America.gov-Innovation: Gizmos

A Robot Conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Paul Levitan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:16:15 -0400

Asimo, a humanoid robot -- one that mimics the human body in its appearance and actions -- makes its conducting debut at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, directing a song from a musical. Standing at 1 meter 30 centimeters high, Asimo is so short that cellist Yo-Yo Ma has to stoop to shake its hand.

Relearning Education

Helen Rouce — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:56:18 -0400

The role of innovators in a dynamic learning environment is especially significant not only for what they contribute, but also through the example they set for educators and trainers.

Musical Innovations

Amor Safi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:35:09 -0400

Architects Look to Nature and Each Other

Amor Safi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:33:47 -0400

Playing Into the Future

Amor Safi — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:43:21 -0400

Secrets of Innovation

Ralph Dannheisser — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:41:29 -0400

“The biggest secret of innovation is that anyone can do it,” says inventor, lecturer and author Scott Berkun. “By the end of this essay, you’ll have all the secrets needed to do it yourself.”

Ask Questions

Ralph Dannheisser — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:05:57 -0400

Try Things Yourself

Ralph Dannheisser — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:21:32 -0400

Attempt, Learn, Attempt Again

Ralph Dannheisser — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:16:00 -0400

Hyperefficient, Supersafe Car Envisioned by International Group

Andrzej Zwaniecki — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:07:02 -0400

Amy Jaffe is surprised that only a few people think she and her colleagues are crazy. The MIT senior and team members from around the world plan to build, in just three years, a hyperefficient, supersafe car that will be produced and used over its lifetime with 95 percent less energy and toxic materials than an average existing vehicle.

Aid Urged for Commercializing Clean Power-Generation Technologies

Andrzej Zwaniecki — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:01:44 -0400

Unprecedented, massive innovation must take place to develop, commercialize and bring to market and large-scale deployment low-carbon technologies that will revolutionize the world, say Lewis Milford and Allison Schumacher of the Clean Energy Group.