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BOOKS Innovation the NASA Way Harnessing the power of your organization for breakthrough success. By Rod Pyle [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS Seawater Fuel A newly developed method of creating fuel from seawater could allow Navy ships and planes to refuel at sea, without the need for fuel-bearing tankers. Body Charger A new thermo-element that can create electricity from human body temperature could soon have users charging their devices with their own body heat. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO Bravo Lift The Bravo lifting device can raise construction materials to the top of a roof without needing a ladder-shaped rail, which allows it to function in areas too narrow for standard cranes. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation [SUBMIT AN INNOVATION ARTICLE] Featured Article The Open Innovation Model By Jennifer Brant, Sebastian Lohse [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Burn the Ships One of the biggest reasons for Open Innovation failure is a lack of full commitment from the stakeholders in the project. [INNOVATION BLOG] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Bassem Fouli has three patents in the field of memory, lots of OP AMP based designs. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER] TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING $1,000 for each Accepted Lead: Creation of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Films in Situ A client is seeking a technology that would enable creation of hydrophilic and/ or hydrophobic films and/or nonwoven fabrics in situ. Creation of Flexible Absorbent Materials in Situ A client is seeking a technology to create flexible absorbent materials in situ, eliminating use of rolled goods or baled fibers. $2,000 for each Accepted Lead: 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. [WHAT TECHNOLOGIES CAN WE FIND FOR YOU?] Are you more comfortable speaking in Portuguese, Italian, French, Slovenian, Croatian, Malasian, Spanish or Arabic? IdeaConnection has agents in many parts of the world that can make it easier for you to communicate your open innovation needs, and get the solutions you need. [TALK TO AN AGENT TODAY] EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES GM Bacteria Could Produce Rocket Fuel The rocket fuel JP-10 is currently produced from petroleum, but yields are extremely small and it costs about $25 a gallon. Pinene is a hydrocarbon with an energy density comparable to JP-10. By inserting genes from pine trees into E. coli bacteria, researchers have been able to increase pinene production sixfold. [MORE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES] [CONTACT US TO RECEIVE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES] OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Open Innovation to Future-Proof a Business Model In looking ahead to the future, Swiss-based company Valora realized that one of its business wings could soon run into trouble. Valora decided to involve the crowd to help it come up with the "Kiosk of the Future." [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] PATENT MARKETPLACE Security and Tracking System for Cargo Containers The primary purpose of the Confirmation Security Pad is to prevent theft and unauthorized activity. The Confirmation Security (CS) Pad containing a weight detection sensor detects the presence and absence of weight, and communicates, via broadband and wireless, to a programmed network. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] Contact the patent owner for free! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS Discovery 2014 May 12-13, 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Over 2,500 of the best and brightest minds in industry, academia, the investment community and government showcase leading-edge technologies, best practices and research in Ontario. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS Boca Bearing Innovation Competition 2014 Deadline: Dec-15-14 Submit a video of your innovative mechanical project that utilizes ball bearings, roller bearings, linear bearings or any form of full ceramic or ceramic hybrid bearings. $10,000. [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] INVENTIONS FOR SALE Baseball Head-Coach Trainer The HeadCoachTrainer is a patented baseball swing trainer. The swing trainer is designed to help batters from moving their head too much during their swing. [MORE INVENTIONS FOR SALE] [LIST YOUR INVENTION FOR SALE] "Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow." – William Pollard