/tags/innovation innovation en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:52:44 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-22/desantis-launches-state-funding-for-vertiports-with-eyes-on-the-future-of-flying-cabs Vertiports are expected to serve as hubs for short aerial commutes by battery-powered aircraft that have characteristics of airplanes and helicopters. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:52:44 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-22/desantis-launches-state-funding-for-vertiports-with-eyes-on-the-future-of-flying-cabs News Service of Florida /news/2022-03-11/pandemic-medical-innovations-are-leaving-behind-people-with-disabilities As the country enters Year 3 of the pandemic emergency, people with disabilities across the U.S. are still finding it difficult to use innovations in telemedicine, teleworking and testing. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:12:37 GMT /news/2022-03-11/pandemic-medical-innovations-are-leaving-behind-people-with-disabilities /news/2017-04-04/robots-are-coming-for-your-job-get-with-the-program-author-says A group of top economists and innovators met in Palm Beach Monday to sound an alarm: radical change is coming to the American workforce.The conference,… Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:07:25 GMT /news/2017-04-04/robots-are-coming-for-your-job-get-with-the-program-author-says /2017-03-30/how-can-you-bring-innovation-to-government-services-follow-users NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for America, about what it takes to bring innovation to government. Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:30:00 GMT /2017-03-30/how-can-you-bring-innovation-to-government-services-follow-users Ari Shapiro, Samantha Raphelson /education/2017-03-21/mdc-turns-to-weekend-college-to-keep-students-with-full-time-jobs When Yomaira Hidalgo set out for an associate’s degree taking classes at ITT Tech three nights a week, it didn’t take long to unravel the precarious… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:27:14 GMT /education/2017-03-21/mdc-turns-to-weekend-college-to-keep-students-with-full-time-jobs /npr-breaking-news/2017-03-02/americas-complacent-class-how-self-segregation-is-leading-to-stagnation Economist and author Tyler Cowen worries that Americans' desire to keep changing has gone away. "The forward march of progress," he says, "is not the main story today." Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:08:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2017-03-02/americas-complacent-class-how-self-segregation-is-leading-to-stagnation Heidi Glenn /npr-breaking-news/2016-12-28/the-stories-npr-one-listeners-loved-the-most-in-2016 Listeners of our NPR One app rated these 10 stories as the most liked, recommended and shared in 2016. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:29:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2016-12-28/the-stories-npr-one-listeners-loved-the-most-in-2016 Tamar Charney /science/2015-02-19/big-money-for-unique-ideas-at-new-frost-museum-building Science innovators got a challenge today as the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science announced a new innovation fellowship it will offer starting… Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:20:19 GMT /science/2015-02-19/big-money-for-unique-ideas-at-new-frost-museum-building /2013-10-29/startups-try-to-reroute-food-waste-to-the-hungry Forty percent of food in the U.S. goes uneaten each year. The major problem is also a major opportunity for startups like Food Cowboy and CropMobster, which are trying to cash in by connecting sellers of excess food to people in need of it. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:14:00 GMT /2013-10-29/startups-try-to-reroute-food-waste-to-the-hungry Serri Graslie