1. apply for patents
   nothing much
2. publish on Wikipedia

Usually they don't do much about those ideas.

1. people who need to copy material
   people without Internet access
2. anyone needing updates on new technology

People who depend on innovation need sources of information about new technologies.

1. by highlighting new technologies
   by giving patent application advice
2. by regulating use of new technology

This can be done by highlighting the latest technologies and by offering ideas how to integrate them into new products.

1. cold medicine
   adhesive
2. automobile fuel

An adhesive material based on the sticky properties of gecko feet was developed.

1. molecular biology
   space technology
2. nanotechnology

Nanotechnology enabled them to create the adhesive patch.

1. creates a magnetic connection
   forms molecular bond with the surface
2. utilizes changes in air pressure

Like the microscopic hairs on a gecko's feet, the nanotubes form weak molecular bonds on almost any surface.

1. not yet in use
   extensively used by mountain climbers
2. used in space program

It's still in the prototype stage.

1. specialized scientific publications
   Sunday papers' science section
2. a virtual technological library

This is where a technology library, whether physical or virtual, will take care of publicizing this information.

1. Bell laboratories created a communications museum.
   Inventables established an Innovation Center.
2. NASA opened an on-line technology show case.

Inventables , based in Chicago, created an Innovation Center in 2002. This center is in fact a technology library.

1. sand that repels water and porous metals
   antimicrobial snow and luminescent metals
2. waterproof ectoplasm and magnetic zippers

Some of their offerings are hydrophobic sand that repels water, silver ion antimicrobial agents, waterproof zippers and porous metals.

1. offer financing for pilot projects
   take care of patent protection
2. organize brainstorming sessions

They set up displays in high-traffic areas, organize brainstorming sessions and open houses.

1. communications
   Fortune 500
2. automobile

Several Fortune 500 companies use research done by Inventables.

1. All use ectoplasm.
   All employ former Inventables researchers.
2. All use Innovation Centers.

They are some of the Fortune 500 companies using Innovation Centers.

1. yes
   no
2. only in the plastics industry

It's one of the samples offered by Inventables.

1. It is safer.
   Passersby can browse freely.
2. Installation costs are lower.

People can browse in their spare time when passing through.