Categoria: innovation
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The smartphone is going to die – and these tech companies are leading the race to kill it
The next phase of computing will soon replace the world of smartphones. Image: REUTERS/Stringer These are the quiet times. From April to June, tech’s biggest companies all held their annual mega-events, laying out their grand visions for the next 12 months or so. Facebook kicked it off in late April with its F8 conference, followed…
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Innovation: get details about Innovate UK funding competitions
Innovate UK runs the following funding competitions. Each competition has a different application process and eligibility criteria. Catalysts Overview You can get £150,000 to £10 million from Innovate UK to run a research and development project. You can use this funding to test and develop an innovative idea and make it successful. Your project can…
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Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science
Illustration: Jack Sachs By Simon Parkin A Nobel Prize winning physicist considers taking his research elsewhere, while applications from foreign researchers have plummeted. For many years Andre Geim was best known for designing an experiment that looked more like a parlor trick than a serious piece of scientific research. One Friday evening, in a moment…
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Capitalism and the absence of creative disruption
NINE straight highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average might suggest that all is well with capitalism. But on the contrary, they could be a sign that things have been going profoundly wrong with the way the system is working. The main driver for the surge in share prices this year has been the strength…
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Funding to develop and grow projects innovation in Canada
The Government of Canada Funded primarily by the Government of Canada, Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. www.canada.ca Global Affairs Canada Grand Challenges Canada’s programs are primarily undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada. www.international.gc.ca Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) The…
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The Global Health Investment Fund
The Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) is a $108 million social impact investment fund designed to provide financing to advance the development of drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other interventions against diseases that disproportionately burden low- and middle-income countries. GHIF supports late-stage innovations for public health challenges such as malaria, pre-eclampsia, cholera, HIV and river blindness, with…
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Company innovates by using magnetic resonance to evaluate food quality
Device performs physical and chemical analyses of fruit, grains, olive oil, milk and meat, among other products FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the technology is also used in other areas, such as agribusiness, where its…
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Innovation Produces More Revenue, And These 4 Factors Create More Innovation
Innovation is an important element for any business fighting to stay relevant. Business-to-business (B2B) companies in particular need to push hard to offer the best product for their customers. As business customers determine what products and services to buy, they are persuaded less by marketing and more by the performance and specifications of what they…
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After years of stagnation, Colorado’s innovation schools see breakthrough in improvement, data show
By Nicholas Garcia, Chalkbeat A year ago, as the State Board of Education began to consider fixes for Colorado’s lowest-performing schools, there was scant evidence that giving schools freedom from some state laws and local policies would significantly boost learning. Since 2010, only three low-performing schools that had been awarded “innovation status” had succeeded in jumping…
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Creative industries to benefit from £80m innovation fund
Cultural organisations and universities are being encouraged to work together as part of an £80 million programme designed to address issues within the creative industries. The scheme is seeking to come up with new ways of working or create new services that tackle problem areas such as skills shortages, equality and diversity, and finance models.…
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