To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty
Many great innovators have personality traits in common. Comfort with uncertainty is critical, but passion, curiosity and a number of other learnable skills can prime you for an innovate idea.
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~8 min
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MIT team collaborates with 3M to develop rapid Covid-19 test
Company working with Sikes Lab to test feasibility of low-cost diagnostic that could be manufactured by the millions each day.
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When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages for innovation
Inventors in states with more socially liberal laws on the books end up with more diverse collaborators – and more higher-impact patents.
July 9, 2020 • ~8 min
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Lasers could speed up coronavirus diagnostics
A team of physicists, virologists and computer scientists are seeking to develop a coronavirus diagnostic tool that could deliver rapid results.
May 7, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: innovation covid-19 coronavirus lasers covid-19-testing research-brief invention medical-test
Dirty carbon reveals a sophisticated side
Coal could someday be used to make a variety of useful devices, researchers suggest.
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Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a new pigment option
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a safer new pigment option
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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Blue dye from red beets
Chemists have turned the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue pigment.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: chemistry science light molecules antioxidants invention mushrooms pigment blue feathers fair-use dyes colors hair-dye
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide
Inspired by amber and hard candy, researchers figured out a new, needle-free, shelf-stable way to preserve vaccines, making them easier to ship and administer around the world.
March 4, 2020 • ~5 min
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Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
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