IdeaConnection Newsletter
BOOKS
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The Innovator's Manifesto
Deliberate disruption for transformational growth.
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NEW INVENTIONS
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Climbing Car Parks
What if your car could be used as an elevator, or a balcony?
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FOOD SCIENTISTS
Food Scientists wanted for new challenges.
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VIDEO
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Revolights
Rivolights are rim-mounted LED's that illuminate bike tires and make bikes easier to spot for vehicle drivers.
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Forward-Thinking Food Industry
Food suppliers are providing innovations such as functional foods providing extra health benefits and edible coatings.
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COMMON GOOD
A "wikipedia" of problems and solutions for the Common Good
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IDEA RALLY
Idea Rally

Rallies are private, by-invitation-only, events that will catalyze thinking in your challenge area. Sponsor an Idea Rally and reap the benefits of directed in-depth discussion focused on your topic of choice.
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PROBLEM SOLVER
Problem Solvers

Solver #27968:
I designed and developed security systems for government facilities.
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OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
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GreenBook: A New Chapter in Environmental Participation
An interactive online green magazine concept wins crowdsourcing contest sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund and Sony.
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TECHNOLOGY FOR SALE OR LICENSE
Gas-Expanded Lubricants for Increased Energy Efficiency
Method and System of lubricating at least one moving part with a medium. The medium includes a dissolved mixture of lubricant and compressed gas. The amount of lubricant and compressed gas may be controlled in forming the dissolved mixture in response to input conditions. A user and/or external factors may be used to determine the input conditions.
[THOUSANDS OF TECHNOLOGIES]
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Technology Scouts Wanted
IdeaConnection Ltd. is seeking two people with degrees in plant science, who are experienced in, and knowledgeable about, technology transfer. Please send resumes to employment@ideaconnection.com

RESEARCH PROJECT
Genetic Simulation Platform – $10,000
Find a Group that can create a genetic simulation program that will work for any diploid plant species to simulate a variety of genetic and breeding population types, including the flexibility to address novel population types.
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Flexible Innovation

POSITION AVAILABLE
soybean breeder
Breeder of Soybean
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking a Breeder of Soybean. The position is responsible for the planning and development of soybean breeding activities for the development of varieties adapted to different soybean regions in Argentina.
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TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING
Technology Scouting
Find these technologies. $2,000 for each accepted lead:
watermelon germplasm
• Watermelon germplasm
• Nitrogen use efficiency
• Soybean yield
• Crop yield
• Control chewing insects
• Improve drought tolerance
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Invention Spotting
Tip us about new exciting inventions you have spotted on the web.
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RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS
Right Brain Workout
Messing with Your Senses
It's easy to match sight and touch sensations since we can see and feel the same object. The same goes for taste and aroma. They work together. But have you played with the idea of seeing odors, tasting a sound or a texture, smelling or hearing an image?
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UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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Transform 2011
Sep 11-13, 2011
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
This premier multidisciplinary event focuses on innovations and designing solutions to transform the experience and delivery of health care. There will be ample opportunities for networking and collaborations, numerous surprises, and incredible talks from world renowned experts in their field.
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Crowdsourcing Solutions
If you are a company that accepts ideas from the public, you can reduce your scrutiny burden, and protect yourself from frivilous lawsuits by having IdeaConnection filter your leads. [READ MORE]

INNOVATION CONTESTS
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Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge
Contest Closes: Sep-05-2011
Zero Robotics is a student competition that takes "arena robotics" to new heights, literally. The robots are miniature satellites called SPHERES, and the finals are aboard the International Space Station!
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INVENTIONS FOR SALE
Capture Wind, Solar, and Human Energy in One Device
This device is composed of a wind turbine and integrated solar panels which store within the device for easy transport. The device also has a means to power the turbine through human input. The device is fully collapsible which reduces its size.
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Creativity is rooted in doubt and so if you fall in love with an idea,
then you're not pursuing the next idea.

– David Kord Murray