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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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Julian Olschwang Wins the Broadcom MASTERS 2020 Lemelson Award for Invention
The fourteen-year-old’s innovation could potentially help people with hearing loss. At the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS® (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) competition, The Lemelson Foundation awarded the Lemelson Award for Invention to Julian Olschwang of Los Angeles, California. His project, called Talk to the Hand, is a low-cost sign language glove that…
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Inventing for Equity: This Technology Makes Voting More Accessible
Dr. Juan Gilbert created the Prime III software voting system as a model for how to make elections more secure — and more inclusive. Growing up in Hamilton, Ohio, Dr. Juan Gilbert’s path toward invention wasn’t laid out for him. “I didn’t have any role model or anything like that,” he says. What he did…
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Inventing for Equity: This Technology Makes Voting More Accessible
Dr. Juan Gilbert created the Prime III software voting system as a model for how to make elections more secure — and more inclusive. During this unprecedented election season, there has been a focus on safety and security for voters and voting systems — but equally paramount should be the issue of accessibility. That beliefMore
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Director Emeritus of Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Receives da Vinci Medal from Society for the History of Technology
Dr. Arthur Molella Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Technology Research and Scholarship Dr. Arthur Molella has been awarded the prestigious Leonardo da Vinci Medal by the Society for the History of Technology. Dr. Molella is the founding director of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’sMore
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Invention Education: Preparing Our Students Today for a Changing Future
U.S. Department of Education STEM Briefing Webinar will provide guidance on integrating innovation and entrepreneurship into curriculum By David Coronado One thing that 2020 has shown us is that our children face a future of new, more demanding and increasingly complex challenges. How do we prepare them not only for the workforce, but for a…
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Six Ways to Advance Equity for Inventive Changemakers
A Working Blueprint for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs in Higher Education Fostering brave spaces that welcome a diversity of perspectives, ideas, and lived experiences is essential in any field. In STEM innovation and entrepreneurship, it is vital. Increasingly, entrepreneurship centers and science and technology programs in higher education have recognized a need for more authentic…
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Solving the Food Supply Chain Through Chemistry
The New Frontier of Combating Food Waste Chemist Aidan Mouat has created a sustainable product that could save a quarter of a billion pounds of produce from going bad this year alone. Next time you pop a grape into your mouth, consider its path from the field to your palate. From harvest to packing to…
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How Two Sustainability-Minded Inventors Are Changing the Way Food Could Be Grown in the Future
Skyler Pearson and Hugh Neri are striving to make vertical farming more effective – and more affordable – through their innovative company, Nexgarden Skyler Pearson and Hugh Neri of Portland, Oregon, are not your typical farmers. They’re inventors and entrepreneurs, and they spend much of their time in front of computers, on a quest to…
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The Future of Farming May Be Vertical
How Two Young Entrepreneurs Are Bringing a Fresh Perspective to Farming If all of the world’s farms could be combined, they would create a landmass larger than the continent of South America. That’s according to the new documentary film, “Vertical: The Future of Farming,” which follows several urban and indoor farmers in their quests toMore
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Meet the Inventor of a Silicone Kitchen Mat That Saves Money — And the Environment
A “secret sauce” of minerals embedded in the mat keeps produce-spoiling bacteria at bay, tackling the issue of household food waste. “I’m totally a tree-hugger at heart.” That’s how inventor and entrepreneur Dagan Kay describes himself. His description hints at the entire ethos behind his Portland, Oregon-based company, Produce Mate. The former philosophy major developed the…
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Invention Roundup: Food Systems
Three Invention-Based Companies Whose Ideas Could Lead to a Healthier Future In honor of World Food Day, we’re spotlighting inventors whose work is rooted in rethinking food systems to benefit people and the planet. Across the world, hunger is the leading cause of death. Unequal access to food and inefficient supply chains leave millions of…
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Lemelson-MIT Master Teacher Awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Massachusetts high school science teacher Doug Scott – a frequent collaborator with the Foundation and the Lemelson-MIT program on Invention Education – has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Scott accepted the award with fellow teacher Jordan Estock recently at a virtual ceremony hosted by the National Science…