National Geographic: Bamboo is among the fastest growing and most adaptable materials on the planet. It can grow up to two inches per hour→

Seven News Queensland: Surf Life Saving Australia says unmanned aerial drones will patrol some Queensland beaches this summer. The organisation’s head, Brett Williamson, says→

AFP: Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear whiter,→

Michael Lechter: Technically, there is no such thing as a “provisional patent.” The patent law provides for a “provisional application,” which isn’t subject to→

If you enjoyed my previous post, Washington Makes You Dirtier, you’ll love a book from Jeffrey Tucker called Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the→

The Globe and Mail: It sounds like the setup to a bad joke: Two men drive a truck crammed full of skivvies across the→

den.m bar is a custom blue jean shop in Los Angeles, California. They have turned jean buying into a premium customer experience with a→

On this day in 1923 the first Checker Taxi hit the streets. The Checker Taxi is the most famous taxi in the United States.→

‎ Arizona Republic: In 2001, Lisa Liddy plunged into growing her book-publishing company, The Printed Page, to take up the slack that followed her→

WSJ: Street sales aren’t the only source of revenue for the gourmet food trucks that have taken the city by storm in a few→

How many times have you seen a product and thought, I know how to make that better? Or not seen a product and thought,→

The Billfold: Short of some Die Hard with a Vengeance sort of scheme, bank robbers can only carry away so much money—whatever fits on→

Singularity Hub: Philip M. Parker, Professor of Marketing at INSEAD Business School, has had a side project for over 10 years. He’s created a→

Marketplace: If you want a glimpse into the future, check out the action in a drab warehouse in Billerica, Mass. That’s where a start-up→

Chronicle of Higher Education: Professors typically don’t worry about what price point a course will sell at, or what amenities might attract a student→

Running a small business is all about balance — managing day-to-day operations, bigger-picture administration, and marketing. If you want to be successful, effective use of→

Business Week: An anxious woman in her mid-40s showed up last winter at Atlas MD, a family doctor’s office in Wichita. She had lost→

With more and more professionals looking for alternatives to traditional corporate employment, Become a Franchise Owner! informs would-be franchise owners of the joys and→

Yesterday on Bizopy: Teenager Builds His Own Submarine Organic Sprayable Pancakes: Batter Blaster The Screw-In Coffin The Invention of “Long Island Iced Tea” How→

Sometimes, after a lifetime of working for someone else, people can transform their childhood hobbies into businesses in their “retirement” years: The moment Robbie→