Innovation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenMon, 21 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000A New Generation of Tiny Tracking Tags Offers a Fresh Look at the Lives of Little Fishhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/a-new-generation-of-tiny-tracking-tags-offers-a-fresh-look-at-the-lives-of-little-fish-180987011/Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a tag the size of a grain of rice that can also work underwaterMon, 21 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000How the Etch A Sketch Etched Itself Into Pop Culturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-the-etch-a-sketch-etched-itself-into-pop-culture-180986970/Sixty-five years after it first hit store shelves, the iconic, red-framed drawing toy continues to enchant kids, artists, and collectors alikeFri, 11 Jul 2025 17:34:28 +0000Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance?https://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 +0000In South Africa, a Smart Gate Could Help Connect Elephants' Fragmented Habitathttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/in-south-africa-a-smart-gate-could-help-connect-elephants-fragmented-habitat-180986841/An unlikely quartet’s clever contraption may allow the pachyderms to make better use of their rangeTue, 24 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +0000Over 600 Years, the Golf Ball Has Evolved From a Primitive Wood Sphere to a Smart Ball With Cutting-Edge Sensorshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/600-years-golf-ball-evolved-primitive-wood-sphere-smart-ball-sensors-180986813/Tracing the centuries of innovation that sent the golf ball on a wild ride through historyMon, 23 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000The Effervescent History of Seltzer, From the Early Days of Home Delivery to Today's Trendy Canshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-effervescent-history-of-seltzer-from-the-early-days-of-home-delivery-to-todays-trendy-cans-180986774/A century before LaCroix or Spindrift were refrigerator staples, factories in New York City were carbonating gallons and gallons of tap water each dayThu, 12 Jun 2025 11:53:57 +0000This 14-Year-Old Built an App That Detects Heart Diseases in Secondshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-14-year-old-built-an-app-that-detects-heart-diseases-in-seconds-180986700/Siddarth Nandyala wants to put his tool in the hands of medical professionals so that they can catch cardiovascular abnormalities in their early stagesFri, 30 May 2025 12:13:27 +0000