http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/ Innovation Videos published by www.IdeaConnection.com Wed, 23 May 2012 07:40:25 -0700 Copyright 2006-2012 Online Data Services Ltd. en-us Mon, 24 Nov 2009 01:14:52 GMT http://www.ideaconnection.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.ideaconnection.com/ http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00370-ZeroN-Floating-Orb-User-Interface.html The prototype ZeroN uses finely tuned electromagnetism and computer software to stablize a small metal ball floating freely in space, creating an extremely tactile user interface as well as a tool with a wide range of applications. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00370-ZeroN-Floating-Orb-User-Interface.html Fri, 18 May 2012 12:28:21 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00369-Touche-Knows-What-You're-Touching.html The Touche project from Carnegie Mellon and Disney Research is able to sense a broad range of electrical signals in much more detail (such as which finger was used in the tap) and is easily implemented into a range of products. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00369-Touche-Knows-What-You're-Touching.html Fri, 11 May 2012 06:10:39 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00368-Self-Driving-Car-Test.html Follow along with Google's self-driving car and Steve, who is legally blind, as they navigate neighborhood streets, ordering tacos and picking up laundry. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00368-Self-Driving-Car-Test.html Thu, 03 May 2012 20:20:02 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00367-3D-Printed-Robotic-Hand-Increases-Control.html The ExoHand robotic manipulator glove is 3D printed from a scan of the user's hand, giving it a personalized fit for an extremely high level of dexterity and control. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00367-3D-Printed-Robotic-Hand-Increases-Control.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:35:15 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00366-Body-Architect.html Body architect Lucy McRae discusses how her interest in merging biology and technology led her to develop, among other things, the electronic tattoo and a pill that lets you sweat perfume. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00366-Body-Architect.html Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:25:14 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00364-Babalung-Prevents-Infant-Apnea-Death.html Designed by five students from Rice University, the Babalung device monitors the breathing of apnea-prone premature babies, automatically stimulating the infant through vibration if senses the baby has stopped breathing. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00364-Babalung-Prevents-Infant-Apnea-Death.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:45:26 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00363-MorpHex-Robot-Can-Roll-or-Crawl.html The MorpHex morphing robot can transform to a variety of shapes, including forming a sphere and rolling itself across the floor. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00363-MorpHex-Robot-Can-Roll-or-Crawl.html Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:09:01 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00362-Portable-Supercapacitor-Safety-Lights.html The 10.8 volt portable, wearable supercapacitor from Optixtal can be charged by a car's cigarette lighter and could be used to replace road safety flares and complement safety vests. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00362-Portable-Supercapacitor-Safety-Lights.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:05:46 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00361-Augmented-Reality-Glasses.html A new concept video from Google explores the capabilities of the augmented reality glasses being developed through Project Glass. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00361-Augmented-Reality-Glasses.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:50:09 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00360-Liter-of-Light.html With plastic bottles and water, Solar Demi and the Liter of Light Project brings light to the interior of third world homes. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00360-Liter-of-Light.html Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:20:31 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00359-Floating-Cities.html Koen Olthius, floating architecture expert and founder of Waterstudio, shares his ideas about floating cities and how they can adjust to the risks of climate change while also decreasing the density of urban environments. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00359-Floating-Cities.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:52:59 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00357-Cooperating-Quadrotors.html Small agile quadrotor robots are able to swarm, sensing each other and working together to form temporary teams for construction or surveying. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00357-Cooperating-Quadrotors.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:28:09 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00356-A-Day-Made-of-Glass-2.html Corning's extended "A Day Made of Glass 2" explores the future world of engineered glass combined with new technologies, with applications ranging from home to school to the office. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00356-A-Day-Made-of-Glass-2.html Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:44:44 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00355-Printing-Erasable-Copies.html A new copier system being developed by Toshiba Tec is able to print with a special removeable toner that loses its color when heated, allowing to be erased from any regular copy paper simply by passing the paper through the erasing device. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00355-Printing-Erasable-Copies.html Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:53:05 -0700 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00354-Abundance-is-Our-Future.html Peter Diamandis, who heads the X Prize Foundation, talks about the importance of optimism and how the rapid increases in technology, population, and innovation point to a world of abundance and potential. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00354-Abundance-is-Our-Future.html Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:46:29 -0800 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00353-Quantum-Trapping.html Quantum trapping uses super conductors to lock an object into a magnetic field, allowing the object to move freely while still being maintained at a consistent level of suspension. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00353-Quantum-Trapping.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:47:14 -0800 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00352-ALSi-Uses-iPads-to-Train-for-Cardiac-Emergencies.html The ALSi simulator from iSimulate uses a pair of iPads, one to design the scenario and one to function as the cardiac monitor, to create fast paced cardiac situations and allow for a more varied and thorough training of medical students. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00352-ALSi-Uses-iPads-to-Train-for-Cardiac-Emergencies.html Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:39:25 -0800 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00351-LightBeam-Turns-Common-Objects-into-Displays-and-R.html Developed by a team from Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, the LightBeam uses a pico projector and a Kinect enhanced camera to not only create displays from common objects, but also to use the objects as a remote control. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00351-LightBeam-Turns-Common-Objects-into-Displays-and-R.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:56 -0800 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00350-Machine-Made-Origami-Robots.html A team at Harvard University has automated the manufacturing process of the origami inspired Mobee Robots, which are created from a flat sheet of material folded in a single movement. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00350-Machine-Made-Origami-Robots.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:00:46 -0800 http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00349-Fighting-Cancer-with-Electric-Fields.html A new technique of fighting cancer with low-intensity electric fields, called Tumor Treating Fields, could lead to a method of eventually curing solid tumors and more complicated cancers. http://www.ideaconnection.com/innovation-videos/00349-Fighting-Cancer-with-Electric-Fields.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05:54 -0800