Innovation

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We reviewed almost 400 tech products throughout this year, and in terms of innovation, these were the standouts.

The 37th annual Best of What's New awards.

Groundbreaking innovations that are making the world better, smarter, and a little more fun

Fast Company's annual ranking of the World's Most Innovative Companies covers 58 industries and sectors, from advertising to video.

For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average just a few years ago.

40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.

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A new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year.

The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-da...

Tesla finally delivered the long-awaited Cybertruck to the first batch of customers. But there’s still a long road ahead for the angular, polarizing truck.

Updated timeline of the most visited websites on the Internet from 1995 to 2023. Two major updates: added more accurate and complete data from 1990s, added m...

The end of Netflix DVD marks the loss of something even bigger.

An Edinburgh food research team produces a lower-fat alternative aimed at cutting palm oil dependence.

The limited edition flavor will sell for $1.18 at Walmart.

A monastic brewery in East Germany says it's created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it'll froth up, complete with a foamy head and full flavor. The result promises massive savings on transport, because it can be shipped at 10% of the weight.

Every company strives to be innovative, but most are missing key ingredients. How can you identify which ingredients your organization needs — and which employee styles can fill in the gaps? The authors’ research distills four key innovation styles that can lead to success — generators, conceptualizers, optimizers, and implementors — and explains how common they are across sectors. Then, they outline a four-part framework for ensuring your team or organization has all four styles represented.

Polaroid was founded over 75 years ago in 1937, since then, the brand has been running at an intersection of technology, innovation, art, and photography.

How do companies like Amazon and Apple consistently make game-changing products? Here are 10 types of innovation, and the tactics that lead to big breakthroughs.

Companies around the world invest billions in R&D to provide cutting-edge innovation to their products and services.

How much does a space flight cost? Here’s a look at the cost per kilogram for space launches across the globe since 1960.

Young developers on the platform used by many millions of children claim they have been financially exploited, threatened with dismissal and sexually harassed

In today's fast-paced market, companies have to be innovative constantly. Here’s a look at the top 50 most innovative companies in 2021.

Canadian big business is so low-tech, and so uninterested in productivity growth, that Canadian competitiveness suffers as a result.

Why are innovation cycles and business growth linked so closely? We explore waves of creative destruction across history.

Fast Company’s 2021 World’s Most Innovative Companies.

The breakthrough hinged design is made to be more accessible to everyone.

History offers plenty of examples of what happens when we slow innovation because of job fears. It isn’t a pretty picture, the author argues.