This column originally appeared in Forbes.
Dexter Roberts wrote recently in BusinessWeek that more than Meanwhile executives at nearly a hundred multinationals recently told my firm that their biggest challenge for growth is recruiting and retaining talent. At more than one-third of the big businesses we talked to they said their annual employee turnover is [...]
Supercomputing on a cell phone
September 2, 2010 by Editor
(David Knezevic and Dinh Bao Phuong Huynh)
Researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed software that can simulate complicated physical phenomena — how cracks form in building materials, for instance, or fluids flow through irregular channels — on an ordinary smartphone.
Although the current version of the [...]
Intel and Nokia Establish First Joint Research Laboratory at University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland – August 24 – University of Oulu announced today that Intel and Nokia will establish their first collaborative research laboratory in Oulu, Finland. The Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center, Oulu will be located in the Center for Internet Excellence (CIE) at [...]
U.S. operators take on credit cards with contactless payment trial
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AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA are reportedly teaming on a contactless payment system enabling consumers to make retail purchases via smartphone, a move that could pose a serious threat to [...]
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MHG launches free Web-based biomass moisture calculator
Posted July 9, 2009, at 1:03 p.m. CST
Finland-based MHG Systems has launched a free calculator service on its Web site. This calculator reveals how the moisture level of biomass affects the profitability of the biofuel business. The service has been designed during several different projects and in cooperation with [...]
Dear US MAC Friends,
We are proud to announce that one of our clients, Heptagon, the world-leader in replicated wafer-level micro-optics, raised over 22 Million in equity financing from GGV Capital of Menlo Park. Heptagon is a reflection of the type of high quality company we accept into our facility. Please see the press release below. [...]
SPINY lobsters have become the unlikely inspiration for a robot with a unique sense of direction.
The big question here is how will patents pay for themselves? By protecting markets from competitors? By being licensed? By reducing the rate of patent litigation? The best place to start an IP program is with a solid foundation on profitability. Then, once you’ve decided what the IP business model is, measure it. Gilb’s Law of Quantification is that there is always a way to measure that is better to not measuring at all. Supertrue for the area of IP. Measure and ye shall receive.
Internet research center CIE started in Oulu – 20.08.2009
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CIE, the Center for Internet Excellence, had its Grand Opening on Tuesday at the University of Oulu.
CIE is an open innovation culture hub, creating new business from multi-disciplinary internet research. CIE aims to create new Internet-driven growth opportunities by combining cutting-edge research innovations with agile new business [...]