Innovation Pipeline

Let’s face it. The majority of tech companies have become obsessed with innovation and determined to use it whenever possible in marketing campaigns.
That’s because demonstrated leadership in the area of innovation signals to competitors and customers alike that your company possesses the right stuff.
The trouble is that measuring innovation is not easy. Which doesn’t [...]

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Rugged microbes equipped with a unique set of survival skills find high-temperature and acidic conditions a welcome home. And scientists have a peculiar fondness for these “extremeophiles,” freaks of nature that live outside the boundaries of normal existence. These are bugs that can grow in the harshest of conditions, from sulphuric acid to high-salt environments.
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The drinking-water pipe network in the United States extends more than 700,000 miles — four times the length of the national highway system. Much of the infrastructure is more than 100 years old.
It is estimated by the American Water Works Association that U.S. water utilities will need to invest $250 billion over the next 30 [...]

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The problem for scientists and engineers has been that in order to tune a catalyst to do what is desired, you need to know how it adapts during a reaction. Trouble is, watching catalysts in action has escaped the reach of scientists until now.
With the aid of powerful spectroscopy technology, U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence [...]

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The Australian government said yesterday it is trying something new to prevent algae blooms from harming limited supplies of drinking water.
The government is using solar-powered water pumps that sit on the surface of the water in Sydney’s Wrragamba Dam to prevent algae from forming.
It is the first time the Australians have tried using solar-powered water [...]

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