Solyndra investor David Prend, of Rockport Capital Partners, said Gronet's cylindrical-design innovation "is huge, because it lowers the cost per kilowatt hour" of electricity for customers.
While their colleagues and co-competitors looked at design solutions , the Pratt group looked at the process of innovation - specifically, how to design innovation so that it works.
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This program is designed to teach these skills noted above, and others to aspiring and ambitious women entrepreneurs, through hands on lived experience, intensive design innovation work, mentoring and practice.
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"Leonar3Do's vision has always been to breakout of the antiquated 2D mold and drive design innovation to empower how people can visualize, create and innovate their ideas they've imagined but in real, 3D space, " stated Roland Manyai, Leonar3Do's business development and marketing director.
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As we think about how robots will begin helping us in all different aspects of our lives over the next decade, we believe that design innovation in robotics will be at least as important as tech innovation in finally making robots available to a majority of people in the world.
"Designers have an obligation to explore solutions which are by nature less energy-consuming and non-polluting, " says Clive van Heerden, senior director of design-led innovation at Philips Design.
Wu suggests that cellphone design and innovation is being inhibited by cellular service providers.
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Jason Steiner is an Associate with T2 Venture Capital, researching and developing tools for the design of innovation ecosystems.
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Alan Ward, commercial director at Bang Creations -- a firm that provides product design and innovation expertise -- agrees.
HP, outsource their production and, increasingly, much of their design and innovation.
He came into the Forbes Studios recenlty to talk to me about engine design and innovation and how he became intersted in technology.
We truly reached out and got everyone involved, not just regional brands, but also our counterparts in design and innovation and strategy and insights.
After all Italy is known for design and innovation and coffee.
"These latest Nikon COOLPIX digital cameras reflect hallmarks of the COOLPIX line: performance, design and innovation, " said Bill Giordano, general manager marketing, COOLPIX for Nikon Inc.
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"Acoustic Research has a history of design, innovation and technology, and our new AirPlay audio system continues this tradition, " stated David Geise, President of Audiovox Accessories Corporation.
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Alex Steffen is the executive editor of Worldchanging.com, which covers sustainable technology, design and innovation, and editor of the book Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century.
To push the future of hotels forward, three of the 262 guest rooms are soon-to-be-completed Prototype Rooms, which will contain products and components from three areas of research: design, innovation and lifestyle.
Sophisticated Made in Italy technology and innovative design were presented at the keynote at CES in Las Vegas, the world's most important event dedicated to technology, electronics, design and innovation.
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Just in time to celebrate the company's five year anniversary, this world's first pressure-sensitive Bluetooth 4.0 stylus for new iPad showcases just what Ten One Design is all about: innovation, design and passion for cutting-edge technology.
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In recognition of its leadership in innovation, design and engineering, Samsung won four CES 2013 Innovation Awards for its TV line.
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Rounded edges, subtle design choices, innovation..these can all work.
It created an Innovation Design Lab as an in-house school for promising designers, and it sends people on internships in industries as diverse as fashion and cosmetics to gain new ways of thinking.
Further, as manufacturing moves toward a more information-intensive, automated, and flexible future, it is returning to the US. With new materials, new techniques and demands for mass-customization, manufacturing will increasingly rely on knowledge, design capabilities, innovation and research.
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Apple Design Awards which recognize iPad, iPhone and Mac apps that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.
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That is why we have worked with the Design Council to drive innovation in dementia care.
Its more specific aim is to help brands, businesses, and nonprofits design competitions that drive innovation.
We use a set of concepts in the innovation and design space that are familiar and comfortable but aging and tired.
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But Iovine and HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou contend their companies share important qualities, such as a commitment to speed, innovation, design and high quality.
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CIOs and CTOs must take on this innovation and design challenge.
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