Archive for December, 2009

2009 Year in Review – Decade in Review – Year Ahead – Decade Ahead

2009 In Review This past year has been very interesting. A major reason was the relocation out of the US to Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Living abroad as an expatriate has a sense of permanent discovery to it, especially the first year. I transitioned out (aka dropped out) of my PhD program at the University [...]

December 27, 2009 • Tags:  • Posted in: psychology • No Comments

Commercial Viability and Approaches to the Flying Car

This is about the commercial viability, supporting documents available, NASA support and competitions, projected use and demand, and green focus of the flying car. NASA predicts that two-car families will have one road car and one flying car in their garages in the next 30 or so years. -Mail and Guardian Turns out, there are [...]

Design, Model, Scale – Podcast

Model, Design, Scale – Podcast 2009-12-22 Scale models Testing for performance Modeling in virtual environments Simulations

Beauty, Design Constraints, Innovation – Podcast

Beauty, Design Constraints and Innovation Jeff McNeill podcast for 2009-12-19. Why beauty, like real estate, should be a part of the marketing budget. What is the relationship between beauty and innovation?

Biopolymers, Biocomposites and Bamboo – Podcast

Biopolymers, Biocomposites and Bamboo – Podcast 2009-12-19 . How are biopolymers made, what are biocomposites, how do we use bamboo. Sustainable construction.

Podcast – Motorcycle Engine Future Aircraft

Motorcycle Engine Future Aircraft – Jeff McNeill Podcast 2009-12-18 The Honda motorcycle engine as the future of personal aircraft power plants See also Openflight power plant technology Emissions Cost Availability Superior Engineering Maintenance Polution, Polution, Global Warming One big problem that these airplane engine manufacturers are not taking at all seriously is the issue of [...]

Invention, Innovation, Marketing

Invention, Innovation, Marketing – Jeff McNeill Podcast 2009-12-17 Invention is something brand new. Innovation is a new dimension in performance. Marketing is the creation of a customer. These last two definitions come from Peter Drucker and Innovation comes from his book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” 1985. An excellent read. Why we are discussing the Flying Car [...]

December 19, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: innovation • No Comments

Flying Car, Bamboo, Biopolymers, Sustainability

Flying Car, Bamboo, Biopolymers, Sustainability, and the Honda 125i Motorcycle Engine see http://openflight.org

Podcast for 2009-12-13: SEO Ranking, Price Innovation

Update 2009-12-13: SEO Ranking, Price Innovation Brief update on publishing schedule, SEO ranking, and how innovation works. Innovate the market pricing, and then use innovative local materials to hit the price point. Planes for poor people. I tend to ramble and mumble a bit in this video. The audio was not high enough and I [...]

December 13, 2009 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: Podcast • No Comments