Posts Tagged innovation
Red China going green
Posted by max in Uncategorized, World News on June 25th, 2010
Interesting perspective on China’s foray into the green market, from the new publication Asia 360:
Forget the image of China the polluter. The world’s largest emitter, in absolute terms, of carbon dioxide, is apparently going green. A quiet state-led revolution has been taking place, and people are starting to take notice, even those who have berated China for its environmental record.
http://www.asia360news.com/_webapp_487892/Red_China_going_green
Singapore’s vision for the Future
Posted by max in Singapore News on March 25th, 2010
Dont miss this video from the Infocomm Development Agency (IDA) from Singapore, where they present their vision for the future:
Everyday Creativity – an interesting piece from Psychology Today
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Opinions on February 21st, 2010
We all marvel at other people’s artistic achievements and ingenuity. But most of us fail to nurture our inner innovator. Start living creatively and reap the benefits—including fewer relationship headaches and more fulfilling workdays.
Rest of the article (c) of Psychology Today
Robotic Surgery Wins Converts
Posted by Adrian Rusu in World News on February 16th, 2010
Role of public funding in innovation?
Posted by max in Case Studies, Opinions on November 30th, 2009
I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on the role of public funding in innovation…. I’ve been reading this exciting book: The Department of Mad Scientists – How DARPA is Remaking our World, From the Internet to Artificial Limbs by Michael Belfiore. Its a particularly compelling story for anyone who wants to support the notion that great innovation need to be financed by government programs. And as you may know, our Fusionopolis office is shared by the public servants of A*STAR, Singapore’s agency for research and development. The type of research that is conducted there is the kind that is more fundamental in nature, and is not getting much attention by the private sector, because most of them wont be economically viable project in the foreseeable future. On the other hand, wouldnt this funding be just as smart if it was directed at “commercial” technologies? There are endless angles from which to address this topic… So lets try to simplify the problem by asking ourselves one simple question:
Tell us if you feel the Internet would’ve become what it is today without DARPA? And how?
Algae and Light Help Injured Mice Walk Again – first step to a cure for Parkinsons?
Posted by max in World News on November 22nd, 2009
Better you read the Wired story directly…. As far I can understand it, its says something about light beams making springing certain targeted brain cells spring into action….
Google poised to become your phone company
Posted by max in World News on November 15th, 2009
This could be great news for the customer – privacy or not!
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/13/google.phone.service/index.html
Robotic limbs Part 2: new intelligent arms
Posted by Adrian Rusu in Innovation Exercise, World News on November 11th, 2009
Losing your hand is an unfortunate accident that every once in a while still happens in the industrial world. Because of the advanced research over robotic limbs over the past years, doctors are now able to implant a new arm that is directly connected and controlled by the electrical impulses generated in the brain.
Paul Debevec animates a photo-real digital face
Posted by max in Multimedia on October 22nd, 2009
Check out this short presentation. Check out minute 5 of this video and see the new human face: all digital and practically impossible to distinguish from a real face. Hollywood paychecks are about to take a big hit!
The morphing Blob Robot
Posted by max in Multimedia on October 19th, 2009
Last week, researchers from iRobot and the University of Chicago presented the new “blob bot” at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.
