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IdeaConnection: Global Collaboration - Connected Innovation » Jul-17-13

BOOKS Invitation to Success: Noble Acton's Eleven Habits of Creativity and Innovation By Hal Zina Bennett and Nobel Acton [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS Synthetic Spider Silk A Japanese start-up has developed synthetic spider silk as strong as steel and as flexible as rubber. Skymouse Worn on your fingertips, the Skymouse lets users control their computer cursor with infrared LEDs and an IR camera. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO Liquid Metal Printing Reserachers have developed a 3D printing technology that uses liquid metal at room temperature to create free standing structures. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world! [POST YOUR INNOVATION ARTICLES] Featured Article Three Innovation Mistakes You Don't Want to Make By Holly Green [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Open Innovation Boost to Earthquake Research Open innovation, crowdsourcing, and social media are making significant contributions to the study of earthquakes. [INNOVATION BLOG] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Hala Chaoui developed and patented an earthworm system to reduce the labor and time needed to turn waste to fertilizer. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]

IdeaConnection is looking for pharmacologists. [BECOME A PROBLEM SOLVER] OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Open Innovation Cooks up New Frozen Vegetables Line General Mills, having learned that working with world-class innovators outside the company can give them efficient and effective access to a specific pool of of expertise, utilized their open innovation website to develop a new line of sauce-free seasoned frozen vegetables. [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] TECH SCOUTING $2,000 for each Accepted Lead: Resolving Temporary Dark Circles Under Eyes Seeking a technology to combat either the development of, the signs of, the underlying causes of, a temporary dark circle below the eyes. Mobile Biomass characterization Device or Technology Seeking a platform or technology that enables real-time biomass characterization for multiple feedstocks. Mobile Raw Materials Characterization Device or Technology Seeking a platform or technology that enables real-time raw material identification and characterization of wide range of plastics and polymers. High Voltage Power Supply Seeking a power supply designer/developer that can, in the short term (6-8 weeks), provide 5-10 units of the specified power supply configuration intended for a proprietary high power based application. $10,000 for each Accepted Lead: New Leads for GM Water Optimization in Corn (Maize) A client is seeking new GM technologies for trait improvements for water optimization in corn. EARN REFERRAL FEES Refer a Colleague and You Can Earn $500 IdeaConnection Problem Solvers and Members can earn $500 by referring colleagues to IdeaConnection's problem solving membership. If the colleague you refer wins a tech scouting challenge, you will be paid $500. [DETAILS HERE] RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS Quirky Crowd Invention Coming up with an idea is only half the challenge, this week's right brain workout showcases how an organization focused on their quirky process of inventing and utilizes the crowd to turn an idea into a product in the marketplace in as little as 72 hours! [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] PATENT MARKETPLACE Method and Mail Server for Building Outgoing Email Messages This patent is for a method and email server for creating an enhanced outgoing email message from an incoming email message by retrieval and insertion of business intelligence information into the enhanced outgoing email message. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] No charge to contact the patent owner! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS South Africa Innovation Summit Aug-27-13 to Aug-29-13 Sandton, Johannesburg, Africa South Africa's premier innovation event of the year brings together thought leaders and practitioners in the field of innovation to showcase success stories, share lessons learnt, connect with peers, and be inspired by those who practice innovation. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS The European Earth Monitoring Competition Contest Closes: Sep-15-13 The Copernicus Masters — the European Earth Monitoring Competition involves nine challenges covering topics such as environmental monitoring, cloud computing, and mobile services, along with the innovative use of radar and VHR satellite imagery. The total award pool is 350,000 €. [MORE INNOVATION CONTESTS] [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] INVENTIONS FOR SALE Glove Keyboard The device for sale consists of (1) a system of sensors located on the fingertips which respond to the movement of a finger on the surface depending on its direction, as well as to the pressing with finger, and (2) a device for transmitting the signal generated to data processing device. [MORE INVENTIONS FOR SALE] [LIST YOUR INVENTION FOR SALE] IDEA RALLY Need Ideas? Invite hundreds of IdeaConnection's targeted experts to participate in an Idea Rally™ focused on your topic of choice. Top thinkers and innovators with expertise in your topic area will come together in a virtual think tank for a week-long dialogue, feeding off each other's ideas and coming up with new approaches and solutions to your challenge. [LEARN MORE]

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo