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Technology cos. commit funds to Obama program

(AP) -- Three of the nation's biggest technology companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to an initiative backed by President Barack Obama to encourage job creation and economic growth by supporting small ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High pressure US roadtrip sparks start-up innovation

Australian entrepreneur Mick Johnson is a firm believer in the principle that pressure gets people to focus.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Superior entrepreneurial performance is not driven by technical knowledge

Entrepreneurs in high-technology industries often have significant prior industry experience. A new study in Strategic Management Journal reveals that this experience is critical to their success. Surprisingly, however, it is ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Robotic jellyfish could one day patrol oceans, clean oil spills, and detect pollutants (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on a multi-university, nationwide project for the U.S. Navy that one day will put life-like autonomous robot jellyfish in waters around ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New York is vying to become global high-tech hub

(AP) -- Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie Canal moment" with a high-tech research complex ...

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station

(AP) -- Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

America expands once again -- digitally, this time

(AP) -- The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual ...

Technology / Other

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Facebook falls flat in public debut (Update 3)

(AP) -- In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding ...

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Frugal innovation

Co-author of recently published book 'Jugaad Innovation', Professor Jaideep Prabhu argues that a frugal and flexible approach to innovation can generate breakthrough growth not only in the developing world ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Power to the professors: A bold, new way to fund research begins at U-Michigan

A first-of-its-kind, real-time research funding initiative at the University of Michigan puts $15 million into the hands of professors to jumpstart new projects they believe in.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Architecture of experience

Krystal Tung ’13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this spring’s House musical would be “The Wizard of Oz,” she headed straight for the stage.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I more than 'like' you: Company diversifies Facebook buttons

Sure, you can "like" a store on Facebook, but you can't easily tell all your friends you "want" that new pair of jeans, "love" that handbag or "own" that sleek electric guitar.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Better information empowers electricity consumers

(Phys.org) -- Meters displaying live data on home electricity consumption have become commonplace in recent years, but researchers are now seeking ways to deliver even more useful information to householders.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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