New Balance announces sponsorship of MIT Media Lab
The Media Lab was founded in 1985 by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte and Jerome Wiesner, former advisor to President John F. Kennedy and former President of MIT, to focus on the study, invention, and creative use of digital technologies to enhance …
Read more
Commodity supercycle in rude health despite shale
It comes amid a spate of reports from global banks announcing the death of the commodity supercycle, slain by creative technology and a surge of new supply. Yet if you stand back, it is hardly evident that the world is again enjoying abundant sources …
Read more
Spotify, Pandora and the profits problem for streaming music
Yet Spotify has one foot in a creative industry – music – where a heated debate is raging about how well (or rather, how badly) streaming music pays off for musicians. See the recent decision of Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich's band Atoms for Peace to …
Read more
Air Force seeking ideas to solve real-world challenges
This experience will also highlight the breadth and variety of technologies the Air Force works with. "These real … The Air Force Collaboratory features three projects that will challenge participants to be creative and inventive as they work to find …
Read more
Web has all the ingredients to be greatest recipe book
Anyway, there I was with about five litres of strawberries, some rhubarb, and a need for a little creative input. So I went to the world's greatest recipe book: the web. All you need to do is type in your prospective ingredients, and back comes a range …
Read more