Innovation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenFri, 07 Mar 2025 17:55:00 +0000The Future of Transplanting Pig Organs in Peoplehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-future-of-transplanting-pig-organs-in-people-180986182/After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remainFri, 07 Mar 2025 17:55:00 +0000About One Billion People Are Deficient in Selenium. Genetic Engineering Could Change Thathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/about-one-billion-people-are-deficient-in-selenium-genetic-engineering-could-change-that-180986156/Hoping to stave off a global health crisis, scientists are breeding a new generation of crops that suck the mineral, which helps the thyroid and immune system, from soilThu, 06 Mar 2025 19:30:07 +0000Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-electro-agriculture-revolutionize-the-way-we-grow-food-180986120/A new technology is pushing the boundaries of farming by using electricity to grow crops without photosynthesisWed, 26 Feb 2025 16:39:54 +0000How Text Messaging Took Over the Way We Talkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/text-messaging-took-over-way-we-talk-180985964/From its start more than 30 years ago, texting has slowly but surely become the dominant form of communicationThu, 13 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000How Alice Hamilton Waged a One-Woman Campaign to Get the Lead Out of Everythinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-alice-hamilton-waged-one-woman-campaign-get-lead-out-everything-180985960/At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous materialWed, 12 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000Could This Space Oven Allow Astronauts to Finally Cook in Space?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-this-space-oven-allow-astronauts-to-finally-cook-in-space-180986036/An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches, pizzas and more in a zero-gravity environmentWed, 12 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0000Businesses Have a Lot to Learn From the Impromptu 'Teaming' That Happens in Theaterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/businesses-have-a-lot-to-learn-from-the-impromptu-teaming-that-happens-in-theater-180985929/A Shakespeare scholar at Harvard University explains how the creative collaboration that happens in theater can be a model for companies developing innovative new productsThu, 30 Jan 2025 14:43:21 +0000How Cleaning Up Harmful Algal Blooms Could Help Fight Climate Changehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-cleaning-up-harmful-algal-blooms-could-help-fight-climate-change-180985888/A company called BlueGreen Water Technologies aims to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while also fighting algae’s toxic effects on people and the environmentThu, 23 Jan 2025 17:00:26 +0000The Eight Coolest Inventions From the 2025 Consumer Electronics Showhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2025-consumer-electronics-show-180985808/A needle-free injection system, a bug-watching garden camera, a wearable that helps with memory lapses and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 10 Jan 2025 19:30:35 +0000