Research-Technology Management

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the America Invents Act (AIA), enacting the most sweeping...

OCTOBER 3 -- NASA awards the largest innovation prize in aviation history. The CAFE Green Flight Challenge, sponsored...

A combination of maturing technologies; global issues such as health, energy, and climate change; and shifting social expectations...

For the last three decades, Paul Polak has dedicated himself to an idea that many find radical: the...

One of the best things about working in publishing is the fresh start. New articles, new topics, new...

SEPTEMBER 19 -- Researchers today announced that players of the video game Foldit have made a breakthrough in...

SEPTEMBER 18 -- Germany's Pirate Party wins a surprising 9 percent of the vote in Berlin's regional elections,...

In May 2007, at IRI's Annual Meeting, Richard Antcliff challenged IRI members with a presentation asserting that "three...

The Industrial Research Institute's (IRI) 2011 survey of member companies suggests a general optimism about R&D investments for...

The physical design of high-tech workplaces is a key challenge facing senior management today. In a world in...

Q: Do you reward failure? I have thought about implementing a Best Failure Award. Has anyone else tried...

With the death of Apple CEO Steven Jobs on October 5, the world lost an icon, a man...

The Social Organization: How to Use Social Media to Tap the Collective Genius of Your Customers and Employees...

Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid: New Approaches for Building Mutual Value Ted London...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William F. Banholzer is Chief Technology Officer for The Dow Chemical Company. He is responsible for...

OCTOBER 11 -- The United Kingdom's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) today announced the opening of the nation's first...

OCTOBER 21 -- President Barack Obama today awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of...

The 1990s saw a fundamental shift in the way companies approach innovation. In the beginning of the decade,...

Prior to the introduction of the telegraph system, information moved from one place to another at the speed...

European Union efforts to spur innovation have not been supported by a comprehensive system for registering intellectual property...