How to Adapt Products for Different Markets
How Violight adapted its toothbrush sanitizer into a cleaning product for cell phones. Read more
Research and Development
Recent Research and Development Articles
Congress Considers Federal Tax Credit for Angels
Angel investors would get a 25 percent credit for backing a business that's already qualified for a federal research and development grant program for small ... Read more
The 48 Hours Rule
Want more employee ideas? Keep your "Approved" and "Rejected" stamps poised. Read more
Why It's Time to Revamp the SBIR
A federal program meant to foster innovation seems to benefit only a select-few companies that are very good at winning grants. Read more
Why We Need More Funding for Big Science
Research and development done under the auspices of agencies such as the NIH, NASA, and DARPA has seeded America's entrepreneurial economy for decades. It wo... Read more
Small Companies Spend More on R&D
New government report confirms widely held belief that small companies spend proportionally more of their revenues on research and development than large ones. Read more
How to Conduct Competitive Research
Who are your closest rivals—and how do they talk about themselves, as well as your company? It's time to find out. Read more
Legacy: Frank N. Magid
The creator of Action News transformed local newscasts Read more
Intel-Led Alliance to Invest $3.5 Billion in Tech Start-Ups
The chip company and 24 venture capital firms hope to spark innovation and prime the research and development pump. Read more
New NASA Policy Opens Up Space Market
With NASA's plans to privatize the launch of manned flights, companies -- including SpaceX -- are starting their engines. Read more
Saul Griffith's House of Cool Ideas
Other Lab founder Saul Griffith has made a fortune applying way-out mathematics to inventions large and small, including robotic kites, insulation inspired b... Read more
Innovation: The Ultimate Travel Accessory
Taking a trip to space? These are the gloves for you Read more
Rounding Up Staff Ideas
More companies are using software to collect staff ideas. Read more
Innovation: Giving Sight to the Blind
A retinal implant that uses video to let the blind see Read more
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read more
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One Company's Budget: Increasing Capital Investments in a Recession
Fusion Systems makes manufacturing equipment with a twist: they innovate new ways to make obsolete machines. Read more
How to Outsource R&D
R&D isn't just for big corporations. Here's how you can use innovation to build your business, from selecting projects to tax advantages. Read more
U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces Plan for Entrepreneurs
Initiative to empower innovative entrepreneurs, Secretary Locke tells Inc. 500|5000 Conference attendees. Read more
How to Conduct Market Research
A guide to using market research to understand who your customers are and what they want 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
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
Charles Jacobs Goes Inside the Entrepreneur's Brain
Leading corporate consultant, Charles Jacobs discusses how brain structure can impact business management. 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: 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
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
Inc. 500 Status is Just the Beginning
Learn how nine firms increased revenue from an average $14 million to $800 million from the author of the best-selling The Breakthrough Company: How Every... Watch video
Editor's Letter
Recently, as I sat down to write this letter, I decided first to check my e-mail to see what might have landed overnight. Among the scores of missives th... Read more
