This article shares a program which stands out from many others as one that motivates students and encourages innovation. EAST combines the power of cutting-edge technology, real teamwork, and particularly community service in a manner that helps students develop their own interests and aptitudes in a positive environment.
An article from famous entrepreneur Dean Kamen about when to continue with an idea and when to quit.
First time ever that a president-elect will use an online vehicle to deliver
his weekly message
Our regular roundup of sci-tech stories from across the Web includes: Should electric cars get new federal funds? What should you know before powering up your new computer? Should we look back on 2008 as a good year for technology? Let’s kick it off:
Column: Mogulus.com does for TV what home-publishing software did for newsletters.
Educator and technology expert John Kuglin talks about the convergence of space, Web, infrastructure, and media, and the potential that advancements in these areas have for education, energy independence, and the environment.
Students in a computer-science course at the University of Maryland at College Park built a prototype of a Web site that would let students report when a classroom is too hot or too cold. They playfully call it Temper Tantrum — so they do seem to realize that they’re inviting whiners.
DESPITE the enduring myth of the lone genius, innovation does not take place in isolation. Truly productive invention requires the meeting of minds from myriad perspectives, even if the innovators themselves don’t always realize it.
To present BusinessWeek writer Steve Hamm's new book, The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer, his own magazine asked the artist Joseph Lambert to turn one chapter into a graphic adaptation.