days inventors are turning to social media to help raise awareness of their innovative offerings. This video from Kaboost caught my eye on Facebook the other day, and has gone viral with more than 6,500 shares in the past week. How can social media boost your invention?
I did not realize how common hand injuries are, and how limited the options are for those attempting to heal at home. Over 3 million individuals are living with hand impairment after stroke or other neurological or muscular injuries. Here is a glove that has helped patients who have lost function in their hands. MusicGlove…
Imaging using atomic-scale devices as security systems! No passwords required, and you can’t clone this authentication technology. Nanotechnology experts have discovered a way to authenticate or identify any object by generating an unbreakable ID based on atoms. Lancaster University provided this image of a key, which shows how electronically stimulating an atomically random system produces…
Imagine being able to come up with fantastic ideas and solutions to challenges at the drop of a hat. Are you that kind of thinker? It turns out that most ideators have cultivated daily habits that lend themselves to thinking up great ideas. Stephanie Vozza over at Fast Company has a pretty good idea about…
I do quite a bit of travel to China for speaking engagements as well as other Asian innovation hotspots, and I can tell you that some of the most forward-thinking innovators are blazing trails that corporations in the West will soon follow. Forbes recently highlighted the innovative culture and opportunities there, in a new article…
