Inspiring Minds

On the podcast today, the winner of four 2024 Edison Awards: NAMI (Nano and Advanced Materials Institute), recognized for their groundbreaking advancements in materials science and technology commercialization. Since 2006, NAMI has been a leader in developing innovative materials with real-world applications, from lightweight, durable concrete for modular housing to all-weather mission-critical ba...

On the podcast today, the winner of a 2024 Edison Award: NTI Surgicals, recognized for their innovative StimSite® System, the first and only FDA-cleared smooth muscle stimulator that gives surgeons control over ureteral peristalsis. NTI Surgicals has revolutionized surgical procedures with the StimSite® System, seamlessly integrating into existing laparoscopic and robotic platforms. This innovatio...

On the podcast today, the winner of a 2024 Edison Award: Kennametal, recognized for their groundbreaking Ultra Lightweight 3D Printed Cutting Tool using KENionic™ technology. Kennametal has consistently pushed the boundaries of materials science, and their latest innovation is no exception. Designed for precision machining of transportation components, this tool features bionic-inspired lightweigh...

On the podcast today, the winner of two silver Edison Awards: The Nano and Advanced Materials Institute, known as NAMI, in Hong Kong. NAMI has a long streak of innovation when it comes to advancements in nanotechnology. That continues this year with two more smart products: a new kind of bollard that keeps vehicles from hitting pedestrians and bandages that help prevent sports injuries. Jenny Yiu,...

Imagine a world where we can eliminate methane gas emissions that contribute to rising temperatures across the globe... We can do that using a generator that works 24/7. And it's all based on a concept developed 200 years ago...the Stirling Engine. Qnergy's innovation, the PowerGen CAP3Nano system eliminates methane emissions from off-grid natural gas wellpads. The engine is designed to capture ra...

Put yourself into the operating room... Look up. Would you expect to see smoke? That's right -- smoke, created during laparoscopic surgery. It clouds the surgeon's vision as they do their work through a camera and creates repeat exposure for everyone in the room, like nurses. That's why Northgate Technologies developed a smoke removal system for laparoscopic surgeries: the Nebulae SRS. Northgate V...

There's a shift happening now as network providers push for more flexibility...it's called ORAN, open radio access network. ORAN enables service providers to mix and match equipment from different vendors. But, there's a growing security threat in this open environment. That's why Lattice Semiconductor created a software tool called the Lattice ORAN Solution Stack. This ready-to-use software prote...

On the podcast today…We’re talking smart glasses…with OPPO Air Glass. Think about pulling out your phone or checking your smart watch for updates. This device puts the information right in front of your eye. Chris Vick is here to talk about the future of wearables.

Materials supplier SABIC collaborated with its value chain partners to create an industry-first EV battery cover with plastic that can contain heat and fire, addressing a key industry challenge. This solution delivers enhanced fire protection for a pHEV battery pack cover and meets China’s fire safety requirements, among the world's most stringent.

SymphonyAI Sensa outperforms conventional monitoring systems in the detection of financial crime. Using the most-advanced combination of AI and machine learning, Sensa provides enhanced discovery of unknown risks, a drastic reduction in false positives, plus predictive insights using the customer’s current data set.

Listen in to learn how Bluestone Analytics, a CACI Company is providing safe access to critical information on the dark web. By shining light on potential threats of terrorism, ISIS and even the 2022 supermarket shooting in Buffalo, NY, law enforcement can have time to react and potentially offer quicker assistance.

What do winter jackets, smart screens and moisturizing face masks have in common? Innovations to create these three products all earned 2022 Edison Awards. And they all came from the same organization, NAMI, The Nano and Advanced Materials Institute. Learn more about these innovations in the latest Inspiring Minds Podcast.

Take a look out your window right now. Can you spot any power lines? We rely on this infrastructure to provide energy for our homes and offices. America's power grid needs a major update to the toon of 323 billion dollars over the next ten years. But what if, instead of creating new transmission lines, we could make the ones we have more efficient? Listen in to learn more about the E3X® Robot Syst...

Plastic in our world's oceans - studies estimate 8 to 10 million metric tons of plastic enter our oceans every year. And by 2050, plastic will likely outweigh fish in the sea. Addressing this is a key factor in sustainability. Companies like Microsoft are taking action. They put the challenge of harvesting ocean plastic and creating useful recycled material that can be used in new products to SABI...

Electric drive motors are the power behind everything from the fan in your computer to wastewater treatment plants. But there's a big problem. Much of the energy used and created is wasted. Listen in to learn more about how the team at Adventech is tackling this issue by pioneering amazing new motor technology.

Our world has changed so much over the last two years with the pandemic, and we're learning a lot about vaccines. Most importantly, that one size doesn't fit all. We're asking questions about who should receive which doses. What's the importance of a booster? When should those doses be given? Certera's Simcyp COVID-19 Vaccine Model really helps to address all of this.

As the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading around the world in early 2020, the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics team pulled together in record time to create fast, highly accurate COVID-19 testing. Ortho was the first company to launch high-volume COVID-19 antibody and antigen tests with FDA Emergency Use Authorization.

If you or someone you love has been through a cancer screening, you know the anxiety of waiting for results. You want accurate results, as soon as possible. Deep Bio, a biotech startup in South Korea, is using artificial intelligence to help detect and diagnose cancer.

A friendship that is so much more than "skin deep." We introduce you to two wicked smart ladies: Madhavi Gavini, a mathematician by training and Rathi Srinivas, a chemical engineer. They're based in Boston, and together, they're the co-founders of Droplette They invented Droplette to help treat a rare skin condition and immediately realized the potential for cosmetic skincare Listen to learn how t...

If you've ordered frozen food or medicine that has to be kept cold you've probably sliced open a brown cardboard box to find some kind of ice pack surrounding your purchase inside. The ice pack we're talking about today is just like that, but the way it’s made is completely different KPS Global's Arctic Express Pack reinvented the production process of gel packs. The process helps businesses that...

Around the world, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death...most due to heart attack and stroke...and the main cause of that: cardiac arrhythmias...that's when there's improper beating of the heart. The heartbeat might be irregular, too fast, or too slow. This happens when electrical impulses in the heart don't work the way they should. When doctors go in to fix cardiac arrhythmias....

On Inspiring Minds, we often talk about BIG ideas...on today's episode, we're going small. Smaller than you can even see with a microscope...as we dive into advancements in nanotechnology. When you start to manipulate matter on this near-atomic scale...it creates the opportunity to produce new structures, materials and devices. This work is producing impacts in many sectors including medicine, con...

STEAM education includes science, technology, engineering, the *arts*, and math. If you had to think of just one thing that brings all of these elements together...the *perfect topic to execute STEAM in the classroom with real-world applications...what would you come up with? California-based Garner Holt has a pretty good answer, based on more than 45 years in the business of *animatronics. Yes, w...

Preston Pan, R&D engineer for the US market of EBM Technologies, kick-off season 2 of Inspiring Minds, a podcast powered by the Edison Awards. Preston talks about how EBM Technologies has evolved over the years and continues to innovate to give doctors and clinicians in the field tools that they need to make real-time diagnosis. EBM Technologies, provides medical imaging systems and specialize in...

The first two time guest of the Inspiring Minds podcast, CEO of Whipsaw Design, Dan Harden joins Justin Starbird again to talk more about device and product design. When Dan was on last time, he and Justin talked in depth and detail about product design, how design companies go about working with clients, and how they create expectations about projects. On this episode, Dan dives deeper into how p...