New Mexico is in an exciting position when it comes to new business innovation, and there’s an opportunity and a need for everyone in the state to be involved.

Innovation enables new ideas to be transformed into practical products, and it’s spawned by an environment that values those ideas, connects people with relevant skills, and enables products to be tested, refined, and sold.

When I first learned that my wife and I were going to become parents, I was nervous. Was I going to be any good at this?

One way I dealt with my anxiety was to collect the best parenting advice I could find, including both studies and research, and the hard-won experience of parents who seemed to have done a pretty good job with their kids.

It was a bit like peering inside a time capsule. On the display tables in front of me stood examples of innovation that have defined Wisconsin industry and technology over time. They also spoke quietly to its future.

There was a century-old control panel from a building-wide temperature regulation system manufactured by the “Johnson Service Co.” of Milwaukee, now Johnson Controls Inc., one of Wisconsin’s most iconic companies.

As the cloud computing sector finds itself upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Officer Adam Selipsky has a possible big win ahead of him: the potential of the supercloud, the term used to describe an abstraction layer above and across hyperscale infrastructure (see our exclusive re:Invent preview with Selipsky here).

At the dawn of the 21st century, personal computers and consumer home internet had finally reached the mainstream, and mobile phone technology was coming into its own. But few could have predicted that in just a few short years, those separate pieces of technology would be combined into a single device that would impact every facet of our lives — from how we hail a ride or board an airplane to how we manage to keep in touch or get our news — to a degree arguably greater than anything that had come before.

“I can’t take any credit for the title,” Torie Bosch tells me about the name of her new book, “but I thought it was perfect… It’s got this cheekiness to it.”

Bosch is the editor of the new book “You Are Not Expected to Understand This”: How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World. In a preface, Bosch describes the book’s 29 different authors as “technologists, historians, journalists, academics, and sometimes the coders themselves,” explaining “how code works — or how, sometimes, it doesn’t work — owing in no small way to the people behind it.”

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If you were planning to start a business in 2023 but you’re still not quite ready to launch, you might feel like you missed your window now that summer is on the wane. Don’t psyche yourself out; entrepreneurialism is a four-season sport.

Is excessive screen time actually a main cause of negative outcomes in children?

One of the most comprehensive studies on the subject found that in more than 350,000 adolescents, technology use was associated with only 0.4% of the overall differences in adolescent mental well-being.

Engineering researchers have developed a new self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This latest technology resolves two longstanding challenges for self-healing materials, and can significantly extend the lifespan of structural components such as wind-turbine blades and aircraft wings.

Image: The image shows 3D printed thermoplastic on woven-carbon fiber reinforcement. The structure is a new, self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This technology resolves two longstanding challenges for self-healing materials, and can significantly extend the lifespan of structural components such as wind-turbine blades and aircraft wings. (Credit: Jason Patrick, NC State University)

It’s become all too clear how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused natural gas prices to jump, leaving millions of Europeans struggling with sky-high energy bills and further pressuring governments to help out and support alternative sources of power.

Nine months into the war, there is a silver lining to the crisis when it comes to the continent’s energy future.

Image: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the spike in gas prices has caused green hydrogen to suddenly seem much more affordable than it previously was. - Copyright Canva

Tapping geothermal energy supplies by drilling down 12.4 miles into the Earth will 'more than' meet humanity's energy needs, a US firm claims.

Matt Houde is co-founder at Quaise Energy, a Massachusetts startup that will use a special drilling platform to vaporize rock to tap geothermal energy.

This heat beneath our feet could provide more than enough clean, renewable energy to meet global demand and help in the transition away from fossil fuels, he said.

Electric vehicles have reached a tipping point in the U.S. But even as EVs see sales increases, the vehicles’ batteries may still have to change significantly before they can fully replace fossil-fueled cars and trucks. That’s the argument made by Mujeeb Ijaz, an entrepreneur who previously worked on Apple’s secretive electric car project.

Image: Mujeeb Ijaz - Photo: ONE

When it comes to space, there's a problem with our human drive to go all the places and see all the things. A big problem. It's, well, space. It's way too big. Even travelling at the maximum speed the Universe allows, it would take us years to reach our nearest neighbouring star.

Image: David Burns produced an engine concept that, he says, could theoretically accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light - all without using propellant.. (CREDIT: Creative Commons)

The world, and the way we do business, is changing at a rapid pace. Globalization, digital media, and technology have shifted the traditional barriers to entry of production, distribution and communication, and they’re not as solid as they used to be. Large-scale distribution and massive media investments are no longer a requirement for success. Companies of all sizes can make direct contact with people via e-commerce and social media, ultimately enabling them to create deeper connections with their end users. People have more choices and can easily look for products that holistically meet their needs and desires.

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At a time when the start-up arena is facing a lot of headwinds in terms of funding and is in the limelight mostly for the wrong reasons, including massive layoffs, Harsh Mariwala, the founder of Marico, has an important piece of advice for the entrepreneurs.

The industry veteran believes that founders have to build a long-term sustainable model with a focus on profitability as well.

Image: Harsh Mariwala’s advice to start-up founders: Show the path to profitability - https://www.businesstoday.in

Many years ago, oil from Chinese water snakes was successfully used to treat joint pain until peddlers made “snake oil” synonymous with fraud. Times have changed, but the medical industry continues to walk a fine line between optical illusions and real solutions.

Now, as venture capital funding within health tech has fallen 41.2% compared to the same time last year, it’s even more important for emerging technologies to present more than promises.

Financed at the owner’s expense, the bootstrapping business model may be the best option for those with a lack of experience in formulating business plans

Elon Musk is one of the world's smartest and most powerful people. The entrepreneur behind SpaceX, Tesla, and now Twitter has a restless pursuit of knowledge and a talent for applying his learning across a range of disciplines.

When it comes to problem-solving complex problems, Musk has an approach unlike most of us. He draws on the concept of "first principles."

First principles thinking First-principles thinking is an effective way to reverse-engineer complicated problems and ignite creative possibilities. The big idea is to break down problems into basic elements and then reassemble them from the ground up. Musk explains in Wait But Why:

Image: Elon Musk. (2022, November 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Starting a business is a big challenge, and not everyone succeeds on their first try; nor are they consistent in achieving their goals. To get your idea off the ground and turn it into a successful business, you have to be prepared.

Therefore, I want to share with you three keys that, from my experience, have been fundamental to achieving professional success in the digital marketing sector.

It may not feel like it when you can’t find your phone or “lose” your sunglasses sitting atop your head, but your memory is an amazing ability — and one we want to protect. So it’s little wonder that any blips or blank spaces can send us spiraling into concern.

Some recall issues here and there are normal, says neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova, and not every lapse means looming problems. (And don’t worry, forgetting names is a surprisingly tough thing for our brains to do!) But, Genova says, there’s ways we can improve our memory, increase resilience and recall and be more comfortable with ourselves and our minds.