The World's Hottest Computer Lab
Microsoft's six-year-old Beijing lab has already paid dividends in speech recognition, wireless multimedia and graphics.
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The Sound War
Focused beams of sound could direct music or speech to a single person in a crowd. Two inventors have staked competing claims to a potential audio revolution.
Sparking the Fire of Invention
A new breed of entrepreneurs is out to reinvent invention by uniting far-flung innovators and freeing them from normal corporate constraints.
Global Invention Map
A topography of nation-by-nation inventive prowess.
Kurzweil's Rules of Invention
One prolific inventor offers tips on how to ensure that your inventions have their day in the sun.
Why Big Companies Can't Invent
A leading venture capitalist says corporations are too slow and timid to capitalize on their own inventions.
The Hottest VC on the Planet
Michael Moritz shares insights-from Yahoo!, PayPal, and now Google-about how the Web really works.
Search Beyond Google
Google reigns supreme as the search engine of choice-but for how long? A pack of startups-and Microsoft-are developing technologies to find what you want, faster.
The Corporate R&D Scorecard 2003
The R&D spending of 300 top technology companies.
Our Innovation Backlog
The flow of innovations is as strong as ever, but the U.S. is slipping in its ability to commercialize them.
