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IdeaConnection: What can we help you Solve? » Nov-21-12
BOOKS Making Innovation Work How to manage it, measure it, and profit from it. [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS NanoMuscles Nanotube yarn creates artificial muscles 200 time stronger than natural muscles, leading to a new generation of lightweight and flexible robots. Contact-Free Thermometer A new infrared thermometer for smartphones allows the user to instantly measure body temperature without needing to make contact with the patient. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] BROCHURE "Open Innovation: The Next Step." Want a copy? [MAIL ME ONE] VIDEO Metals that Breathe Smart materials are able to respond automatically to the sun's intensity to either shade an area or self-ventilate, potentially replacing window blinds or privacy screens. [MORE VIDEOS] [SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world! [POST YOUR INNOVATION ARTICLES] Featured Article Overcoming Resistance to Innovation By Jeffrey Phillips [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Crowdsourcing Sanitation Unilever turns to open innovation for ideas to improve toilets and waste management in Ghana. [INNOVATION BLOG] PROBLEM SOLVER Solver #35097: I rectified a problem with a diagnostic procedure that was causing false positive results for a hospital associated bacterial infection Clostridium difficile. [MORE PROBLEM SOLVERS] [FREELANCING INNOVATION] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Ahmad Zulfiqardeveloped a solution to make insoluble phosphase into soluble form with the help of microorganisms. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]	EVALUATE YOUR INVENTION What is Your Invention Worth? Try IdeaConnection's Invention Evaluation Algorithm and receive an emailed assessment. [EVALUATE YOUR INVENTION] OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Boosting the Pace of Scientific Discovery with Open Innovation Boehringer Ingelheim turned to an online science community to come up with an algorithm to predict a biological endpoint to a molecule by only knowing its structure and composition. [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] TECH SCOUTING Soybean Nematodes Field Diagnostic Services Seeking service provider to identify and quantify nematodes and soybean cyst nematodes. $10,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE]   TECH SCOUTING High Voltage Power Supply Seeking a power supply designer/developer that can, provide 5-10 units of the specified power supply. $2,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE] TECH SCOUTING Air Quality Monitor Seeking a device or technologies to perform automatic, real-time monitoring of air. $2,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE]   TECH SCOUTING Asian Soybean Rust Seeking emerging technologies for control of the disease Asian Soybean Rust (ASR). $2,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE] TECH SCOUTING Screening Pratylenchus Nematode in Soybeans Seeking CRO that has a current capability of detecting pratylenchus nematode in soybeans. $10,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE]   TECH SCOUTING Doubled Haploid Plant Production – Seed to SeedSeeking CRO or research institutes providing double haploid (DH) plant and seed production services. $2,000 for an accepted lead. [DETAILS HERE] CITATION SEARCH Imaging Systems for Phenotyping Plants Prior art citations wanted relating to systems, methods or technologies for imaging a plant or plant tissue to identify a certain characteristic. $10,000 for each accepted document. [DETAILS HERE] CITATION SEARCH Plants Resistant to Dicambia Prior art citations wanted relating to field test results on dicamba tolerant crops prior to June 6, 2005. $10,000 for each accepted document. [DETAILS HERE] POSITIONS AVAILABLE Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking a Technology Scout located in Beijing, China. Must be proficient in Chinese and English. • Technology Scout A Fortune 500 client is seeking a • Trait Development Consultant for 5 hrs/week for 5 weeks. Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking a Soybean specialist to work in Brazil. Must be proficient in Portuguese and English. • Soybean Breeding Project Lead Who do you know who could fill these positions? Submit your lead, and if it's accepted, you will receive $2,000. [POST A JOB OFFER] It's Free to Post PATENT MARKETPLACE Laser Optical Beam Scanning Device In a video display system, a laser beam (L) is reflected from a spherical shaped mirror for vertical and horizontal scan and then toward a viewing surface (S). The intensity of the laser is controlled by a controller that is driven by a video signal. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS Daedalus Inventor So what if Daedalus is a myth. He's Greek and bears gifts. Here are just a few lessons about creativity, invention, and innovation we can learn from the myth whose son, Icarus, flew too close to the sun. [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS National Innovation Summit and Showcase May 12-16, 2013 Washington, DC, USA In support of the White House and Congressional call for innovation commercialization initiatives, the National Innovation Summit and Showcase delivers the world's largest showcase of the Nation's top innovations. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS Shale Gas Innovation Contest Contest Closes: Feb-01-13 The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center is seeking the three best shale gas-oriented innovations, new product ideas, or service concepts that are either in the development stage or recently launched. $25,000. [MORE INNOVATION CONTESTS] [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] THE NINE-TENTHS SOLUTION Are you 9/10ths of the Way to Success? Funding or technical help may be available for start-ups and early stage companies in this very unique situation. [CONTACT IDEACONNECTION TODAY]
A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. – Frank Capra