An outlandish idea, floated by a 17-year-old two years ago, now has funding, a 530-page feasibility study, and the backing of 15 institutions. Next step: Actually picking up some trash. Two... Read more
Jon Jordan has a big idea but little money to fund it. He has designed a device that uses the exhaust flow from an engine, such as a jet engine, to turn a crankshaft that generates electrici... Read more
There is no reason that a Kickstarter project cannot also woo more traditional investors. As crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter continue to be a rising trend in content production, t... Read more
“Create electricity, just by walking” “Create electricity, just by walking” is an evocative statement, and one which surely warrants some attention in these eco-effic... Read more
I was searching the web for ideas, as usual, and as I am searching the web for crowd funding information, I stumbled on GoFundMe. At first I thought it would be just yet another crowd fundin... Read more
The final version of the Yellow Jacket case is expected retail for US$125 When former military police officer Seth Froom became the victim of an armed robbery it prompted him to create one o... Read more
Kickstarter has raised more than $75 million for 10,626 “creative projects,” We had this idea, some friends and I, for a small public art project in New Orleans last year. The problem was, i... Read more
In January, a time when many scientists concentrate on grant proposals, Jennifer D. Calkins and Jennifer M. Gee, both biologists, were busy designing quail T-shirts and trading cards. The T-... Read more