Heitkamps invention is an IV protection device. The product is used to hold IV lines in place to prevent needles from falling out or being pulled out of place and causing irritation http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news/article_6883dbb8-0659-11e2-b6b5-001a4bcf887a.html
September 2012 archive
Sep 27
The Era of Retail 3D Printing Begins
A quirky kind of store has opened up at 298 Mulberry Street in downtown Manhattan. Its the first retail location for MakerBot, one of the leading consumer 3D printer companies. …just-released Replicator 2 printer from MakerBot that costs $2,199… Silicon Valley, for some reason, has shown very little interest in 3D printing…venture capitalists have ignored …
Sep 26
Boon and Bane of Crowdfunding
(Article taken from http://mypaper.sg/ on 19 Sep 2012) Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, IndieGogo and Quirky are letting designers connect with audiences who want to finance their dreams… But, for the creators of these projects, getting the money is sometimes the easy part. They then have to turn their dreams into reality, with crowd keeping an …
Sep 13
How to encourage Invention
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-to-encourage-us-inventions/2012/09/12/4b48cb9c-fcd8-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html The plain truth is that schools really dont matter much when it comes to education. What matters is the family environment where a student lives, and how motivated the child is to learn, wrote TheElJamo. Innovation is not just for the talented few…There are systematic processes by which ordinary individuals can come up with …