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Empowering Engineering Students: The Impact of ePortfolios and the Biggadike Innovation Grant
Nov. 02, 2023 Photo Submitted Jacob Holmes and Alyssa Ball present at the ASEE Midwest Conference. In December 2022, the College of Engineering announced the inaugural recipients of the Biggadike Innovation Grants (BIG). Brandon Crisel, instructor and adviser in the Department of Industrial Engineering, was one of those inaugural recipients. With his grant, Crisel established…
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What will be hot in 2024: Optical innovation as an economic opportunity
By Mattias Fridström / Arelion Recent conversations during 2023 conferences and press coverage have focused on the telecom industry’s economic downturn. These challenges are significant, and all operators have had to reevaluate their strategies to continue serving and growing their customer base while navigating the economic slowdown. Looking ahead to 2024, the telecom industry has…
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Teachers need more innovation, not more innovations
We’re in a global fight for the future of the teaching profession. One place where the forces are tussling it out is around the importance of educational innovation. Many people leave teaching because they just don’t like how the job feels. Educators want more opportunity to innovate in their own schools with the kids they…
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New Hampshire inventor Dean Kamen says his biggest innovations are ahead
He has been called one of the most prolific inventors of our time, and worldwide, New Hampshire’s Dean Kamen is known as “the Segway guy,” but he considers that to be one of the least significant inventions of his career.Kamen became a household name on Dec. 3, 2001, when the Segway was announced. But ask…
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Tech Innovation Can Help Utilities Meet Increasing Global Energy Needs
The energy sector is under enormous pressure to meet rising demand, both for energy overall and for sustainable sources of energy. Global energy demands are expected to increase 37 percent by 2040, with population growth, smart cities and rising mobile energy needs all contributing to the uptick. The need for sustainable energy sources in particular…
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Trends and innovation experts to headline Petfood Forum 2024
A leading expert on global trends will deliver the opening keynote for Petfood Forum 2024, and a pioneer of human-centered innovation will present the opening session on the following day, conference organizers have announced. Daniel Levine, director of the Avant-Guide Institute, a New York-based trends consultancy, works with many companies, including McDonald’s, American Express, Microsoft…
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Alaska Airlines embarks on an experiment in near-term innovation
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber When Alaska Airlines launched its venture arm Alaska Star Ventures in October 2021, it had sustainability top of mind. Even as it charts a long-term course toward decarbonization, however, Alaska is directing a portion of its venture capital toward addressing more pressing business challenges, according to Alaska’s head…
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Optimizing Digital Twins Supports DOD Testing and Innovation Efforts
Go Beyond Traditional Monitoring with Cross-Stack Observability Data analytics — the brains behind digital twinning — can also be used to uncover warning signs and predict performance issues in the digital twin environment before they occur. For instance, to truly test and identify promising technologies, IT teams must ensure the availability and security of sensors,…
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The Top 5 Books On Innovation (And How They’ll Make You More Collaborative)
No matter what industry you work within, you’ve likely heard time and time again that innovation is essential to surviving the modern business world. Technology moves faster than ever and an innovative mindset acts as a business’ best avenue to staying one step ahead of the game. New ideas don’t just smooth internal processes but…
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NACS SHOW REWIND: Boosting Foodservice Sales Through Innovation
ATLANTA — Succeeding in convenience foodservice can take many different paths, but all of them involve some kind of innovation. New ideas and menu offers can greatly benefit all programs, whether they’ve been in the foodservice space ford decades or are just starting out. “Innovation comes oftentimes through dissatisfaction, and it could mean not settling,”…