Sci Tech Biz Dev

"Create the Future" Contest

2013-04-08T13:45:00.002-07:00

The 11th annual "Create the Future" Design Contest, sponsored by COMSOL, SAE International, and Tech Briefs Media Group, is open for entries. The contest will recognize outstanding innovations in product design worldwide, awarding a Grand Prize of $20,000. There is no cost to enter. Visit www.createthefuturecontest.com to get started.

Entries can be submitted by individuals and/or teams in seven categories: Consumer Products; Electronics; Machinery & Equipment; Medical; Safety and Security; Sustainable Technologies; and Transportation (including Automotive).

General Relativity - Leonard Susskind

2012-12-11T23:55:00.002-08:00

Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible - Keith Devlin

2012-12-11T23:51:00.002-08:00

Science & Cooking - Harvard

2012-09-28T11:30:00.001-07:00

Experiments with Candies, Dice and Colloids

2012-09-12T07:19:00.003-07:00

Paul Chaikin gives a public lecture at the Boulder Condensed Matter Physics summer school 2012 about Experiments with Candies, Dice and Colloids.

Physics of Cooking

2012-09-12T07:17:00.001-07:00

David Weitz gives a public lecture at the Boulder Condensed Matter Physics summer school 2012 about physics of cooking.

New York

2012-06-11T23:46:00.002-07:00

Special Relativity - Leonard Susskind

2012-06-06T20:46:00.001-07:00

Create the Future Design Contest

2012-03-12T09:02:00.002-07:00

The tenth annual "Create the Future" Design Contest, sponsored by COMSOL, Nordson EFD, and Tech Briefs Media Group, has begun and runs through June 30, 2012. The contest is an opportunity to receive global recognition and a cash prize of $20,000 for an innovative new product idea.

For more information go to www.createthefuture2012.com.

Ancient Scientific Instruments

2012-03-10T21:27:00.002-08:00

David Flores is an amateur scientist from Spain and he like building ancient scientific instruments. He has been building more than 100 instruments and all are working models.

Quantum Mechanics - Leonard Susskind - Stanford

2012-02-27T12:23:00.002-08:00

System Biology - Weizmann Institute

2012-02-20T17:41:00.002-08:00

Fighting Poverty with Art

2012-02-13T14:41:00.000-08:00

Lola Apolinario is a plastic artist and she is teaching how to make cute things from waste materials. The students are single mothers from poor zones of Lima. The mothers are learning how to do art from waste and at same time they are building productive chains and markets for their products.

Introduction to Embedded Systems - Berkeley

2012-01-25T17:36:00.000-08:00

Simple Water Pump

2012-01-17T07:08:00.000-08:00

Christopher Valdez is an independent worker with basic skills dedicated to the manufacture and repair of metal structures. Christopher has invented a simple water pump allows improving the water supply, based on a simple pumping system, which allows small producers, stock up on water and also use it to irrigate their farms and small plots of crops such as potatoes, quinoa, beans and others.

Ecological Oven

2012-01-17T06:56:00.000-08:00

Peruvian gastronomie has brought chefs, farmers, inventors and entrepreneurs to work together as they work toward creative solutions. Benjamin Morales is a micro-entrepreneur, was responsible for the development of one such solution — an ecological oven capable of reproducing the thermal conditions characteristic of Pachamanca, an ancient, traditional form of cooking.

Super Broca: low-cost drill bit

2012-01-15T09:53:00.000-08:00

Manufacturing is the main activity undertaken by micro-entrepreneurs in Peru. Jose-Maria Vidal, an inventor and micro-entrepreneur, has developed a low-cost drill bit that can be used to puncture (technically challenging materials) such as glass, marble, ceramics and granite. His drill bit, better known as “Super Broca” is widely used by local manufacturers.

Google Science Fair

2012-01-13T08:18:00.000-08:00

Self Cleaning Plumbing Drain System

2012-01-09T09:45:00.000-08:00

The self cleaning drain system provides the features of conventional P-traps used with sinks and lavatories, but creates flow turbulence to break down and propel debris away. The system provides a permanent way to eliminate drain clogs, eliminating the need for chemical drain cleaners, plungers, expensive pipe repairs and environmental concerns.

Perunator

2012-01-08T20:30:00.000-08:00

Peruvian inventors tend to focus their energies on ﬁnding solutions to problems they see around them. The tourism industry also felt effects of development — most notably in the realm of adventure sports. Designer and Inventor Raul Muñoz has invented an aerodynamic vehicle that can be used for desert-based adventure sports. The vehicle — the “Perunator” — uses a kite to harness wind energy, allowing it to ascend up to three meters into the air.

My Favorite Science Books

2012-01-07T20:41:00.000-08:00

'The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Grea... by Stephen Hawking
http://t.co/iVDS3YXa

'The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature by Philip Ball
http://t.co/SlIMOD2U

Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Na...' by Steven Vogel
http://t.co/Lr6SOMzm

Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another' by Philip Ball
http://t.co/6tTvrjTJ

'Dynamics of Dinosaurs by R. McNeill Alexander
http://t.co/5SoIiMlL

The Universe Below : Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea
http://t.co/26Plaa0U

Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons
http://t.co/ozLTMqcx

Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology
http://t.co/0ozIY7XJ

Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of
20th-Century Mathematics
http://t.co/o4L3T2p0

Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle
http://t.co/LLbqfWwb

In Search of the Lost Cord: Solving the Mystery of Spinal Cord Regeneration
http://t.co/kWGLSytz

The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can\'t Do Without It
http://t.co/aS4qSmZZ

The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture
http://t.co/xmvFDK5l

How the Mind Works
http://t.co/SF8IYziu

The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles Of Our
Time
http://t.co/8j4Cnuaz

It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science
http://t.co/zzWVSsDQ

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - Perimeter Institute

2012-01-06T20:35:00.000-08:00

Beagle Bones

2012-01-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

Fireworks

2011-12-31T22:43:00.000-08:00

Microgravity - Random Positioning Machine

2011-12-20T11:04:00.000-08:00