Disruptive Technology

A Sunrise Industry: Life Sciences and the Genomics Wave

Fred Hassan | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry, Disruptive Technology, Innovation, Life Sciences, Genomics, Health Care, Fred Hassan, Genomics Revolution, Cancer Research, Cancer, Alzheimers, Human Genome Project, Technology News
Fred Hassan

Life sciences will be our country's most important sunrise industry over the next several decades. Because of this sunrise, tens of millions of baby boomers can expect to live longer and live better.

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What Makes a Billion Dollar Idea?

Juliette Powell | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Dave Stewart, Juliettepowell, Twitter, Facebook, 33 Million People in the Room, Bell Labs, Disruptive Technology, Big Ideas, Business News
Juliette Powell

What's the difference between a Million Dollar Idea and a Billion Dollar Idea? SCALABILITY: "If the design fails when the quantity increases then it d...

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Digital Textbooks, Real Gains for Education

Lisa Petrides | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: K-12 Education, Education, California, Open Source Education, Open Education, Free Textbooks, Disruptive Technology, Open Source, Textbooks, Innovation, Open Education Resources, Teachers, Students, Digital Textbooks, Open Education Movement, Iskme, Oer, Politics News
Lisa Petrides

Governor Schwarzenegger has a plan to make California the first state in the nation to provide its schools with free digital textbooks.

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