New Delhi : India will showcase its technology capabilities in Israel in May as relations between the two countries are getting redefined with enhanced cooperation based on innovation in high-tech, IT, biomed, energy and cyber security.

India will participate in the First Innovation Conference in Israel, MIXiii 2014, that will take place at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds May 20-22. The conference aims to introduce participants to the broad spectrum of activities and ecosystem that make Israel one of the largest global innovation hubs.

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UCSF and electronics giant Samsung are establishing a center for digital health care innovation, they said Friday, an endeavor that seeks to accelerate the development of mobile technologies for preventive health care.

The lab, to be located on UCSF's Mission Bay campus, will function as a kind of cross-cultural exchange, the rare kind of space where technologists and innovators will be able to validate technologies like smartphone apps or wearable sensors alongside top medical researchers. At the same time, researchers and clinicians will be able to funnel ideas through Samsung designers and engineers.

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Several years ago I got one of the early beta invites from Kickstarter and I thought I was SO cool. I could come up with any sort of creative project, get it funded, and quit my day job -- the possibilities were endless! I never could settle on something that seemed worthy of a pitch video, though, and so my initial experience with crowdfunding entailed sending my five precious Kickstarter invites out to creative friends I thought could put them to good use.

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The label of “serial entrepreneur” is a point of pride in the start-up world, an indication that this is not your first rodeo. In a survey asking about factors that contributed to their success, entrepreneurs ranked past successes and past failures above everything but prior work experience. Yet new research from from the Centre for European Economic Research casts doubt on that belief. In a recent paper, researchers used survey data to examine the success or failure of 8,400 entrepreneurial ventures in Germany, and whether the founder’s previous experience predicted the outcome. They concluded previously successful entrepreneurs were no more likely to succeed in their next venture, and that previously failed founders were more likely to fail than novice entrepreneurs. These results held even after accounting for education and industry experience.

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1. NEST (GOOGLE) For solving yet another pain point in building the smart home. Following its game-changing “learning thermostat,” Nest released the Protect smoke detector, again infusing a previously design-neglected home appliance with modern detail and functionality. From the Protect’s hands-free silencer and voice controls to its smartphone notifications and battery monitor, Nest has produced the first nonannoying smoke detector--and picked up $3.2 billion in cash from Google along the way.

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People who become successful don’t often make it all by themselves. Becoming a leader or a CEO requires hard work, dedication, vision and, most importantly, help. Family and friends can offer a lot of support, but a mentor-mentee relationship can be especially fulfilling. Having a shoulder to lean on and a wise mind to bounce ideas off is exactly what can propel a business idea on to the next level. It is best to learn from those who’ve gone before you, so in the world of the CEO, what are some of the most surprising mentor-mentee relationships?

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Imagine a space where entrepreneurs can work, create and design in a peaceful, modern environment full of like-minded individuals. These are called Coworking spaces, and they’re on a dramatic rise throughout the Western world. They provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to rub shoulders with others in their niche, in an environment that encourages productivity. Here we look at some of the best Coworking Spaces out there.

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The American Community Survey has released domestic migration data that was collected over a five year period (2007 to 2011).  There is newer domestic migration data available, such as is annually provided by the Census Bureau's population estimates program, but not in the detail that the latest data provides.

The new release is significant because domestic migration data is provided between each of the nation's more than 3,100 counties. Because the survey was taken over a five-year period, the data represents, in effect, a one-fifth snapshot of domestic migration for each of the years from 2007 to 2011. Each year respondents are asked where they lived a year ago. It is thus a rolling annual figure, rather than a picture of a single year.

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Tech luminaries are often drawn from the ranks of the already affluent. Mark Zuckerberg was the son of an upper-middle-class dentist. Bill Gates was technically a millionaire before he even started Microsoft in 1975. Larry Page's parents were both professors; Sergey Brin's father was a professor and his mother was a NASA researcher.

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So there I was, exhausted at the end of a long work day, frustrated by a particularly stressful drive home and contemplating pouring a stiff bourbon and withering away on the couch for a couple hours.

Then something happened.

My habits took over.

You see, I had “programmed” the habit of exercising every day at 6 p.m. into my brain.

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Keeping your computer safe is always a top priority for students, government officials and nine-to-fivers paranoid about losing their tech investment, or worse – face a security breach. Thanks to a new product from University of Maryland-based CoolCAD Electronics LLC, though, you may not have to worry about your computer's well-being any more.

The startup from College Park just launched a 30-day Kickstarter campaign for its new GateKeeper Chain security product, a trendy-looking little key fob that automatically locks your computer when you leave. Then, once you return, it unlocks.

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The amount of debris in the ocean is growing exponentially, becoming more and more hazardous and harmful to marine life and therefore also to our ocean food source. Measuring and tracking the movements of such debris are still in their infancy. The driftage generated by the tragic 2011 tsunami in Japan gave scientists Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner a unique chance to learn about the effects of the ocean and wind on floating materials as they move across the North Pacific Ocean.

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Look out for Rudolf the reflective reindeer.

In an effort to cut down on reindeer deaths, a Finnish organization is testing the effectiveness of a reflective spray that will make the animals more visible to drivers, according to the Finnish Broadcasting Company.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new trade association focused on financing and supporting Ohio-based entrepreneurs announced Thursday it will spend 2014 concentrating on two key policy initiatives: expanding the pool of capital available to entrepreneurs and "supporting a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem."

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We live in a world where everything is about the now. The new. Latest and greatest. Instant gratification. That’s why the fourth archetype in this series is so interesting. And refreshing. Old is the new new The archaeologist is a growing group of people who are more interested in our history than our future. They are the ones bringing the old into the new. The rise of vintage clothing and old school dress styles, Lomo cameras and an increasing focus on the shift away from the practical to the conceptual.

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Let a hundred open innovation flowers blossom. Beyond the traditional one-to-one partnership for coinnovation, whopping initiatives are thriving on a one-to-many scale: it seems we have already entered Spring.

Taking a closer look, one can sort out different intents, resulting in distinct open innovation processes. First thing to is select the process which corresponds to your purpose.

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An entrepreneurial culture is alive and well in the nation's capital, bolstered by a wave of successful startups of various shapes and sizes that are creating jobs and improving the world. In pursuing continued economic growth that is not dependent upon federal funds, the D.C. community must focus on encouraging and supporting more entrepreneurs. One clear path to accelerating the evolution of a startup culture, highlighted by the University of Maryland's recent recognition as the top public university for technology entrepreneurship in the 2013 StartEngine College Index, is through our local institutions of higher education. Their curricula, access to space and technology, and vast alumni networks make universities the perfect home for entrepreneurship, and their efforts to create a new generation of entrepreneurs need our community's support.

As the 2014 annual meeting of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) continues, IPWatchdog also continues its coverage of groundbreaking inventions coming out of the halls and research facilities of America’s top academic institutions. Today we focus on Leland Stanford Junior University, more commonly known as Stanford University. Stanford is a private research university located near Palo Alto, CA, and boasts one of the most well developed and successful technology transfer programs in the country. But to be at the top of the tech transfer rankings that means Stanford is also committed to innovation in many forms and fields.

Bruce Booth, the biotech venture capitalist known for his social media savvy, sent a Tweet last month that caught my eye. He tweeted in reference to the number of academic spinoffs reported in the 2012 AUTM Licensing Survey Report, “What % biotech? My bet, ~ half.”

Extrapolating from Top U.S. universities, institutes for life sciences in 2012 and AUTM data, perhaps 63 percent of academic startups formed in 2012 were biotech or in “life sciences.”  Working from a set of 639 startups, that would equate to 402 biotech startups formed in 2012.

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A new startup accelerator is offering an enticing proposition to startup talent in the U.S. and Europe: move to Africa. For entrepreneurs, the emerging middle class in Africa may represent a big market opportunity. Widespread Internet connectivity is just arriving after years of mobile Internet delivered through feature phones.