Innovation Pipeline

Ask anyone about the role of innovation in today’s economy and you’re sure to hear a unanimous endorsement of innovation’s function as a fundamental driver, delivering competitive value and new opportunities.
The dirty little secret is: the practice of innovation lacks discipline and process in the large majority of today’s established public companies (tech included) and [...]

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The rising specter of energy costs is front and center concerns for businesses. Much of the buzz in the marketplace is about clean tech innovation. New designs for air conditioning and refrigeration systems don’t get their fair share of the spotlight.
But according to Eckhard Groll, a Purdue professor of mechanical engineering, more efficient heat pumps [...]

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California’s water infrastructure has been suffering from years of neglect and investment. Federal and state leaders have finally seen the writing on the wall and they’re trying to pull themselves out of denial.
On July 11, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein took the wraps off of a $9.3 billion bond proposal designed to [...]

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