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Read article: Survival of the fittest: why businesses must innovate during COVID-19
COVID-19 has clobbered the global economy, which is why – argues James McKenzie – innovation is so vital for business success
Read article: The e-bike revolution
Electric bikes are all the rage, but James McKenzie wonders if the future lies with a minimalist kit that can be retrofitted to an ordinary bicycle
Read article: Why COVID-19 could make physicists kick some of their habits forever
Could the virus behind COVID-19 be the event that shifts our habits on driving and flying forever?
Read article: From Post-it Notes to microwaves – why serendipity lies at the heart of innovation
Accidental discoveries lie at the heart of many technological innovations. James McKenzie runs through his favourites
Read article: Could ammonia be the secret to shipping carbon-free?
James McKenzie wonders if ammonia could hold the key to greener shipping
Read article: Climate change is a ‘Pascal’s wager’: so how will you act?
Businesses must take action on climate change, which is why – says James McKenzie – it’s an example of a “Pascal’s wager”
Read article: The secret to flying carbon-free
James McKenzie wonders how realistic it will be to de-carbonize air travel
Read article: Bad business models
James McKenzie examines the reasons why the WiFi-connected Juicero Press failed
Read article: The physics-based firm that helped spawn the IVF revolution
How Research Instruments went from micro-manipulators to IVF and is now backing a brand-new physics-innovation prize, as James McKenzie explains
Read article: Elevator pitches: how to get the most out of those awkward networking events
James McKenzie explains why a good elevator pitch is so vital – whether it’s introducing yourself, writing a CV or pitching a technology or business plan
