After surgeon stitches up a patient's abdomen, costly complications -- some life-threatening -- can occur. To cut down on these postoperative problems, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a disposable suturing tool to guide the placement of stitches and guard the accidental puncture of internal organs.
demonstrating that "creativity" isn't some abstract phenomenon bestowed upon the fortunate few but, rather, a deliberate mindset and pragmatic ethos we can architect for ourselves
The sort of expedient architecture on view at the London Olympics reflects economic reality, but cities must ponder the long-term effects of a pop-up aesthetic.
I am a business applications administrator at the Getty Research Institute focusing on the design, development, and maintenance of databases and systems that support art historical research. I am also co-char of the California Association of Museums Foresight Committtee.