Okay, so in the last week we have had two news stories dealing with new materials that are incomprehensibly thin.
First, there is this recent breakthrough, covered on NPR, regarding a new fabric that is by far the blackest material on earth, absorbing almost all light. This material is composed of nanotubes that are, according […]

Now that another CES is behind us all, it’s time to reflect if maybe, just maybe, there’s more to life than just an ever thinner television screens, insanely elaborate booths, and strange sounding products — not that’s there’s anything wrong with that. And, while we’re mindful of all the strong criticism of the event […]

Happy New Year, all. And since we’re starting out on a new year, a post about innovation seems appropriate…..
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We’ve heard it a million times. A great innovator is questioned about some early achievement, “We were too young and foolish to know that what we were doing wasn’t how things were done,” the innovator replies […]

Take five of Brazil’s most legendary funk drummers and five of L.A.’s biggest underground hip-hop Dj’s, mix them together in a room full of wanna-be samba dancers, throw in some whistles and cow bells, then stand back as you witness the start of an intercontinental musical movement. You can get a taste of it […]

So you think that you can spot an upcoming trend, eh? Guess again.
CSULB Anthropology Associate Professor Carl Lipo, in addition to faculty from Durham University, England, Western Carolina University, and Indiana University, have concluded that popular trends such as music, fashion, and even names are nothing more than random acts of copying.
That’s right; all […]