Innovation | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/innovation/RSS feed for InnovationenThu, 05 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen. What Does This Mean for Everyday Life?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robots-are-coming-to-the-kitchen-what-does-this-mean-for-everyday-life-180985013/Can automated restaurants still be community and cultural spaces, or will they become feeding stations for humans? These and other questions loom as new food tech reaches the marketThu, 05 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000In Miami, the Nation’s First Chief Heat Officer Charts a Course for Surviving on a Warming Planethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-nations-first-chief-heat-officer-working-keep-miami-cool-180984902/By building a broad coalition of partners across the political spectrum, the Florida metropolis is doing all that it can to keep the city coolTue, 27 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000Can a City Known for Its Freeways and Gridlock Deliver a Car-Free Olympics? Los Angeles Thinks Sohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-a-city-known-for-its-freeways-and-gridlock-deliver-a-car-free-olympics-los-angeles-thinks-so-180984952/To make good on its promise, the 2028 host city is in a four-year sprint to ready its public transportation for the onslaught of athletes, coaches and spectatorsThu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Match Footprints to the Animals That Made Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/artificial-intelligence-could-soon-match-footprints-to-the-animals-that-made-them-180984883/Scientists are working on a machine learning tool that could turn anyone with a camera into an expert trackerTue, 20 Aug 2024 13:55:42 +0000Automakers Are Making New Steels for Stronger and Lighter Carshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/automakers-are-making-new-steels-for-stronger-and-lighter-cars-180984848/Novel materials are hitting assembly lines with just the right properties to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficientWed, 07 Aug 2024 14:04:47 +0000Can the Noise in Sports Arenas Be Turned Into Electricity?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-the-noise-in-sports-arenas-be-turned-into-electricity-180984692/Seventeen-year-old Gyeongyun Lily Min is hopeful it can someday, after testing the concept on a scale model of an NBA stadiumMon, 05 Aug 2024 15:01:09 +0000From Corsets to Singlets, the Olympics Have Driven the Evolution of Women's Sportswearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-corsets-to-singlets-the-olympics-have-driven-the-evolution-of-womens-sportswear-180984732/The bold choices of female athletes like Serena Williams have pushed brands, including Nike and Speedo, to produce better gearMon, 22 Jul 2024 14:47:38 +0000