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World of Bluegrass Should be Raleigh and Durham’s SXSW
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill have always had a bit of inferiority complex about our place in the tech world. Texas’s booming economy and a greater number of early stage investors has helped Austin pass us as a region when … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, Innovation, Textile
Tagged Austin, Bluegrass, Chapel Hill, Durham, Innovation, North Carolina, Parties, Party, Raleigh, RTP, Social, SXSW, technology, Texas, Twitter
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Insights from Aviation and Aerospace on Innovation and Disruption
There are no shortage of insights to be taken from the aviation and aerospace industry. Any achievements are made in public – the Wright’s couldn’t hide their practice sessions in Ohio, Sputnik’s surface reflected in the night sky as it … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Business, Disruption, History, Industry, Innovation
Tagged 737, 747, Aerospace, Boeing, Innovation, Lessons, NASA, Product Design, Sputnik, Wrights
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In 2008 We Never Expected Tesla’s GigaPlant
At the outset of the most recent financial downturn in 2008 enthusiasm grew for funding materials science research into energy storage. The thought at the time was that manufacturing in this sector could ease employment concerns. Concerns about global energy … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Disruption, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Battery, Charger, Disruption, Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage, Innovation, Materials Science, Tesla
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Aviation and Aerospace Innovation
The history of aviation and aerospace is fascinating because the achievements were technically challenging and the impact on society has been so clear. Through the major phases of the industry’s growth ideas evolved across the globe, with the pioneers taking … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Business, Disruption, History, Industry, Innovation, Invention, Vehicle
Tagged Aerospace, Audio, Aviation, Boeing, Books, Disruption, Innovation, Research, Study, Wright Brothers
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Industrial Tours
I love walking a plant floor. Unfortunately, most of what I see from working with customers can’t go out on the Internet, and if I do have photos, they are under NDA. My son loves the show How It’s Made … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Business, Disruption, History, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Aerospace, Assets, Capital, Disruption, Education, Heavy Industry, History, Industry, Innovation, Machinery, Museum, Plants, Tours
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Peak X: Applying Hubbert’s Peak Theory Beyond Natural Resources
Shell Oil Geologist Dr. M. King Hubbert (1903 – 1989) coined the phrase ‘Peak Oil’ based on his observations about petroleum production rates for a given geographic area. Hubbert’s “Peak Theory” would be broadly stated as, “for a given geographic … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Industry, Innovation, Materials Science
Tagged Advertising, Bell Curve, Disruption, Hubbert's Peak Theory, Innovation, Natural Resources, Peak Oil, Peak Theory
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