Category Archives: Invention

Materials Science Reporting: Stronger, Lighter Elevator Cables

Posted on June 20, 2013 by flybrand1976

Reporting on innovations in the materials science field tends to follow the Gartner Hype Cycle – most early reports are vague, full of promises, and ultimately a few years later, nothing has been delivered.  The Economist’s recent article on innovations … Continue reading →

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X is the New Y!: Product Succession

Posted on June 18, 2013 by flybrand1976

“Cycling is the new golf” proclaimed The Economist in an April 2013 article, which caused me to go dig up an older series of articles that began in 2006 stating, “Is World of Warcraft the New Golf?”  Maybe we should … Continue reading →

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3D Printing: Not Past the Hype Until 2025

Posted on January 3, 2013 by flybrand1976

Tech News Today host Tom Merritt brought up the outlook for 3D printing in their year end Forecast Show – the technology continued go get a lot of press in 2012 and Mr. Merritt’s outlook for 2013 was optimistic but … Continue reading →

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Nonwovens and Battery Anodes: Applying the Materials Science Framework

Posted on May 12, 2012 by flybrand1976

Dr. Yi Cui of Stanford and founder of battery company Amprius, recently published a paper outlining a new structure for battery anodes.  Graphite is the most commonly used anode material, durability constraints have prohibited adoption of silicon, despite the fact … Continue reading →

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Corona and the U-2; The Components of Strategic Reconnaissance

Posted on May 9, 2012 by flybrand1976

President Eisenhower had granted the U-2 team at the CIA significant leeway in making their first flights in 1956; after over-flying Moscow and St. Petersburg in their first sorties on July 4 following Kruschev’s visit to the American Embassy the … Continue reading →

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U-2 Spy Plane and a Component Theory of Innovation

Posted on May 3, 2012 by flybrand1976

Following World War II, during the presidency of former Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower, the US faced a defense and security issue previously unknown to mankind.  The combined invention of the atomic bomb and long-range bombers, and the accelerating pace … Continue reading →

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Framework for Materials Science Innovation: Promoting Musso

Posted on November 29, 2009 by flybrand1976

The original .pdf of this paper is here.  The .pdf has several images and graphs that are not present here. Introduction This article was written to summarize and promote the concepts of Dr. Christopher Musso (bio is here [http://esd.mit.edu/people/alumni.html#musso]), as … Continue reading →

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