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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group led by ETH Zurich has now, for the first time, visualized the motion of electrons during a chemical reaction. The new findings in the experiment are of fundamental importance for photochemistry and could also assist the design of more efficient solar cells.
Read More »New Speakers And Topics Announced For Innovation Uncensored; Only 3 Weeks Left To Register!
Time is running out to register for Innovation Uncensored in San Francisco. We're only three weeks away and we're excited! Can you blame us? The CEOs of eBay, Ticketmaster, SolarCity, craigslist, Virgin America, Startup America Partnership, Erly, Livestrong, and Path are coming.
Read More »Design For America’s Students Want To Change The World
Jura’s Award-Winning Espresso Maker Cranks Out Barista-Worthy Cappuccinos
Jura's latest offers up the perfect cup of joe. Half-caf, whole-milk, extra-foam cappuccino? No problem.
Read More »X Challenge Winners Blow Old Oil Recovery Tech Out Of The Water
$1.3 million in prize money went out to two winners of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Recovery X Challenge, both of which far exceeded the current standard of oil cleanup technology. $1.3 million in prize money was awarded to two teams today in New York, winners of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge
Read More »How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better
By Ariel Schwartz Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information. When can we start using it
Read More »How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better [UPDATED]
Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information.
Read More »The Nine Passions Of 3M’s Mauro Porcini
If Steve Jobs Had Applied His Talents To Energy And Climate Change
Steve Jobs created innovative products that change the world of technology. Imagine the other industries he could have disrupted
Read More »Steve Jobs, February 24, 1955-October 5, 2011
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry Is Innovation Inspired By Nature
Janine Benyus helped bring the word "biomimicry" into 21st century vocabularies. What is biomimicry? Let Benyus explain in this video
Read More »Meet The iPhone 4S–It’s What’s Inside That Counts
It's here, Apple's iPhone 5, or rather the iPhone 4S--ending a ton of speculation about its name, and spurring hundreds of "what, no iPhone 5?" comments from webizens who'd been hoping for that exciting-sounding re-design to surface. The thing is, though, the iPhone for 2011 is very similar in external design to the iPhone for 2010, but its real selling power is what's inside
Read More »An MFA Degree For Designers Who Want To Change The World
So you want to change the world? Cynics may send you off to Wall Street or a white-shoe law firm. Those with gumption will look for another way.
Read More »My Favorite Web Analytics Tool
Entrepreneur Andy Crestodina explains how he uses Crazy Egg to analyze web traffic. My partners and I run a Web design and video production firm, so it's essential for us to know how visitors are using our clients' websites. Earlier this year, our SEO partner recommended an analytics tool called Crazy Egg, and now we're huge fans.
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