https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenMon, 22 Jan 2024 20:52:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-sinking-tons-of-seaweed-to-the-ocean-floor-help-combat-climate-change-180983637/Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the sea, but how effective the strategy will be remains unclearMon, 22 Jan 2024 20:52:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/forty-years-ago-the-mac-triggered-a-revolution-in-user-experience-180983623/When it was introduced in 1984, Apple's Macintosh didn't have any striking technological breakthroughs, but it did make it easier for people to operate a computerFri, 19 Jan 2024 18:06:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 12 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-scientific-discoveries-from-2023-that-could-lead-to-new-inventions-180983504/Biologists learned lots about animals and plants this year, and their findings could inspire better robots, medicine and environmental technologiesTue, 26 Dec 2023 15:30:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-surprising-possibilities-of-see-through-wood-180983471/Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and moreTue, 19 Dec 2023 18:39:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/a-new-encyclopedia-explores-europes-smelly-history-180983417/Odeuropa is an online database of scents from 16th- to early 20th-century Europe culled from historical literature and artTue, 12 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000