USA Today reports declining R&D budgets in the USA, albeit in, it seems, just one tech sector.

Biology Information Open Source's promoter, Richard Jefferson, asserts that BIOS is explicitly modelled after the Open Source initiative in software. But science is grounded in open exchange and the sharing of information, so what is the point of BIOS and other initiatives such as Science Commons?

Software agents could change the way that computing works. You just leave them to get on with the work.

Universities in Ireland can now bid for funds to beef up their knowledge transfer activities.

Every business has to issue a press release one day. When they do so, they should remember that jargon does not help get the message across.

In an earlier blog, I deplored the lack of data about the European IP market and in particular about the academic licensing business. I am delighted to report that my “bottle in the ocean” approach has produced results.

A laser physicist in Saudi Arabia has devised a workable optical diagnostic tool to detect early cancer - and is now looking for partners to commercialise the technology.

An unusual programme by the software giant to spin out its technology has netted nine sales to small companies - with more on the way.

Active Solar Buildings – entirely heated and cooled by solar thermal energy – should become the standard by 2030 if the vision of the EU’s latest Technology Platform is realised.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, have powered a fuel cell from confectionary waste. They now want to form a consortium with investors and SMEs to apply for an EU Framework grant.