The Institute for Imagination and Ingenuity may sound like something from a David Foster Wallace novel, but the newest project from Saudi Arabian part-time scientist, part-time superhero Hayat Sindi has more idealistic ambitions. ...READ»
Prestigious innovation conferences are either invitation-only or too damned expensive for a guy with a new baby to spring for. So when I saw that PopTech had released an iPad app to accompany its latest conference in Camden, Maine ...READ»
Everything we touch, taste, wear, drive, drink, and eat uses materials. PopTech's Ecomaterials Innovation Lab offers 10 suggestions on how we can use as few materials in our daily lives as possible--and make the ones we have to use ...READ»
Last fall, when most of Syyn Labs was hunkered down in its Los Angeles warehouse building a Rube Goldberg machine for the Google Science Fair, Heather Knight was building one to kick off PopTech, the brainy and fun annual conference ...READ»
The PopTech science fellow started by looking at attacks in Iraq, then studied conflicts in different parts of the world, and discovered the same mathematical patterns.READ»
$32 million in stimulus funds will go towards providing Internet access in a part of the country that also lacks electricity, phone service, and running water.READ»
A new initiative from Britain's Ministry of Defense aims to make soldiers' lives easier by developing fatigues that store electricity. But it could have broader implications.READ»
In the final installment of our story about a new solar bag by PopTech, Cordelia Newlin de Rojas travels to the Navajo Nation to demonstrate how there's a need for the FLAP in our own backyard.READ»
In the fourth installment of our story about a new product collaboration between PopTech, Timbuk2 Designs, and the Portable Light Project, White African's Erik Hersman takes the FLAP prototype to Africa for testing.READ»
The third installment of our story about the new bag by PopTech, Sheila Kennedy of KVA MATx discusses the importance of bringing clean, mobile energy to developing nations.READ»
Camden, Maine in October is a pretty laid-back place. But when I saw Robert Fabricant, VP of creative at frog design, there last fall, he was a pretty distracted guy. The initiative he had been working on for more than a year, ...READ»
When we last checked in with innovation expert Dev Patnaik, CEO of growth-strategy firm Jump Associates, he was chiding us for heralding company innovations--as opposed to innovative companies--on last year’s Fast Company 50. ...READ»
With a week to go until the election, voters are desperate for our next president to outline a plan to save the U.S. from becoming the next Venezuela. At the Pop!Tech conference last week, Juan Enriquez brought down the house with his 10 point manifesto for salvaging our economy. He wants your feedback.READ»
Rather than saddle participants with yet another logo-ridden conference bag, Timbuk2 and Pop!Tech conspired to create a cool bag that attendees could use -- and then pay forward.READ»
