Separation of Work and Play
Accidentally sending a message from a work account instead of a personal account is a common faux pas. This patented idea proposes the use of natural language processing to make sure you’re saying LOL to your friend, not your boss. This innovation stems from Katie Keating’s experiences as a social brand account manager and her own desire to solve for this human error in social media that there didn’t seem to be a solution for.
9 years ago
Email Extractor
The next time you hit send and wish you hadn’t, don’t panic. This patent by Susann Keohane and team could allow you to revise an email you’ve already sent before the recipient reads it. Because let’s face it,we all have that one (or more) emails we wish we could take back.
9 years ago
Powerful Plastic
Jamie Garcia’s potentially world-changing discovery was the result of a happy accident – she left out a component needed during an experiment and ended up with a nearly unbreakable substance. This brand new kind of plastic is so strong that it’s easier to break the flask it’s created in than to damage the plastic itself. It could eventually be used to make recyclable car and airplane parts as well as aiding in 3D-printing applications and adhesives. Read more in Scientific American →
9 years ago
March 8th is International Women’s Day but one day’s not enough to showcase all the awesome things women are doing in tech right now. So for the next week, we’ll be dedicated to celebrating some of the most promising innovations by women at IBM. Come along for the ride in Innovation26X26.
9 years ago
If we told you our most prolific female inventor is barely out of her twenties, would you believe us? Master Inventor Lisa Seacat DeLuca has nearly 350 patents to her credit and is the only woman in IBM’s history to receive the 100th Plateau Achievement Award. All while raising twins. How does this Technologista and Mom do it? Here’s a small glimpse.
10 years ago
“Surround yourself with bright people.”
Jen Muncy
Senior Manager, SRDC, 13 patents
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11 years ago
“Keep an open mind and don’t go down a rabbit hole. Solve the things you can solve instead of beating your head against the wall about things you can’t control.”
INSIDE THE INVENTIVE MIND:
Clea Zolotow
IBM Senior Technical Staff Member, 6 patents
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Name: Heike Riel
Hails From: Zurich, Switzerland
Working On: Building AMOLED displays using nanowires
Fun Fact: Once worked as a furniture maker’s apprentice
Q. What is your approach to problem solving?
In the lab, you’re focused on the problem right in front of you, and sometimes that doesn’t solve a problem. So, I take my mind off the problem by going for a run. My subconscious keeps working on the problem. And inevitably, while I’m out running, the solution hits me. By running, it’s almost like I’m letting my brain work independently, without me getting in the way.
11 years ago
Unfortunately IBMblr isn’t as infinite.
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