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IdeaConnection: Global Collaboration - Connected Innovation » Jan-29-14

INTERVIEW Inventive Principles Illustrated, Part 5 Interview with Jack Hipple, Author of The Ideal Result: What It Is and How to Achieve It [MORE INTERVIEWS] BOOKS Picture Collaboration An Illustrated Guide for Working Together to Solve Problems. By Ben Ziegler [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS Diabetes Contact Lens Google has begun testing a contact lens able to measure glucose levels in tears - offering a potentially more effective way to manage diabetes. Organ Power A team of researchers have developed an implantable piezoelectric strip that could allow implanted medical devices to be powered by the body's own organs. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO Transparent Screen By embedding silver nanoparticles in a sheet of glass, researchers at MIT have created the first fully transparent display screen that can be viewed from different angles. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world! [POST YOUR INNOVATION ARTICLES] Featured Article Innovation is like a Tropical Rainforest By Paul Hobcraft [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Busted: 7 Myths about Innovation Innovation is much easier than people think, according to an entertaining article in The Week. [INNOVATION BLOG] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Keith Wing co-invented the first insect-bioactivated sodium channel blocker insecticide, Indoxacarb. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]

Become an IdeaConnection Agent IdeaConnection Ltd. is seeking some very special people to represent us in different countries and cities around the world. People who are excited about marketing and selling our powerful open innovation services. [LEARN MORE] SUBMIT A CHALLENGE Earn Money: Submit a Challenge Are you aware of any serious problems in your area of expertise that a business or the whole industry is having, for which the solution would be highly beneficial and thus be of significant financial value? [SUBMIT A CHALLENGE] EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Antibiotics for Resistant Bacteria Researchers are investigating a class of compounds known as acyldepsipeptides or ADEPs known to have pronounced antibiotic effects. They have proved effective against a variety of resistant bacteria in vitro and with laboratory animals. TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING $2,000 for each Accepted Lead: Zwitterionic Polymers Safe for Human Use A client is interested in zwitterionic polymers that have been demonstrated to be safe for human use. Consumer Food Monitoring Device Seeking a device, or enabling technologies to perform real-time monitoring of food for pesticide residues, veterinary residues and adulterants. 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. OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Breakthrough Laundry Product Through its open innovation portal Connect and Develop, Procter and Gamble forged a partnership with an Indiana-based company that led to the creation of a revolutionary laundry product, Tide Pods. The results? Within the first year, Tide Pods had captured 68% of category share. [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] PATENT MARKETPLACE Laundry Sunscreen Dermal Science UV Protectant™ protects you and your clothing from harmful UV radiation. A tablet is added to a normal load of laundry and provides long lasting UV protection to clothes. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] No charge to contact the patent owner! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS Milken Institute Global Conference Apr-27-14 to Apr-30-14 Los Angeles, USA This premier business and public policy conference attracts more than 3,000 leaders from around the world making it the networking event of the year. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS San Antonio Mx Challenge Deadline: 2014-09-15 The San Antonio Mx Challenge will award $500,000 to the individual or team who can create innovative, sustainable, and implementable solutions to assist Mexican tech companies to open offices in San Antonio. [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] INVENTIONS FOR SALE Indestructible Floating Cell Phone Case The Bobber is a floating, indestructible, water-resistant cell phone case. Pictures can be taken safely on the device while the user is on or near water. [MORE INVENTIONS FOR SALE] [LIST YOUR INVENTION FOR SALE] 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]

"Your futureview determines the future you." – Daniel Burrus