Everyday Inventions
Saul Griffith offers a glimpse into the future with this compelling overview of his works-in-progress and materials-in-progress. The award-winning inventor shares the inspiration (a droplet of water) behind his low-cost prescription lenses, produced by a machine the size of an inkjet printer. Other projects include Howtoons and Instructables (comics that show how to build things [...]
There’s Innovation Ahead
The dot-com boom-and-bust is often compared to the 1849 Gold Rush, and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos offers historical evidence showing how similar they were: from the riches made by pioneers to the media hype that attracted luckless speculators. But a better analogy can be found in the early days of the electric industry, he says. [...]
Innovation Under The Radar
If you’re taking on somebody, and they’re the leader, and you are absolutely visible to them, and they see you coming at them, you better be very good at dodging. Because once that battleship is turned around and it’s aimed at you, all those guns are aimed at you, too. Tags: Business, IBM, Innovation, [...]
