Liquid, bullet-stopping body armor. Read that again: Liquid, bullet-stopping body armor. It's not sci-fi, it's real, and a team of U.K. scientists have proven it has a future in protecting soldiers from incoming rounds or shrapnel. ...READ»
Watch out Tesla, Fisker, and Mercedes-Benz. French automaker Renault is angling for a share of the luxury electric vehicle market with the DeZir coupe, an electric two-seater concept car with a Kevlar body and tubular steel ...READ»
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Do you know who invented liquid paper or the first solar home heating system? Well, those inventors were women. And with ...READ»
Engineers and designers are always searching for innovative solutions to the problems they face. Are there more efficient, less polluting ways to make things? How can cars be stronger, lighter and more fuel efficient, all at the ...READ»
Hau mitakuyapi. Hello, my relatives. This is my first post on this blog, although it is not my first post.
On my blog you will find my humor, which runs to sarcasm, irony, and puns; and my observations on the majority ...READ»
Want a dirty job done right? Ask some dirty boys to do it.
That’s the takeaway from my visit to the “set” of Dirty Jobs, the runaway hit series from the Discovery Channel. Mike Rowe, the star and rogue philosopher behind the ...READ»
Still not convinced that there's much "new" about the new economy? Then spend some time with Harvard's Juan Enriquez. In his new book, and in an interview, he explains how business and economics are changing -- and what it means for you.READ»
A digital tsunami is hitting Tinseltown, and the old guard is holding on for dear life. But a new generation of up-and-comers has arrived. Here are 10 who know how to surf.READ»
The next force for business transformation won't be digital, it will be horticultural. That's the disruptive idea behind the awe-inspiring Eden Project.READ»
Dupont's "Leadership for Growth" program leverages talent and ideas by taking the chemical company's top executives out of their element and teaming them up with colleagues from other divisions.READ»
I've started this wrap-up posting 4 or 5 times... The versions ranged everything from something sounding like an awards thank you speech, 'thank you Heath, Alison, Starbucks, Mom...' to lyrics from the 1969 song "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss ...READ»
So, you're interested to know more? About a time when things didn't go as planned?
Years ago, my first big corporate marketing project after transitioning from a Starbucks field marketing position was to develop an in-store ...READ»
I'm fascinated by Paul's post about putting new programs through "The Kevlar Test" to make sure that a great idea can truly be translated into a great new program... not because I don't think his steps are right on target, but ...READ»
It can be frustrating to put a business, marketing or promotional plan together that seems like such a great idea and then, post-promotion, scratching your head wishing you had thought out "that glitch" beforehand.
One of the ...READ»
