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IdeaConnection Innovation Newsletter » May-28-14 Working confidentially with companies large and small.

BOOKS Collective Genius The art and practice of leading innovation. By Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, Kent Linebackr [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS Roombots Roombots can configure themselves into different types of furniture able to move about the house on command. Personal Wind Turbine The Trinity portable wind turbine puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand, packing a 15W generator into its small, lightweight frame. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO Glasses-Free 3D Projector MIT researchers have created a glasses-free 3D projector that could provide a feasible, short-term alternative to true holographic videos. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation [SUBMIT AN INNOVATION ARTICLE] Featured Article Forecasting Success in Innovation Teams Rob Hoehn [READ MORE ARTICLES] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Alan Mishler invented the Mishler doluble lumen shunt reservoir, used to treat hydrocephalus. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]

PROBLEM SOLVER INTERVIEWS Having Fun Saving the World Rather than helping 100,000 people, let's help one hundred million. We could come up with a solution that was applicable to the villages of Africa, but not applicable in Bangladesh. So why not come up with a solution that is applicable for everybody? – Tom Kruer [MORE INTERVIEWS WITH PROBLEM SOLVERS] [BECOME A PROBLEM SOLVER TODAY] INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS World Open Innovation Conference Dec 3-5, 2014 Napa, California, USA This conference will aim at both practicing managers and academic scholars, and seeks to foster more sharing and stronger connections between the two. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] 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 Swedish, 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. [TALK TO AN AGENT TODAY] or [CONTACT A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REP] EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES New Process May Produce Lower-Cost Graphene A new technique shows great promise for producing graphene layers on objects such as displays, touch screens and "smart" windows. It may also be extended to integrated circuits if graphene can be synthesized at lower temperature than are now used. [MORE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES] [CONTACT US TO RECEIVE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES] PATENT MARKETPLACE Engine Block Component Brace One or more component braces may be installed into the upper valley of a V-styled engine block to provide resistance to deformation of the block when used in an operating motor. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] Contact the patent owner for free! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONTESTS IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup Deadline: Nov-15-14 Welcoming revolutionary IoT / M2M solutions in the categories of Industry 4.0, Mobility, Energy, Security, Healthcare, and Connected Home. $5,000. [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED] INVENTIONS FOR SALE Shower Monitor Consists of an electrical/electronic control system that works in conjunction with conventional water systems to conserve water usage during a shower and reduce hot water burns due to temperature control. [MORE INVENTIONS FOR SALE] [LIST YOUR INVENTION FOR SALE]

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"A change in the innovation culture, making it more open
to the flow of ideas and technologies in and out of the company
is the key to extracting the full value of open innovation."
– Owen Carryl