Starting to attract the attention of investors and entrepreneurs   By embracing new Web and mobile technologies, green energy companies are creating a new Cleanweb movement in which formerly expensive alternative energy sources – such [...]

This talk marks the moment an innovation paradigm crossed the chasm to become an early adapter paradigm.   Climate change did it 40 years ago… over the next 3-5 years End of Growth will become [...]

The Inclusive Wealth Indicator India and Brazil have had explosive growth over the last decade. Or have they? A new measurement of the true wealth of nations finds that what countries give up for a [...]

As manufacturing goes digital, it will change out of all recognition, says Paul Markillie. And some of the business of making things will return to rich countries OUTSIDE THE SPRAWLING Frankfurt Messe, home of innumerable [...]

Charities need us more than ever. It’s not an easy time to be a charity but many of them are turning to social media to connect with potential donors. In these days of straitened budgets, [...]

Innovation Ecosystem On global and local scales, there is a large shift in how novel ideas and discoveries can quickly establish market relevance and commercial significance. The acquisition of Instagram by Facebook for US$ 1B [...]

It’s a message no one wants to hear: To slow down global warming, we’ll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world’s economies work. That’s the implication of [...]

The results so far have been startling: a sharp drop in mortality rates together with significant savings on grain. Every poultry farmer is familiar with the sight: some chickens grow big and strong, while others [...]

The aim of the Wind Challenger Project is to substantially reduce fuel consumption by large merchant vessels. Under development by a group including members from the University of Tokyo, the idea is to utilize giant [...]

What do soaring Chinese wages mean for global manufacturing? TRAVEL by ferry from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, in one of the regions that makes China the workshop of the world, and an enormous billboard greets [...]

‘Innovation economics‘ is propelling a global hunt for inventions that can extend the frontiers of renewable generation. First comes invention then comes prosperity. That’s the theory of ‘innovation economics,’ a relatively new doctrine that underlies [...]

Crop losses due to fungal attack challenge food security and threaten biodiversity More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world’s five most important [...]