Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’

MIT Media Lab invents levitating balls?

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

MIT Media Lab developed a very interesting new technology in which a user can interact with a computer application using a levitating ball. Now, can anyone think of a killer app?

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669799/mit-creates-amazing-ui-from-levitating-orbs

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How Our Country’s Defense Could Benefit From Biomimicry

Friday, November 18th, 2011

9 Cool Ways (and Animals) Our Country’s Defense Could Get Better, Stronger, Faster – Fast Company

Fast Company looks into 9 different animals that inspired our country’s newest defense mechanisms. Innovations span from robot minesweepers based on crab walking techniques to bomb detecting sensors derived from the same technique used by Morphos butterfly’s wings. An interesting read nonetheless… Continue reading

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Don’t Rush Innovation, Be Patient

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Should Entrepreneurs Buy Into The “Changing Pace” Of Innovation? – FastCompany

FastCompany’s expert blogger Rob Chandhok writes on the difference between pace of change and pace of innovation in his latest blog entry. He highlights on the importance of being patient with your innovations and understanding true customer needs. Some good and interesting advice from the senior vice president of software strategy for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies and… Continue reading

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What is Innovation?

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Innovation has become a hot topic in business these days. Almost any business magazine will have an article discussing some aspect of innovation; many companies cite innovation as a top strategic priority; “BusinessWeek” and “Condé Nast” have announced new publications devoted to innovation. But what exactly is innovation?

Sometime people call an idea innovative, meaning it has the potential to dramatically alter an industry, a market, a firm or… Continue reading

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Concrete you can see through | SmartPlanet

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Concrete that can transmit light with no loss in weight-bearing ability?

See it in use in the Iberville Veteran’s Memorial

What will they think of next?

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Concrete you can see through | SmartPlanet

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