The three types of people that are necessary for any team tasked with innovation. Bloomberg recently profiled an entrepreneurial luminary, Steve Blank, who teamed up with the National Science Foundation to teach classes for the newly formed NSF Innovation Corps. The NSF I-Corps, as it's called, seeks to commercialize new products out of U.S
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Feed SubscriptionA Wireless Communications System That Works When Cell Phones, Internet Are Down
LifeNet lets computers and phones talk to each other without an Internet connection, which could come in handy after disasters that knock out communication networks. One of the first things to disappear in the wake of a major disaster is reliable communication. Without access to cell phone service or the Internet, it's difficult for first responders--or anyone who wants to help out--to speak with each other.
Read More »With Scavenged Power And Data Furnaces, Finding Energy In Waste
Not all inventions need to involve new discoveries. Two new projects--one which draws power from the air, one which uses heat from servers--show that we can hack our way out of wasteful systems. Fresh research from a couple of different quarters suggests that waste isn't really waste, and that innovators don't need to discover new materials or unknown principles in order to innovate.
Read More »Robots For Humanity Allows Quadriplegic To Perform Daily Tasks
Henry Evans can't speak or walk. He can only move one finger and his head.
Read More »Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: SpaceWorks Enterprises
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Read More »Better Than Skynet: Robots Learn To Think In Swarms To Help Us
Imagine a cloud of rescue helicopters descending on a burning building. New artificial intelligence models teach semi-autonomous devices how to coordinate their actions to solve our problems. Like human intelligence, artificial intelligence is on a spectrum
Read More »LSU’s Peterson, Georgia Tech lead NCAA golf
LSU's John Peterson shot a course-record 7-under 65 on Wednesday to take the individual lead in the NCAA Golf Championships, and Georgia Tech topped the team standings.
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