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On World Engineering Day: Excellence in Engineering Redefined
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From Dream to Patent: The Lemelson Foundation’s Commitment to Equitable Invention
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VertueLab
VertueLab is a nonprofit that supports climate tech entrepreneurs and cleantech startups in the Pacific Northwest that might otherwise have difficulty accessing traditional sources of capital through direct, program-related investments and accelerator programs. Founded in 2007 as Oregon BEST, it developed from supporting emerging climate-focused companies in Oregon to investing in climate innovation across the…
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World Food Day: The Future of Agriculture and Farmer Livelihoods
By Thomas Caffrey Osvald, Executive, Small Foundation and Maggie Flanagan, Program Officer, The Lemelson Foundation Local invention and innovation-driven enterprises are key to solving global food challenges.On this year’s World Food Day, the COVID crisis continues to have a significant impact on the agriculture sector and food supply chains around the world. Nowhere is the…
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World Food Day: The Future of Agriculture and Farmer Livelihoods Depends on Local and Innovation-Driven Enterprises
On this year’s World Food Day, the COVID crisis continues to have a significant impact on the agriculture sector and food supply chains around the world. Nowhere is the crisis more acute than in low-income countries where the pandemic has had “profound implications for the food security, nutrition and food systems,” according to a report released lastMore
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Carol Dahl, Executive Director for The Lemelson Foundation, to step down, Senior Director of Strategy Rob Schneider Appointed to Role
The Executive Director for The Lemelson Foundation, Dr. Carol Dahl, is stepping down after more than 10 years. The Foundation’s Board of Directors has appointed Rob Schneider, currently serving as Senior Director of Strategy, as the new Executive Director. Schneider, who joined the foundation in 2018, will assume the new role as of October 16,…
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2021 ASME IShow USA Winners Announced
The international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation has supported and funded more than 160 startups across the world. The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) USA announced the winners for its hardware-based invention competition: Conservation X Labs, Project Prana, and JK Engineering, part of SelfChill cooperation. Their innovations address issues ranging from wildlifeMore
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Fostering a more resilient and equitable innovation economy requires the cultivation of home-grown talent
Oregon is preparing the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs to change their communities — and the world. As the U.S. emerges this summer from the grip of the pandemic, much of the country is fully reopening for business almost as rapidly as it closed. Oregon is now reopening as well — stores and restaurants…
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ASME ISHOW Kenya Announces 2021 Winners
The international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation has supported and funded over 160 startups across the world. The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) Kenya announced its 2021 winners: MeDevice Kenya, Tech Era and Aqualoo Technologies. The three prototypes — Aqualoo Technologies’ cement generator, MeDevice Kenya’s medical ventilator and Tech Era’s water distributionMore
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Building Back for a Healthy Planet
Engineers are crucial to restoring our ecosystems and building a sustainable future.
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As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool
As the climate heats up throughout much of the globe, more and more people are dependent on air conditioning to live comfortably. But the very technology that helps them stay cool is contributing to the rising temperatures it’s trying to combat. MIT lecturer and engineer Sorin Grama is focused on trying to break that cycle,…
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ASME ISHOW India Announces 2021 Winners
The international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation has supported and funded over 160 startups across the world. The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) India announced its 2021 winners: Offgrid Energy Labs, PadCare Labs, and Life and Limb (P) Ltd. All three prototypes – Offgrid Energy Labs’ efficient battery technology, PadCare Labs’ menstrual hygiene management system, and…
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The Power of Invention—and the Value of Diversity and Inclusion
For 25 years, the annual $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize has supported and celebrated inventors who are changing the world. The 26 winners of the Prize have gone on to receive over 3,800 patents – and more than 40,000 subsequent patents have cited those Prize winners’ inventions as a precedent. In February 2021, Rand Corporation released a
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How One High School Teacher and an Invention Project Made All the Difference
Ford Grundberg and his former teacher Doug Scott Now a satellite orbital analyst, Ford Grundberg used to intentionally blow off his schoolwork. Then an invention education experience changed his life. Ford Grundberg was a sophomore in high school in Natick, Massachusetts, when he met Doug Scott. It was during a study hall, and Mr. Scott…
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How One High School Teacher and an Invention Project Made All the Difference
Now a satellite orbital analyst, Ford Grundberg used to intentionally blow off his schoolwork. Then an invention education experience changed his life trajectory. Ford Grundberg was a sophomore in high school in Natick, Massachusetts, when he met Doug Scott. It was during a study hall, and Mr. Scott was the teacher overseeing the students. “At…