Innovation
Channel | updated February 28, 2013
Future of the Office Internet
Seeing the Future of the Office Internet
Cisco's chief futurist predicts digital avatar assistants--and more.
Stem Cells and Entrepreneurs
Stem Cells and Entrepreneurs
How Cellular Dynamics International is commercializing the new technology of induced pluripotent stem cells.
TR Sept/Oct 2011 Letter from the Editor
TR Sept/Oct 2011 Letter from the Editor
Technology Review features the TR35, 35 innovators under the age of 35, in its September/October 2011 issue.
Cheap, Efficient Solar
Cheap, Efficient Solar
Harry Atwater, the founder of a new startup called Alta Devices, outlines his plans to make solar affordable.
Data Transfer at Light Speed
Data Transfer at Light Speed
At Intel Research Day, the company demonstrated some of its silicon photonics technology for the first time. The goal of this work is to speed data transfer by replacing today's electrical wiring with faster, more efficient fiber-optic connections.
Making 3-D Models From Your Photos
Making 3-D Models From Your Photos
See how free software can recreate an object in detailed 3-D using photos of it taken from different angles.
A Sleep-Monitoring Shirt
A Sleep-Monitoring Shirt
Carson Darling and Thomas Lipoma, who cofounded Nyx Devices with Pablo Bello, and neurologist Matt Bianchi, demonstrate the Somnus sleep shirt. The nightshirt is embedded with fabric electronics to monitor the wearer's breathing patterns. A small chip worn in a pocket of the shirt processes ...
The Invisible iPhone
The Invisible iPhone
A new interface lets you keep your phone in your pocket and use apps or answer calls by tapping your hand.
Color Quantum-Dot Display
Color Quantum-Dot Display
Startup company QD Vision demonstrates their full color quantum-dot display. This prototype is the first step towards a low-power, richly colorful display.
Commercializing Stretchable Silicon Electronics
Commercializing Stretchable Silicon Electronics
Startup company MC10 is commercializing stretchable silicon for smart surgical tools and wearable sensors. One of its first products will be a surgical tool that can quickly map and treat electrical problems in the heart.
Hard Problems, Elegant Solutions, Big Impact
Hard Problems, Elegant Solutions, Big Impact
How we choose the "10 Emerging Technologies."
Keeping Tabs on Tools
Keeping Tabs on Tools
Ravi Pappu, cofounder of Cambridge-based ThingMagic, demonstrates a truck-based RFID system at the company's lab in Woburn, MA. The system, called Tool Link, takes inventory of the items packed in a truck bed and alerts the user if any are missing.
The Best Photon Detector Yet
The Best Photon Detector Yet
Mario Paniccia, director of Intel's Photonics Technology Lab, describes the company's new silicon-based avalanche photodetector and explains the technical challenges involved in making it.
Leading by Omission
Leading by Omission
If successful business depends on innovation, wonders Ricardo Semler, why are automobiles made essentially the same way today as they were in Ford's first assembly line 100 years ago? Parallel parking is one of " the stupidest things we do," says Semler, "If we had a day, could we not by ...
What Today's Scientists Can Teach You About Driving ...
The Power of Revolutionary Thinking: What Today's Scientists Can Teach You ...
"You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights." While Dr. Seuss may not have been a direct inspiration, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" seems especially suited to these four "brainy and footsy people" with ...
Innovation in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems (Part ...
Innovation in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems (Part Three)
Charles L. Cooney, SM '67, PhD '70, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engieering; Co-Director, Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry; Mark R. Bamforth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations and Pharmaceutical ; Genzyme Corporation; Peter Walsh, Director of ...
Innovation in Post-Launch Surveillance and ...
Innovation in Post-Launch Surveillance and Pharmaco-Vigilance (Part Two)
Participants: Isaac S. Kohane, Director, Children's-HST Informatics Program; Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics; Nevine Zariffa, Therapy Area Director, Cardiovascular and Metabolism, Biomedical Data Sciences, ...