Technology & Innovation

Have a design problem? Nature has probably already solved it.

By Skye McClain, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally published June 19, 2017
This article explores the fascinating area of science following nature’s lead.
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Is Carbon Fiber on Your Horizon? 3D Print It.

By Rosemarie Szostak, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally published April 27, 2017
This article explores 3D printing of carbon fiber composite materials .
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Vanishing Packaging: A Tech Scouting Report

By Rosemarie Szostak, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally published January 20, 2017
This sample report demonstrates technology scouting in the edible packaging market space.
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Desalination: Achieving Cost-Effectiveness

By Skye McClain, Ph.D.
Originally published August 15, 2016
This article reviews the latest advances in desalination technologies.
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Strategic options in an uncertain world

By Rosemary Szostak, Ph.D.
Originally published August 15, 2016
This article gives insight into the “crystal ball” of organizing for successful innovation.
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Killing Them Softly: Making Strides in Green Pesticides for Consumer Use

By Stephenie Smulligan-Maldanis, M.S., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: April 19, 2016
As the public continues to be torn between the risk disease biting pests pose, compared to the risk of materials used to combat pests, the need for new, alternate “green” products should continue to grow.
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Ramp up innovation in your team: Forget the gimmicks.

By Rosemarie Szostak, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: January 20, 2016
This article takes a real world approach to ramping up innovation in your team.
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Identifying and Evaluating Strategic Partners the Right Way

By Kevin Closson, Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: June 8th, 2015
Maybe one morning your lead engineer tells you in a project status meeting that your company’s product is only going to partially solve the customer’s problem. To make it really work requires something additional. Something your company doesn’t do and doesn’t know anything about.
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Crowd Sourcing: Why it isn’t helping your innovation process.

By Emma Palmacci, Ph. D., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: May 11th, 2015
This concept of using a vast network of people for feedback to fuel innovation is like brainstorming on steroids – if generating some ideas is good, a process that creates a lot of ideas must be better, right?
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