by Michael Belfiore | Mar 15, 2013 | Articles, Blog
It’s a concept well known to sf fans: an artificial stand-in for your biological self that’s stronger and longer lasting than you are. See the movie Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis and James Cameron’s movie Avatar, for example. If a Russian...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 13, 2013 | Blog
Sometimes it really is better to keep it simple in creating innovations that can make a difference. On my most recent speaking trip, I had a chance to rent a brand new Toyota Prius. It was my first time driving one, and I was not impressed. It took me ten minutes just...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog
I’m putting together a list of what I think are shaping up to be the big, current innovations in aviation. Here’s some of what I have so far…. Carbon Fiber Airframes What do the Airbus A280, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the new Airbus A350, and the...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
It’s almost, but not quite, becoming routine. Private aerospace company SpaceX is on its third mission to the International Space Station, delivering cargo, including fresh fruit to the crew. It launched on March 1. There’s been a glitch on each of the...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog
I’ve just returned from Northern Arizona University, or NAU, in Flagstaff, Arizona, where I spoke to students and faculty about some of the disruptive innovation I’ve been covering as a journalist, and how it’s being pulled off. I also sat down with...
