Scenarios about 'industrial research'
The systematic investigation conducted by businesses, organizations, or governments to develop new products, processes, or services with commercial applications. Industrial research became particularly significant during the Second Industrial Revolution when companies began establishing dedicated laboratories, leading to accelerated technological advancement. This organized approach to innovation has been crucial in shaping economic development, technological progress, and military capabilities in both historical and alternate timeline scenarios.
What If The German Fraunhofer Institutes Took a Different Approach?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Germany's influential Fraunhofer Society pursued a fundamentally different research and technology transfer model, dramatically altering the course of European innovation and global technological development.