This Week in Crowdfunding | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/week-crowdfunding/RSS feed for This Week in CrowdfundingenFri, 01 May 2015 20:29:07 +0000A Lock that Opens When You Say "Open Sesame" and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/lock-that-opens-when-you-say-open-sesame-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180955156/A company is designing athletic apparel with colorful prints based on micrographs of chicken pox and muscle cellsFri, 01 May 2015 20:29:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/lock-that-opens-when-you-say-open-sesame-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180955156/A Kit to Build Your Own Mud Battery and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/kit-mud-battery-wild-ideas-funded-180955095/Also, a campaign to build a Little Free Museum Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:34:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/kit-mud-battery-wild-ideas-funded-180955095/A LED Vest for Puppies and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/led-vest-puppies-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180955024/A new tool for runners moves beyond calories to measure the intensity of workouts Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:08:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/led-vest-puppies-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180955024/A Winter Jacket Made From the Same Material as NASA Spacesuits and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/winter-jacket-same-material-nasa-wpacesuits-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954942/Plus, a high-tech update to the tried-and-true jump rope Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:45:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/winter-jacket-same-material-nasa-wpacesuits-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954942/A Tricked-Out Toolbox, a Teeny-Weeny Coffee Brewer and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/tricked-out-toolbox-teeny-weeny-coffee-brewer-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954870/There's also a pearl necklace that can store photo and audio filesFri, 03 Apr 2015 20:35:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/tricked-out-toolbox-teeny-weeny-coffee-brewer-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954870/A Bus Stop Climbing Wall and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/bus-stop-climbing-wall-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954783/Unbreakable shoelaces? They come in stylish colors and patternsFri, 27 Mar 2015 19:22:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/bus-stop-climbing-wall-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954783/A Moon Landing in Virtual Reality, Bookniture and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/moon-landing-in-virtual-reality-bookniture-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954687/Could a new material that uses static charge to stick to any surface spell doom for Post-it notes?Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:40:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/moon-landing-in-virtual-reality-bookniture-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954687/A Ghostbusters Board Game, Lights That Respond to Music and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/ghostbusters-board-game-lights-that-respond-to-music-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954564/Also, a sensor that uses thermal technology to track the amount of gas left in a tankFri, 13 Mar 2015 19:44:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/ghostbusters-board-game-lights-that-respond-to-music-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954564/An Augmented Reality Children's Book, Bacon Jerky and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/augmented-reality-childrens-book-bacon-jerky-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954497/Never worry about halitosis again with the Breathometer Mint bad breath trackerFri, 06 Mar 2015 21:18:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/augmented-reality-childrens-book-bacon-jerky-and-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954497/A "Smart" Mattress Cover and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Fundedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/smart-mattress-cover-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954424/Don't have a green thumb? A sensor for your potted plants alerts you when they need wateringFri, 27 Feb 2015 20:50:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/smart-mattress-cover-other-wild-ideas-that-just-got-funded-180954424/