Innovation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenMon, 24 Apr 2023 11:30:00 +0000This 18-Year-Old Developed a Test to Find Out If Your Drink Has Been Spikedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-18-year-old-developed-a-test-to-find-out-if-your-drink-has-been-spiked-180982022/The simple and inexpensive sensor detects the antihistamine in "Benadryl cocktails"Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:30:00 +0000Could Electric Tractors Revolutionize Farming?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-electric-tractors-revolutionize-farming-180982012/The vehicles may change the agricultural landscape by scaling sustainability and increasing efficiencyWed, 19 Apr 2023 13:43:26 +0000Our Sustainable Futurehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/our-sustainable-future-180979462/The latest on how climate change affects life on Earth today and on what solutions scientists, including those at the Smithsonian, are innovatingThu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:50 +0000From 'the Brick' to the iPhone, the Cellphone Celebrates 50 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-the-brick-to-the-iphone-the-cellphone-celebrates-50-years-180981910/As the technology turns 50, science fiction might hint at the cellphone's next chapterMon, 03 Apr 2023 13:06:01 +0000How Dairy Farmers Are Turning Manure Into Moneyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/dairy-farmers-turning-manure-into-money-180981809/These New Englanders have found a way to help the planet and convert more than 9,000 tons of cow waste annually into electricityTue, 28 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000Is Saliva the Next Frontier in Cancer Detection?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/is-saliva-the-next-frontier-in-cancer-detection-180981826/Scientists are finding tumor signals in spit that could be key to developing diagnostic tests for various types of cancerFri, 17 Mar 2023 15:21:55 +0000This Danish Church Is a Beacon for How to Protect Wildlife From Artificial Lighthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-danish-church-is-a-beacon-for-how-to-protect-wildlife-from-artificial-light-180981814/A proposed design looks to automatically adjust the exterior lighting on the Anholt Island building to the moonlightThu, 16 Mar 2023 13:04:09 +0000How 'Daylighting' Buried Waterways Is Revitalizing Cities Across Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-daylighting-buried-waterways-is-revitalizing-cities-across-america-180981793/Urban centers are exhuming creeks and streams once covered up to control floodwater—and bringing life back in the processWed, 15 Mar 2023 12:59:37 +0000Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out How Animals Follow a Scent to Its Sourcehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-animals-follow-a-scent-to-its-source-180981771/Uncovering the varied strategies that animals employ could help engineers develop robots that accomplish similar tasksThu, 09 Mar 2023 20:03:46 +0000