Innovation: A New Method of Irrigation
Absorbent Technologies creates Zeba, an agricultural superabsorbent that absorbs and releases water in soil Read more
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The Best New E-Book Readers
From the Kindle to Plastic Logic, the latest e-Book readers Read more
The Business of the Museum
A look at companies that helped to create a dinosaur exhibit at Pittsburgh's natural history museum Read more
The Return of the Walkman
Sony challenges the iPod Touch with its new X Series Walkman. Read more
A Robot for the Office 
The Rovio Mobile Webcam is a remotely controlled robot that can check up on your office or home. It recharges itself and can be controlled by a computer o... Watch video
A Start-up Takes on Wal-Mart
Recently-launched Alice.com is Brian Wiegand's fourth Internet start-up, but the first to take on the consumer-packaged goods industry. Read more
Supreme Court Reexamines Patent Laws
A reversal of the earlier decision that business methods are not patentable could likely change the face of business. Read more
Xbox Live Leaves Indie Developers in the Cold
Xbox will be even more socially connected, come autumn, but will smaller game developers be let in on the action? Probably not. Read more
Ready, Set, Innovate
Six tips for turning employees into innovators Read more
Managing: Unleashing Employee Creativity
How West Paw Design turned all of its employees into designers Read more
Elevator Pitch: Owl Power Turns Restaurants Into Mini Power Plants
Can $500,000 energize the company? Read more
Selling Quirky Products to Retailers
Mother Ink, maker of maternity tattoos, gets advice on retail displays and packaging Read more
How Would You Sell a Virtual Makeover?
Where should ModiFace market its online makeover tools, including HairMixer and WeightMirror? Read more
Biotech Start-up Wins Global Moot Corp
Novophage Theraputics from Boston University hopes to market technology that slows resistence to antibiotics. Read more
Charles Jacobs Goes Inside the Entrepreneur's Brain
Leading corporate consultant, Charles Jacobs discusses how brain structure can impact business management. Read more
Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers on Strategic Partnerships
Q: How can I assess the viability, reputation, and ethics of a potential strategic partner without damaging the relationship?Read more
How to Bring Your Invention to Market
Here's a step-by-step process for turning a good idea for a new invention into a financial success. Read more
How to Guard Against Patent Infringement
Once you've received patent protection, enforcing it is mostly your job. Here's how. Read more
How to Protect Your Invention
Advice and tips on how to protect a new invention from copycats and competitors Read more
Innovation: Coal Briquettes, Green Fields Coal
A company that turns slurry back into coal Read more
Revolutionary Roads: Mapping America's Innovation Capitals
30 tales of following where the spirit leads Read more
Recruiting: Tapping the Talent Pool
How to use skill tests, applicant tracking software, video interviews, and industry-specific job sites to find the best candidates in a large stack of resumes. Read more
Perfecting a Sales Pitch: Code Blue Recovery Drink
It sounds like cardiac arrest but it might cure a hangover. How would you sell it? Read more
Innovation: The HyDRAS Robot
The Snakebot The design for Dennis Hong's latest robot came to him in his sleep. "In dreams in the middle of the night, I see these lines and col... Read more
Business Authors' Nightstand Notables
Hear from Seth Godin, Jack Stack and other business authors on the books they like to keep by the bedside. Watch video
Is Your Patent Safe?
Supreme Court asked to hear a case that would determine whether business methods in any industry are patentable. Read more
The Recession Begets Innovation
A recent survey says that as company budgets shrink, staff creativity flourishes. Read more
High/Low Cuisine with Chef Graham Elliot
Chefs are the new rock stars, and like Mick Jagger they are pushing boundaries and making art out of the commonplace. Graham Elliot is at the forefront, m... Watch video
Oh, Shoot: Markus Frind
January's cover features the sole figure behind the internet's number one dating site. Markus Frind is only 30, and with a mix of ingenuity and practiced ... Watch video
Thanks or No Thanks
A young employee came up with an idea that added a million dollars to our bottom line. How do we reward him for the contribution? Do we even have to? Read more
Innovation: Companies on the Cutting Edge
Nanoparticle Powder | Kovio Read more
Emotiv's Mind-Reading Headset
A Bay Area start-up is creating a technology straight out of science fiction Watch video
Reality Bites
The scientists at Emotiv have done the impossible: created a brain-wave-reading headset that lets you conjure entire worlds using nothing but your mind -- a ... Read more
Blue is the New Green
Forget for a moment about carbon emissions. The world is facing a more immediate crisis -- it is running out of clean water. The prospect of widespread short... Read more
A Conversation with Tesla CEO Elon Musk
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX speaks with Inc. senior writer Max Chafkin at the 2008 Inc. 5000 conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Watch video
