The Department of Energy gave a big boost to solar and wind projects across the United States yesterday when it handed out nearly $503 million to companies in an attempt to raise their prospects of receiving outside capital. The ...READ»
Gone are the days when undergraduate students learned theory without the opportunity to practice and apply the lessons learned. Today, more and more students are attracted to, and inspired by, solving real world problems and ...READ»
This week four of RIM's [RIMM] top executives settled options backdating cases with the SEC and the OSC, Canada's securities regulation agency. The Ontario-based cronies have agreed to pay almost $100 million CN in penalties, costs ...READ»
Last month I visited TechShop in Portland, OR. For those not familiar with TechShop, imagine a machine shop with a start-up incubator culture operating under a fitness club membership structure. If you’re a recently laid-off ...READ»
I continue to be inspired by teens – the desire of youth to make the world a better place is gratifying, and what’s even more refreshing is their capacity for real action and air of optimism. Clearly, we need more adults engaged ...READ»
Not surprisingly, amazing things happen when groups of inventive people congregate. Edison was able to accomplish so many great things, through trial and error and with the help of other inventors in his lab. While modern-day labs ...READ»
Given the historic U.S. Presidential election that is now only hours away, I thought it appropriate to take a cursory look at how Senators John McCain and Barack Obama view invention, entrepreneurship, and specifically innovations ...READ»
Knight Foundation News Challenge
"You invent it. We fund it." This is the Knight Foundations News Challenge slogan which will award $5 million for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news and ...READ»
