November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
... overreacting rather than failing to act. The image shows a T cell from the immune system of a healthy donor. Innovation will always be driven by unexpected encounters and chance interactions; but we have it within our power to create organisational...
August 2016
Big or small - aerospace innovates through constraints
... reached economies of scale, companies can take years and millions of dollars off the development of spacecraft. A new innovation in consumer robotics could be placed in space in less than six months. New smartphone processors can be in space in the...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... sensors led to the creation of a baby monitoring system to protect against cot deaths. Harnessing space innovation Most space innovation is no longer about tackling issues and unveiling patterns in outer space - it’s very much becoming a tool...
October 2016
Unlocking the potential of annular ion engines
...problem with electric propulsion and advanced concepts is that the rate of implementation is so glacial it tends to stifle innovation Figure 3 also includes projected performance for the AIE: a near-term (‘minimum’) performance curve assuming reduced...
August 2019
Space investment – from build-up to breakthrough
The global space industry is diversifying and maturing on many fronts, driven by many trends. The speed of innovation is increasing and the barriers to entry for providing solutions enabled or enhanced by space are rapidly being reduced. ...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... proven to work, it means funders can reserve judgement in directing money towards a more diverse field of lesser known innovators. Prizes de-risk the investment, allowing us to tap into potential that may be missed otherwise. In the context of space...
