European farm equipment producer Pöttinger is looking for help, and if
you can revamp one of their existing harvesting tools to slice plants in
a neat and orderly manner, you’ll walk away with a nice cash prize for
thinking outside of the box!
Propose A C02-Reducing Product Or Invention, Win € 500,000 In The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge!
If you’ve got an invention that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, pitch
your idea to the judges at The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge for a
chance to receive € 500,000 to develop your business plans.
Can Robots Help Aussie Manufacturing?
A white paper put out by CSIRO is positing the idea that robots will be good for the workers in the manufacturing sector in Australia, but the real question is, can it actually happen that way? This piece looks at the state of the industry and ponders …
Sometimes Innovation Means Less Not More for Farms
A new conference, the Tanzania Agro-Business Expo 2013, hopes to get farmers to not till thier soli. The educational conference is touting the idea of a much less invasive method of sowing seeds. The only question is will the farmers take to the idea? We will find out this summer.
Retail Teller Machine: Concept Hopes To Make Cash A Thing Of The Past
We’d all like to pretend that money doesn’t make the world go ’round,
but this is a business blog, and the reality is that each and every one
of these unique business concepts require capital for development and
operations. With that said, would you…
Solve A Big Problem, Win The Verizon Powerful Answers Award (And $1 Million Bucks!)
If you can solve a huge problem with the help of Verizon’s broadband
networking, cloud storage, wireless capabilities or other technology in
the fields of health care, education or sustainability, the
communications giant will give you up to 1 million dollars to develop
the idea.
Industrial Technology Highlighted at HANNOVER MESSE
Industrial Technology was highlighted at HANNOVER MESSE 2013. The conference, which came to an end on the Friday of last week, highlighted techology that can be used is a variety of different industries to create a more seamless business experience. Th…
Harvard Lab Shows off New Robot Touch Sensors
A research team working at Harvard University’s Biorobotics Laboratory , a part of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
has developed a new and less expensive tactile sensor for robots. This sensor, which is in the cost range for people wit…
Are Netbooks Dying?
Is the end of the netbook era coming in the very near future? At least one research company is willing to bet that it is. One research firm of note is betting that the netbook is going to be a dead production line to be gone by the end of 2015, with no…
