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Sparking the Fire of Invention
A new breed of entrepreneurs is out to reinvent invention by uniting far-flung innovators and freeing them from normal corporate constraints.
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May 2004
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Woz Goes Wireless
One of Apple Computer’s legendary engineers now wants to combine wireless technology with GPS to help track loved ones, pets, and more.
Michael A. Hiltzik
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Kurzweil’s Rules of Invention
One prolific inventor offers tips on how to ensure that your inventions have their day in the sun.
Ray Kurzweil
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The Sound War
Two inventors have staked competing claims to a potential audio revolution.
Evan I. Schwartz
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Why Big Companies Can´t Invent
A leading venture capitalist says corporations are too slow and timid to capitalize on their own inventions.
Howard Anderson
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Microsoft’s Magic Pen
A digital pen invented at Microsoft’s Beijing lab will allow people to switch between electronic documents and paper.
Gregory T. Huang
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Five Killer Patents
TR’s short list of 2003 U.S. patents with the potential to transform fields from security to cancer diagnostics.
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Global Invention Map
A topography of nation-by-nation inventive prowess.
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Leading Edge
Reinventing Invention
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Letters
Letters
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Prototype
Bone Bonder
Under Your Thumb
Wi-Fi Made Easy
Cell Squeezer
Squeal Stopper
Motion Sickness Alert
Printing Tissues
Optimizing Recovery
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Innovation News
Communicating in Crisis
Biotech Bugs Take Wing
ATMs Go beyond Cash
Holostorage for the Desktop
Testing New TB Vaccines
Humanoids for the Home
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Trailing Edge
Cut by Numbers
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Columns
Going with Plan B
The Paper Killer
Much Ado about Invention
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Launch Pad
Face Forward
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