Technology

Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement

Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy — real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal tissue. Tags: Arthritis, Design, injury, Innovation, Inspiring, Kevin Stone, replacement, Technology

Design, Innovation, Inspiring, Technology

John Delaney: Wiring an interactive ocean

Oceanographer John Delaney is leading the team that is building an underwater network of high-def cameras and sensors that will turn our ocean into a global interactive lab — sparking an explosion of rich data about the world below. Tags: Innovation, John Delaney, ocean, Oceanographer, Technology

Innovation, Technology

Dennis Hong: My 7 species of robot

At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots — like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR — all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab’s incredible technical success. Tags: Business, Darwin, Dennis Hong, Innovation, robot, Technology, Ted

Business, Innovation, Technology

Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story

Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes — and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse of these fascinating flecks of plant courtship. Tags: Innovation, Jonathan Drori, pollen grain, Technology

Innovation, Technology

Technology Made Personal

Check out this cool Google search ad. Love how it makes technology feel “personal” and such an integral part of our life. Tags: Google, Inspiring, Technology, Technology

Inspiring, Technology