The “INSPIRING MINDS” podcast delves in to experiences of innovators & pioneers that are changing the world around us.
Take notes as they share how they navigated through research, development, and in true Thomas Edison fashion, marketed and sold their new found innovations.
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S3 | E6 – Bluestone Analytics by CACI
Listen in to learn how Bluestone Analytics by CACI 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.
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S3 | E5 – Celluwarm, Probiotics Revitalizing Systems and E-NANO FTHR-001 Resin by NAMI
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.
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S3 | E4 – E3X® Robot System by Prysmian Group
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 System created by Prysmian Group to upgrade over 600,000 miles of existing transmission lines, helping utilities to increase capacity and enable more power to be delivered.
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S3 | E2 – Adventech’s MaxEff Induction Electric Motor Generator
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.
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S3 | E1 – Certara’s Simcyp COVID-19 Vaccine Model
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.
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S2 | E8 Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, the first company to launch high-volume COVID-19 tests
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S2 | E7 Deep Bio is using artificial intelligence to help detect cancer
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.
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S2 | E6 Droplette was invented help treat a rare skin condition
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 ship temperature-sensitive products save thousands of dollars, eliminates up to 96% of waste and is better for the environment.
Rob Sorba, Chief Commercial Officer at KPS Global is here to explain why this is such a game changer and we discuss what else we can expect from the future of refrigeration.
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S2 | E5: KPS Global has reinvented the frozen ice pack to save money AND the environment
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 ship temperature-sensitive products save thousands of dollars, eliminates up to 96% of waste and is better for the environment.
Rob Sorba, Chief Commercial Officer at KPS Global is here to explain why this is such a game changer and we discuss what else we can expect from the future of refrigeration.
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S2 | E4: Tor Alden of HS Design talks innovation to help doctors with life saving heart procedures
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…they’ve relied on two dimensional models and waveforms…until now. Senti AR developed an augmented reality hologram to use in surgery, giving doctors more information about how the electrical signal travels across the surface of the heart, so they can target the exact spot to stop the arrhythmias.
SentiAR is a three-dimensional model that gives doctors real-time information…floating in front of them a map of the heart and where the electrical signal is traveling, also how it changes as you make a legion…or destroy some of the tissue that’s causing the problem.
While the *technology was there…its execution required some changes. That’s where HS Design came in. Tor Alden, Global Vice President of Design & Development is here to help us understand this exciting technology..and what it means for patients.
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S2 | E3: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI)
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, consumer products, energy, materials and manufacturing.
In 2021, the Edison Awards recognized the work of the Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) with two Silver Edison Awards.
Director of Operations Jenny Yiu and Director of Research and Development for Electronics Dr. Tracy Liu are here to uncover what’s happening at the Hong Kong-based institute that will affect consumers around the globe.
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S2 | E2: Garner Holt
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, we’re talking those sophisticated puppets…robots that bring characters to life in theme parks around the world.
Bill Tynan is the Director of Secondary and Post-Secondary Education and Workforce Development at Garner Holt Education through Imagination. In 2021, this team was honored with a *Gold Edison Award in the category of Steam Centered Creative Learning for their “AniMakerspace”…custom state-of-the-art hands-on learning environments that seamlessly blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math.