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What can Europe learn from Silicon Valley?
Christoph Keese, Manager at Axel Springer publishing house, published his experiences of living in Silicon Valley in a book.
Does science suffer an ‘innovation deficit’?
U.S. science lobbyists coined the phrase "innovation deficit" last year
Venture capitalists return to backing science start-ups
After years of shying away from science, engineering and clean-technology start-ups, investors are beginning to take an interest in them again.
There's not a creativity deficit in science
Reply to a recent opinion stating that creativity was being suppressed in science.
Is there a creativity deficit in science?
If so, the current funding system shares much of the blame.
"Wir brauchen in Europa die kreative Zerstörung"
Nobelpreisträger Edmund Phelps spricht Europa Innovationskraft ab. Die Menschen seien zu behütet. Der Kontinent lebe von der Substanz.
Creating an ever-flexible center for tech innovation
Dan Huttenlocher, dean of the Cornell Tech Campus, shares what it's like building an innovation center.
Global Innovation Report 2014
Switzerland is the world’s most innovative economy, followed by Sweden, Singapore, Hong Kong and Finland, according to the GII 2014.
In research, weird is wonderful
If everyone likes your research, you can be certain that you have not done anything important. That is the first thing to grasp. Conflict goes with the territory. Innovation comes when universities encourage risk-taking, says Andrew Oswald.
The age of invention isn't dead - it just needs time
The biggest thing holding invention back is our impatience. With enough time and support, young engineers will develop the technology we need.
Industry-funded academic inventions boost innovation
Brian D. Wright and colleagues present data challenging the assumption that corporate-funded academic research is less accessible and useful to others.
The Final Frontier
How do we support basic curiosity-driven research and maintain our position as the global leader in innovation and technology at a time of rapidly dwindling government funds?
Fund to invest in life science companies in NYC
The Bloomberg administration and venture capitalists create a $100 million program for small firms.
Le MIT recherche des jeunes Français à haut potentiel
Lancée par le Massachussets Institute of Technology , la deuxième édition du MIT 35 débute ce mardi.
Global innovation initiative launched
US and UK governments have launched the Global Innovation Initiative, a grant competition created to strengthen higher education research partnerships between the U.S., the UK and selected countries (Brazil, China, India and Indonesia).
Superpowered invention
Leonid Gokhberg and Dirk Meissner compare accounts on the trajectory of innovation in two towering economies.
Bridging the market gap
Physicists and engineers must do more than peddle ideas if their technologies are to translate effectively beyond the lab, says Hans Zappe.
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