https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/innovation-good/RSS feed for Innovation for GoodenWed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-medical-device-restore-your-balance-180986804/Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an experimental medical implant that promises to restore the sensory machinery responsible for balanceWed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-medical-device-restore-your-balance-180986804/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-help-migrating-fish-traverse-a-dutch-canal-by-ringing-this-digital-doorbell-180984140/The live stream from the Netherlands, which lets viewers notify a boat lock operator when fish need to be let through, has become a popular pastime for people around the worldFri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-help-migrating-fish-traverse-a-dutch-canal-by-ringing-this-digital-doorbell-180984140/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/Robert Sansone's research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnetsThu, 11 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-wearable-ultrasound-sticker-can-continuously-image-organs-for-48-hours-180980504/Developed by engineers at MIT, the new technology is about the size of a postage stampMon, 01 Aug 2022 17:44:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-wearable-ultrasound-sticker-can-continuously-image-organs-for-48-hours-180980504/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/will-electronic-bag-tags-make-air-travel-less-chaotic-180980469/Amid delays, cancellations and long lines, Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new technology that could make checking a bag easier and fasterMon, 25 Jul 2022 17:48:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/will-electronic-bag-tags-make-air-travel-less-chaotic-180980469/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-hampshire-distillery-makes-whiskey-out-of-invasive-crabs-180980414/Each bottle uses about one pound of green crabsWed, 13 Jul 2022 18:58:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-hampshire-distillery-makes-whiskey-out-of-invasive-crabs-180980414/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-dissolvable-implant-could-be-revolutionize-pain-management-180980352/After some success on rats, researchers are hopeful this device could provide humans a more targeted and less addictive alternative to opioidsThu, 30 Jun 2022 18:02:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-dissolvable-implant-could-be-revolutionize-pain-management-180980352/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-wearable-sensor-may-help-detect-concussions-early-in-athletes-180980351/Researchers developed a small, flexible patch that sticks on the back of an athlete’s neck and can identify whiplashThu, 30 Jun 2022 17:21:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-wearable-sensor-may-help-detect-concussions-early-in-athletes-180980351/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/polystyrene-eating-superworms-may-provide-clues-for-better-recycling-180980239/Scientists find enzymes in the gut microbiome of beetle larvae that can degrade one of the most widely used plasticsFri, 24 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/polystyrene-eating-superworms-may-provide-clues-for-better-recycling-180980239/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/surgeons-transplant-3d-printed-ear-made-from-patients-own-cells-180980196/The 3-D printed implant is the first made from living tissueFri, 24 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/surgeons-transplant-3d-printed-ear-made-from-patients-own-cells-180980196/