Innovation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:39:47 +0000From Silk Moths to Fruit Flies, These Five Insects Have Changed the Worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-silk-moths-to-fruit-flies-these-five-insects-have-changed-the-world-180985252/It’s easy to write bugs off as pests, but consider the ways in which they have positively impacted our livesTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:39:47 +0000Could Eelgrass Be the Next Big Bio-Based Building Material?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-eelgrass-be-the-next-big-bio-based-building-material-180985203/On the island of Laeso in Denmark, one man is reviving the lost art of eelgrass thatching and, in doing so, bringing attention to a plant that has great potentialMon, 07 Oct 2024 17:52:44 +0000What Are Wind Phones, and How Do They Help With Grief?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/what-are-wind-phones-and-how-do-they-help-with-grief-180985113/A clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone for those dealing with death and lossMon, 23 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000A Massive Effort Is Underway to Rid the Baltic Sea of Sunken Bombshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/a-massive-effort-is-underway-to-rid-the-baltic-sea-of-sunken-bombs-180985042/The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers is making the waters saferTue, 10 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen. What Does This Mean for Everyday Life?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robots-are-coming-to-the-kitchen-what-does-this-mean-for-everyday-life-180985013/Can automated restaurants still be community and cultural spaces, or will they become feeding stations for humans? These and other questions loom as new food tech reaches the marketThu, 05 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000In Miami, the Nation’s First Chief Heat Officer Charts a Course for Surviving on a Warming Planethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-nations-first-chief-heat-officer-working-keep-miami-cool-180984902/By building a broad coalition of partners across the political spectrum, the Florida metropolis is doing all that it can to keep the city coolTue, 27 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000Can a City Known for Its Freeways and Gridlock Deliver a Car-Free Olympics? Los Angeles Thinks Sohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-a-city-known-for-its-freeways-and-gridlock-deliver-a-car-free-olympics-los-angeles-thinks-so-180984952/To make good on its promise, the 2028 host city is in a four-year sprint to ready its public transportation for the onslaught of athletes, coaches and spectatorsThu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Match Footprints to the Animals That Made Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/artificial-intelligence-could-soon-match-footprints-to-the-animals-that-made-them-180984883/Scientists are working on a machine learning tool that could turn anyone with a camera into an expert trackerTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:55:42 +0000