Save the Poor by Selling Them Stuff — Cheap
The bottom-of-the-pyramid marketing movement tries to profit the developing world and make a profit at the same time.
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Clean Stoves for the Third World
Millions of people worldwide die every year because of primitive cooking stoves. Around the globe, helpers ranging from Hillary Clinton to African entrepreneurs are making inroads.
Making Medical Miracles With Inkjet Printers
Bioprinting allows researchers to create replacement human tissue and output it on equipment similar to what came free in your desktop bundle.
Toasting Government’s Good Ideas From 2010
Despite this year's bitter politics, the government found some new ways to encourage nonpartisan innovation and transparency.
Science Plugs Into Prediction Markets
Although some set-up hurdles remain, a market in scientific predictions may help us forecast innovation.
Changing the Equations for Carbon, Biomedicine
Reporting from the El Paso innovation conference, our Michael Haederle explains how a toy frog may have hopped over some biomedical manufacturing obstacles.
Cockroaches and Running Robots
Researchers are using cockroaches as inspiration for robots that run.
10 (Potentially) Cool Innovations from Government
The passing year has brought some technology and good ideas that just may improve the delivery of government services in the United States.
Where Does Innovation Come From?
A new book by W. Brian Arthur, a pioneer in the area of positive feedback in economics, argues that genius is overrated and technology drives its own innovations.
Gecko Feet and Adhesives
Scientists are adapting the gecko's 'sticky feet' to create bonding materials for sporting equipment and robots.