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IdeaConnection: Global Collaboration - Connected Innovation » Oct-30-13

INTERVIEW Never Bet on One Horse Interview With Gijs van Wulfen, Author of The Innovation Expedition – Part 1 [MORE INTERVIEWS] BOOKS Innovation's Dirty Little Secret: Why Serial Innovators Succeed Where Others Fail. By Larry Osborne [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS 5aver System 5aver is an all-in-one, lantern, alarm, and hepa filtered mask system, which can improve the chances of survival when escaping from a burning building. Jetforce Pack The re-usable Halo 28 Jetforce Pack features an airbag and fan mechanism that can prevent backcountry adventurers from being buried during an avalanche slide. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO Molecular Toolkit The open-source Molecular Control Toolkit allows users to control 3D representations of molecules with hand gestures, making it easier for scientists to visualize molecular constructions and design better drugs. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world! [POST YOUR INNOVATION ARTICLES] Featured Article Entering the Zone of Innovation Uncertainty By Paul Hobcraft [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Crowdsourcing City Quiet Spots Stereopublic is recruiting citizens to discover tranquil environments around their cities and map the locations on the free Stereopublic iOS app. [INNOVATION BLOG] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Abhishek Bali is skilled in Industrial Design and has designed a mobile handset in bar form factor for Samsung. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]

OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES The Power and Potential of People-Centered Innovation The European Commission was looking for new sources of ideas to drive social change in the European Union and launched the Social Innovation Competition. More than 600 submissions were received and ten finalist chosen to showcase their innovation in Brussels. [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] RESEARCH FUNDING Research Crowdfunding IdeaConnection Research Crowdfunding is a service where scientists, engineers and researchers can raise funds in order to complete a research project. [RESEARCH PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING] [POST A PROJECT] RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS Of Music, Success, and Intuition "Condolezza Rice trained to a concert pianist..." is part of the first sentence in "Is Music the Key to Success?" by Joanne Lipman in the New York Times. This week, we explore the many devotees to music who have gone on to achieve other successes. [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] PATENT MARKETPLACE Cryogenic Flywheel Generator with C-coil Technology The patent is for a new type of energy generator, the Cryogenic flywheel generator (CFG) with C-coil technology. CFG runs on liquid nitrogen, a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-toxic and nonflammable gas. The nitrogen also functions as a cooler for the C-coils and magnetic bearings of the generator. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] No charge to contact the patent owner! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS InnoTown Innovation Conference Jun-04-14 to Jun-05-14 Aalesund, Norway InnoTown is the premier European Business & Innovation Conference where business leaders, innovative entrepreneurs and key decision-makers gather to connect and be inspired by the brightest minds. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS Cyber Grand Challenge The DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC) is a tournament for fully automated network defense. The CGC would unite program analysis experts with the computer security competition community to bring automation research out of the lab and into the field. An award of $2,000,000 is available. [MORE INNOVATION CONTESTS] [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] 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] TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING $2,000 for each Accepted Lead: 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. OPEN INNOVATION SERVICES Open Innovation Portal Optimization Protect your investment in your open innovation portal and reach its full potential as a communication tool among important IP holders and developers. IdeaConnection's Open Innovation Portal Support services have proven to be very effective in increasing quality submissions by 300% to 3,000%. [LEARN MORE] OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES Contaminated Water Treatment "Tool Kit"  Design a portable tool kit for treating water for major contaminants (biological, organic, inorganic) that is effective, inexpensive, and easy to manufacture and use.  Electronic Waste Challenge Design an action plan or strategy so members of the global community of professional chemists and their networks can alleviate the growing hazards of electronic waste (e-waste). Arsenic Penny-per-Test Challenge Design an arsenic test that costs less than a penny per test and which can be manufactured and distributed locally, throughout Bangladesh and elsewhere. Contaminated Water Testing "Tool Kit" Design a portable, easy-to-use analytical tool kit for testing water for major impurities that affect human and environmental health globally, with information and/or instructions for treatment method(s). Arsenic Removal Water Filter Design for Cottage Industry Manufacture Design an inexpensive water filter that removes arsenic to less than 50 ppb (Bangladeshi standard) or, ideally, to less than 10 ppb (WHO standard).

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