Ideas catalog
Every idea we've derived from recent research — the ones marked “Prototype” come with a live demo you can try.
A highly focused, technically grounded service that leverages a specific tribological discovery to offer precision surface engineering for high-value industrial coatings.
Backed by 2 papers
A high-utility engineering tool that solves a specific, costly pain point in industrial 3D printing by bridging the gap between toolpath geometry and mechanical performance.
Backed by 2 papers
A search tool that finds Latin American studies articles across four different languages at once.
Backed by 3 papers
A voice app that helps gig workers turn their varied work history into clear stories for job interviews.
Backed by 3 papers
A highly specialized utility library that converts a mathematical classification into an engineering tool, though its commercial market is likely too narrow for a standalone venture.
A highly focused niche tool for theoretical physicists that transforms a specific research paper's equations into a usable software utility, though its commercial viability is limited by the small size of the target user base.
A highly rigorous, evidence-backed forecasting tool that differentiates itself from generic digital twins by integrating marginal grid carbon intensity and quantified uncertainty bounds for long-term policy compliance.
Backed by 11 papers
A tool for maize farmers to see if trapping locusts for money is better than using chemicals.
A learning tool that helps economics students solve demand problems using simple algebra instead of complex calculus.
An app that helps parents swap out reward charts that don't work for methods that build a child's own drive.
Backed by 3 papers
A digital workbench that helps linguists turn field recordings into organized data for journals.
Backed by 3 papers
A niche compliance tool that pivots from the impossible goal of full XAI to a 'disclosure of limits' framework, well-aligned with the EU AI Act's focus on documentation over technical transparency.
Backed by 4 papers
A report that suggests the best combination of drugs based on the specific drivers of a patient's tumor.
Backed by 4 papers
A browser extension that counts how much time and effort users spend clicking through privacy banners.
Backed by 2 papers
A high-potential orphan drug play leveraging a newly discovered structural target to move from symptom management to disease-modifying therapy for SPCD.
A voice-controlled TV guide that ranks shows by preference for people who are blind.
Backed by 2 papers
A classroom tool where students guess global inequality facts to see how far off their perceptions are from reality.
Backed by 2 papers
A research service that helps nutrition brands prove their products work using exercise and gut studies.
Backed by 3 papers
A highly focused, evidence-backed hardware solution targeting a specific, emerging toxicological threat with a clear municipal customer base.
Backed by 2 papers
A report for city planners and investors flagging areas where deaths are outnumbering births.
Backed by 2 papers