The Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill made it very clear that while we have an amazing ability to get oil into the ocean, we have a much harder time getting it out. So X Prize launched the $1.4 million Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge (a...
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May 24, 2011
May 23, 2011
to advance oil spill cleanup technology and innovation
Portland, OR (May 23, 2011) – The X PRIZE Foundation, the leading...
May 13, 2011
Playa Vista, CA (May 13, 2011) – The X PRIZE Foundation and the LEGO Group today announced MoonBots 2.0: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge. This second annual contest will challenge teams of youth to design, program, and...
April 27, 2011
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Diamandis, chief executive officer and founder of the X Prize Foundation, talks about the oulook for space travel. He speaks with Cris Valerio on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
April 27, 2011
The X Prize Foundation has grabbed A-list investors and CNN headlines for their industry-creating multi-million dollar innovation competitions, from commercial space travel to oil-spill cleanup. Yet, for fear of spooking their high-profile brain...
April 27, 2011
CNN's Ali Velshi says incentivized competition can spark innovation and industry while solving our toughest challenges.
April 26, 2011
X PRIZE Foundation’s Visioneering Workshop Identifies Top Prize Ideas
April 26, 2011
PLAYA VISTA, CA (April 26, 2011) – The X PRIZE Foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry through the $10...
April 20, 2011
PLAYA VISTA, CA (April 20, 2011) –The X PRIZE Foundation today announced its...
April 14, 2011
in support of Archon Genomics X PRIZE
PLAYA VISTA, CA (April 14, 2011) –The X PRIZE Foundation, best known for...
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