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Engineering for Good
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Seven Women Making History and Inventing the Future
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The Food Allergy Detective
This young inventor created an AI-enabled, electronic nose to sniff out allergens lurking in your food.
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Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam
This young inventor created a synthetic model eye to help medical students train for optical procedures.
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Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation
Thirty years ago, Kory Murphy’s life took a pivotal turn on a football field in Hawaii.
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The Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Documenting the history of invention and inspiring visitors through hands-on, experiential activities about the invention process
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Celebrating Black Inventors and Innovators
From sustainability to health to entertainment, these inventors are pushing boundaries and improving lives and livelihoods
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Mentorship in STEM and Invention Education
These ten educators are empowering teachers and the rising generation of inventors and innovators.
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From Waste to Wattage
This student inventor uses an innovative renewable energy source to help monitor natural disasters.
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Impact Incubation Industry
What all accelerators and funders should know for being a successful social impact incubator
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Celebrating Hispanic Inventors, Educators, and Trailblazers
Working in classrooms, laboratories, hospitals, and even outer space, these innovators have pushed the boundaries to improve lives for people everywhere.
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This High-Schooler is Harnessing Chemistry to Combat Pollution
An award-winning student inventor, Tarun Batchu has discovered an eco-friendly way to convert plastics into fuel.
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Smashing Ceilings and Building Solutions: 14 Trailblazing Women Inventors
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting women whose ideas and inventions are aimed at improving lives and solving global problems. “I was always trying to figure out the magic that made things tick.” That’s how Jeanelle Dao, an eighth grader from San Jose, California, describes her earliest childhood inclinations toward invention. Last year,…
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From Past to Present: 12 Black Inventors and Innovators to Know
Throughout history, innovators from diverse backgrounds have helped change the world and improve lives. To celebrate Black History Month, we’re highlighting 12 past and present Black inventors whose impact ranges from medicine to voting accessibility. In February, we commemorate Black History Month and celebrate National Inventors’ Day — an opportunity to showcase both pioneering Black…
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Fighting Wildfires Through Invention
A close encounter with a California wildfire inspired 16-year old Prisha Shroff to design a system to mitigate devastating blazes in the future. When she was 13 years old, Prisha Shroff saw something that made her want to change the world. She was in the car with her family, driving from Los Angeles to their…