Innovation Insights

TikTok Played a Key Role in MAGA Radicalization 2021-03-03 09:00:00The platform's absorbing endless scroll and karaoke features have built an overlooked disinformation machine.

The Pandemic Nearly Shuttered My Church. Technology Saved 2021-03-03 09:00:00From engaging audiences to building bridges, tech has helped my small, rural faith community weather the storm. Here's how it might help yours too.

Help! I’m Sneaking Into My Office. Is This 2021-03-03 09:00:00In this week’s Out of Office column, Megan tackles guilt, bad policies, and the rules of zoomfood.

How Far Away From Perseverance Did the Descent 2021-03-03 09:00:00The rocket lowered the rover onto the surface of Mars before it shot away from the landing site. So where did it end up?

Fake News Gets More Engagement on Facebook—If It’s 2021-03-03 08:00:00Far-right pages that publish misinformation get the most interactions by far compared to other news sources, new research shows.

Soak in Your Own Sweat Inside a Heated 2021-03-03 08:00:00MiHigh's portable infrared sauna is warm, wet, and weird.

If You Transplant a Head, Does Its Consciousness 2021-03-03 08:00:00In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul.

Who Is R. A. Lafferty? And Is He 2021-03-03 08:00:00You’ve never heard of him, but your favorite writers have, and his mad-drunk prose will knock you sideways.

Should Anyone Actually Care About Ray Tracing? 2021-03-03 07:00:00What was supposed to be all the rage in graphics quickly turned into a meme. But will it actually improve your gaming experience?

Anthony Fauci Pleads: Don’t Declare Victory 2021-03-03 07:00:00The Covidologist-in-chief says we can’t relax on masks and social distancing yet. Hear that, Texas?

Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue 2021-03-02 13:00:00The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place.

Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written By You 2021-03-02 13:00:00Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

IdeaConnection :: Inventions

The Coral 2021-02-26 07:00:00Using algae to convert carbon dioxide into energy, The Coral implements the use of a bioreactor to support its micro-biological farm. The bioreactor p

The Birdie 2021-02-26 07:00:00The Birdie has a soft base that mounts the GoPro. This breaks the impact when your GoPro hits the floor, so your camera doesn’t take any damage

Elepsy vegetable + fruit sanitizer 2021-02-25 13:00:00Designed to be a safe sanitization-station for your fruits and vegetables, the Elepsy uses a dual-stage process to make sure your food is immaculately

Solar Desalination Skylight 2021-02-24 19:00:00What if the sun could purify our water? What if it didn’t require human intervention or energy? What if this low-cost solution could empower coa

Office Waste Paper Processor 2021-02-23 07:00:00the P&P Office Waste Paper Processor, which turns paper destined for recycling into pencils. The machine, looking a bit like a three-hole punch cr

Portable Cooler Bag 2021-02-22 13:00:00This thing might pass for a standard, everyday briefcase or laptop case and in some situations, that’s gonna be a good thing. But really, it&rsq

Pants Made with Ocean Plastic 2021-02-19 07:00:00Constructed with an incredibly durable canvas comprised of 70% ocean plastics—reclaimed marine buoys to be exact—the EcoTrek Adventure Pan

AutoBuff 2021-02-18 07:00:00Instead of paying up to get your ride professionally polished, the AutoBuff is a cordless, dual-action car polisher that will take your car detail dut

Cuppamoka 2021-02-17 07:00:00With the all-in-one Cuppamoka you can make a portable pour-over virtually anywhere. The 10-ounce stainless vacuum bottle features an integrated pour-o

Wheelchair With Folding Wheels 2021-02-16 07:00:00Back in 2018, we heard about a full-size foldable wheel known as the Revolve. Its inventor, Andrea Mocellin, has now incorporated the technology into

Foldable Solar Cells 2021-02-15 07:00:00Picture solar panels, and you’re most likely picturing a solid square slab. But the tech is becoming more flexible, and now engineers at Pusan N

Nite Ize 2021-02-12 07:00:00For pedestrian safety on the streets after dark, these flashing yellow LED markers from Nite Ize let drivers and other pedestrians see you coming and

Phys.org: Hi Tech &

Researchers highlight the need to address remote control 2021-02-19 08:56:06A new article published by Royal Holloway and TRL highlights that the self-driving vehicles of the future will require occasional remote human interve

Scientists use smartphone gyroscopes to sync time across 2021-02-19 08:54:08Skoltech researchers have designed a software-based algorithm for synchronizing time across smartphones that can be used in practical tasks requiring

Less-wasteful laser-cutting 2021-02-18 08:54:26Laser-cutting is an essential part of many industries, from car manufacturing to construction. However, the process isn't always easy or efficient: C

New 3-D-printed antenna designs reduce cost, weight and 2021-02-11 16:14:36U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts created and tested 3-D-printed antennas and arrays to advance radar technology and enable new applications for

Artificial emotional intelligence: A safer, smarter future with 2021-02-11 10:41:59With the advent of 5G communication technology and its integration with AI, we are looking at the dawn of a new era in which people, machines, objects

New window system cuts sound levels by 26 2021-02-04 08:00:30Home owners, especially those in noisy districts, can look forward to greater living comfort with a new invention by researchers from the National Uni

A glowing new prospect for self-reporting batteries 2021-02-03 09:14:25Monitoring the health of flow batteries in real time is a challenge. Argonne researchers have designed a fluorescent molecule for the purpose.

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‘If I wasn’t going to be given the 2021-03-03 08:00:11Engineers Week ambassador and NASA datanaut Fionnghuala O’Reilly talks navigating the worlds of engineering, modelling and pageantry as a woman

Researchers can now apply for access to Covid-19 2021-03-03 07:55:14An application process has been put in place to enable registered researchers to apply for access to Ireland’s Covid-19 data research hub. The p

Delivery player VROMO inks deals with Square and 2021-03-03 07:50:36The partnerships will see the Irish company integrate its tech with Olo’s operations and use Square for payments processing. The post Delivery p

Changing gears from Formula 1 engineering to strategy 2021-03-03 05:30:53Paul Fitzgerald tells us how he steered his career in a new direction and found that skills from engineering are well suited to strategy consulting.

Billionaire seeks eight people to join him on 2021-03-03 05:30:37Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has booked a trip aboard SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft. Now, he’s searching for crewmates. The post Bil

Intel ordered to pay $2.18bn in patent trial 2021-03-03 05:22:13The hefty sum of money is one of the largest patent trial pay-outs levelled at a tech company but Intel plans to appeal. The post Intel ordered to pay

Bolt promises 10,000 carbon-negative e-scooters for Ireland 2021-03-03 05:00:25Having launched its taxi-hailing service here last December, Bolt plans roll out its e-scooters to the Irish public. The post Bolt promises 10,000 car

Dublin will be home to major clinical research 2021-03-03 04:47:33Two major contract research organisations will combine as Ireland’s Icon acquires US company PRA Health for $12bn. The post Dublin will be home

Microsoft bets on a mixed-reality future with new 2021-03-03 04:45:56In a major step up from Teams calls, the Microsoft Mesh platform aims to help co-workers feel like they are in the same room. The post Microsoft bets

Flying taxi firm Volocopter raises €200m 2021-03-03 04:18:05The German company said its VoloCity aircraft will be ready for commercial flights in cities within the next two years. The post Flying taxi firm Volo

Zendfast to expand courier services to meet mounting 2021-03-02 07:32:59The Dublin-based company will add 40 new roles over the next three years, mostly with new drivers, as demand for deliveries continues to grow. The pos

6 skillsets recruiters look for in engineers 2021-03-02 07:20:24These are some of the technical talents and softer strengths to focus on if you want to be an engineer. The post 6 skillsets recruiters look for in en