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May 31, 2020
weekly economic roundup and Purell entrepreneurs
May 31, 2020
Why Purell is More Than a Hand Sanitizer

A classic story about entrepreneurs, Purell history displays how a wife and her husband satisfied a need before it existed.

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May 21, 2020
economic news roundup and coronavirus inspired innovations
May 21, 2020
The Innovations That a Pandemic Inspires

During wartime, recessions, and now a pandemic, big and small firms have the incentive to create innovations that respond to the disaster.

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May 19, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and electric vehicle charging stationeconomics
May 19, 2020
Where to Find an Electric Vehicle’s Emissions

If you care about the emissions created by an electric vehicle, the next step is to think of your zip code and the grid mix in your state.

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May 5, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and USPS
May 5, 2020
What Switzerland is Best At

When the Universal Postal Union used four Rs to rank postal services in 172 countries, the United States was in ninth place.

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March 6, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airplane etiquette
March 6, 2020
How to Minimize (Airplane) Middle Seat Misery

Although airplane middle seat misery appears only to affect its occupant, widening that seat will be felt felt far beyond the people who sit there.

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February 20, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and mattress markets
February 20, 2020
How Mattress Markets Have Inflated

An example of the revolution in mattress markets, Casper has been a leader and a victim of the competition that its innovation inspired.

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January 28, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and coffee cup innovation
January 28, 2020
The Spillover Created By a New Coffee Cup Lid

Creating considerable negative spillover, the Solo Traveler coffee (and tea) cup lid could be replaced by a vastly better design.

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January 22, 2020
small inventions
January 22, 2020
The Cities That Innovate the Most

Prosperity is becoming increasingly concentrated as talent attracts talent and highly educated workers are moving to the same innovation centers.

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December 20, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and space economy SpaceX
December 20, 2019
What Outer Space Adds to the GDP

When we hear about a red Tesla with a Starman inside orbiting the sun, we can think of a growing space economy that is adding to the GDP.

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December 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and more productive toilet
December 19, 2019
The Toilet That is Supposed to Boost Productivity

A less mentioned source of worker productivity can take us off the job to the recent attempts to diminish the amount of time spent on bathroom breaks.

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December 2, 2019
developing Cosmic Crisp apples
December 2, 2019
How to Develop a New Apple

Like iPhones and iPads, Cosmic Crisp apples were developed and tested and patented by scientists during many years of research.

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November 29, 2019
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
November 29, 2019
The One Way That Apple and Pizza Hut Are Alike

Propelled by Apple and Pizza Hut, new pizza box design could bring us takeout pizza whose taste and temperature weather a journey.

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