Innovation
Channel | updated February 28, 2013
A Sleep-Monitoring Shirt
A Sleep-Monitoring Shirt
Carson Darling and Thomas Lipoma, who cofounded Nyx Devices with Pablo Bello, and neurologist Matt Bianchi, demonstrate the Somnus sleep shirt. The nightshirt is embedded with fabric electronics to monitor the wearer's breathing patterns. A small chip worn in a pocket of the shirt processes ...
A Social-Media Decoder
A Social-Media Decoder
New technology deciphers-- and empowers--the millions who talk back to their televisions through the Web.
Affordable Speech Synthesizers
Affordable Speech Synthesizers
Ajit Narayanan, founder of Invention Labs and one of the 2011 TR35, has designed a low-cost tablet-based speech synthesizer system called Avaz.
Ahmed Kirmani: Inventing radically new cameras
Ahmed Kirmani: Inventing radically new cameras
Lemelson student prize application video.
Analyzing Your Sleep
Analyzing Your Sleep
Ben Rubin, co-founder and CTO of Zeo and part of the 2011 TR35, has developed a consumer device that detects the user's phase of sleep.
Cheap, Efficient Solar
Cheap, Efficient Solar
Harry Atwater, the founder of a new startup called Alta Devices, outlines his plans to make solar affordable.
Color Quantum-Dot Display
Color Quantum-Dot Display
Startup company QD Vision demonstrates their full color quantum-dot display. This prototype is the first step towards a low-power, richly colorful display.
Commercializing Stretchable Silicon Electronics
Commercializing Stretchable Silicon Electronics
Startup company MC10 is commercializing stretchable silicon for smart surgical tools and wearable sensors. One of its first products will be a surgical tool that can quickly map and treat electrical problems in the heart.
Consumer-Driven Disruptions
Consumer-Driven Disruptions
A look at some of the small-scale innovations that went on to upend entire industries.(Licensed under the Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia images from: Infrogmation, Priwo, Grm wnr, Atreyu, Rajkumar1220, Ericd, Crazy Louco. Other images courtesy
Data Transfer at Light Speed
Data Transfer at Light Speed
At Intel Research Day, the company demonstrated some of its silicon photonics technology for the first time. The goal of this work is to speed data transfer by replacing today's electrical wiring with faster, more efficient fiber-optic connections.
Stephen Quake, $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize winner
Dr. Stephen Quake - 2012 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
Profile of Dr. Stephen Quake, winner of the 2012 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his revolutionary work in drug discovery, genome analysis and personalized medicine.
EurekaFest 2012 - Beijing NO.4 High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Beijing NO.4 High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Beijing NO.4 High School Invention in Beijing, China explain their invention, a power generator using low wind speeds, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Bergen County Academies InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Bergen County Academies InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Bergen County Academies InvenTeam in Hackensack, New Jersey explain their invention, a power generator from electronic waste, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Berlin High School InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Berlin High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Berlin High School InvenTeam in Cherry Plain, New York discuss their invention, an ultrasonic sensing device, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam in Boise, Idaho explain their invention, assistive writing and computer pointing devices, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam in Brevard, North Carolina explain their invention, an ergonomic rescue system for bariatric patients, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Clear Lake High School InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Clear Lake High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Clear Lake High School InvenTeam in Houston, Texas explain their invention, a multifunctional medical unit, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County InvenTeam ...
Students from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County InvenTeam in Westport, New York explain their invention, a bio-sand water pre-filter, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - East Central High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - East Central High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the East Central High School InvenTeam explain their invention, a solar-powered dry heat sterilizer, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Eastern Regional High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Eastern Regional High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Eastern Regional High School InvenTeam in Voorhees, New Jersey explain their invention, an ultraviolet water filtration and storage device, as well as their InvenTeams experience.