Innovators with big ideas face ‘sharks’
UCCS student Chuck Furgeson faced off against four sharks this week and lived to tell about it. He was the first to make a five-minute pitch about his invention during Peak Venture Group’s version of the popular ABC television show “Shark Tank” on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. The network program features budding [...]
Imagine a football helmet lined with tiny sensors that measure the impact of a hit and then deploy dime-sized airbags to protect the head. Colorado Springs engineer Troy Fodemski imagined it, and then he designed such a “smart helmet.” Like automobile airbags, the helmet airbags would cushion the head during impact. Fodemski believes the athletic [...]
Continue reading …UCCS prof leaps from virtual world to reality with social i2i device
September 28, 2012 Comments OffImagine walking into a room and a light on your broach starts flashing green.
Continue reading …A few Air Force Academy researchers hope to take their latest invention where few have gone before — to near-Earth orbit.
Continue reading …The federal government is launching a $26 million challenge to manufacturers to foster innovation and job creation through public-private partnerships. The hope is the challenge will help entice private capital to projects that oculd promote cluster-based development in regions across the United States. The government wants to build on the momentum within the manufacturing sector, [...]
Continue reading …Innovation and entrepreneurship are often assumed to be one and the same. In reality, they are different things, and a clear understanding of the difference is vital to building successful ventures. Innovation comes in a variety of forms. Many new ventures are based on new product or service innovation. This is the most commonly recognized [...]
Continue reading …Researchers at Ball State University graded all 50 states on their manufacturing efforts – and Colorado just barely passed. The research gave the state a D+ for manufacturing, despite news that the sector is rebounding from the recession, said Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research. While production will have a [...]
Continue reading …The Denver Post ran a lengthy article recently about the “innovation culture” that characterizes Boulder. The article spoke glowingly about the entrepreneurial job-creation machine that exists in that city. For instance, it is noted that there are more than 8,900 businesses with fewer than 20 employees that call Boulder home. It also noted that most [...]
Continue reading …When the recession reached its peak during 2008, Starbucks was caught off guard. Fourth quarter sales plummeted for the year, and profits fell 97 percent as Americans opted for cheaper java options. A year later, however, it’s a different story. The company not only tripled its year-over-year profits during fourth quarter 2009, but plans to [...]
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