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Big Ideas: 7 To Watch
Shifts in how we live, work and play start with a discovery, an innovation, sometimes even an accident. Here are seven ideas being developed locally to keep your eye on.
Big Ideas: Space Odyssey
NASA's astronaut spacesuits are a remnant of the 1970s and much in need of a technological update. That's why NASA Glenn Research Center's Scott Bleisath and his team are helping build a new suit that can take us back to the moon and on to Mars.
Big Ideas: Mind Matters
Case Western Reserve University's Anthony Jack works at the intersection of psychology and philosophy. By studying the inner workings of the brain with MRI scans, he hopes to bridge the gulf that separates analytical thinking and empathetic behavior.
Big Ideas: Growing Oil
J. Kevin Berner, the president and CEO of Phycal, sees a future in which algae-based biofuel will provide an economical alternative for fueling jets, cargo ships and power plants. The United States Energy Department is betting $51 million the idea will wo
Big Ideas: Man and Machine
The Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Leonard Golding and his team are fine-tuning a lighter, simpler and better artificial heart that promises to revolutionize the concept and offer new hope to the nearly 50,000 people each year who face grim odds in the absence of