Latest Innovation Stories
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Today QuantumPM, LLC, the provider of innovation and collaborative software solutions announce two key executive appointments: Ken Denman to the Board of Directors and Gary Gratny to the position of Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/CG90749) "Ken and Gary bring the latest thinking in innovation to our team. We look forward to capitalizing on their knowledge as we grow...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democratic Appropriator for the Department of Commerce and a Congressional leader for federal seed money in job-producing innovation, announced today that the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) will receive $400,000 to advance innovation and create jobs in the transportation equipment field. Fattah has been a fighter in Congress for resources for manufacturing innovation...
Numbers of women in engineering, physics and computer science are on the decline In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that numbers of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are alarmingly low in the world's leading economies, and are actually on the decline in others, including the United States. The study maps the opportunities and obstacles faced by women in science across the US, EU, Brazil, South Africa, India, Korea and Indonesia. It was conducted by...
Lucintel Estimates Modest Growth for Global Ski Equipment Manufacturing Industry during 2012-2017 Irving, TX (PRWEB) September 27, 2012 The ski equipment manufacturing industry is projected to grow with a modest CAGR of 1.1% and reach an estimated $1.61 billion by 2017. The focus of the industry players is on fostering operational excellence, strengthening their retail performance, and increasing profitability through sales and distribution. Lucintel, a leading global management...
Join Author Cynthia Kocialski on her Virtual Tour September to November, sponsored by The YP Publishing. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2012 "Every year In the U.S. more than 600,000 new businesses are started – 25% won’t reach their 2nd anniversary and more than 50% will shut down within 5 years. ” says Cynthia Kocialski, Start-up Advisor. “You can beat odds like that. No matter the state of the economy, innovative business ideas are always in demand.” From September...
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global market research firm ORC International announces the launch of Innovations Monitor, a new research service aimed at boosting an organizations' knowledge of the marketplace, competitors and trends. Innovations Monitor was developed in response to a need for information to support innovation efforts by our Fortune 500 clients that are looking for new ways to spark differentiation and develop channels for the identification of...
CLEVELAND, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has pledged $1.5 million to Cleveland State University (CSU) to fund an endowed professorship for research aimed at advancing understanding of human motion. The primary objective of this research is to improve advanced prosthetics and orthotics in their ability to replicate the movement of healthy human limbs. (Logo:...
AMSTERDAM, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PS-Tech has been recognized as a finalist in the 2012 Accenture Innovation awards for its C-Station in 2 different categories PS-Tech, a technology provider advanced to the finals in the 2012 Accenture Innovation awards for its C-Station(TM). In the category "Best New Technology" PS-Tech has been nominated with a top 10 position. In the category "Health and Public services" PS-Tech competes for the Blue Tulip, the Dutch...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson today announced plans to establish four regional innovation centers in major life sciences communities in the world as part of a novel approach to accelerate early innovation and enhance opportunities for collaboration and investment across its global healthcare businesses. Targeted to open in some of the world's leading innovation hotspots in California, Boston, London and China, the Johnson & Johnson...
CLEVELAND, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As world leaders continue to recognize innovation as a catalyst to economic expansion, NineSigma is growing as well. Today, the company announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, South Korea. This region is a hotbed for innovation as evidenced by the roster of NineSigma clients there, in industries ranging from automotive and electronics to energy and food. NineSigma Korea will be led by Joon Hyuk Lee, Managing Director. Mr. Lee has...
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Velcro is a brand name, two layered system of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. There is a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" loops. Pressing the two sides together will cause the hooks and loops to catch and hold the pieces together. The hooks and loops can be made of various materials, although the first was made of cotton, which turned out to be impractical. Today the most common material is...
