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March 5, 2021
economic news roundup and auto industry jobs
March 5, 2021
The Mystery of the Disappearing Auto Industry Jobs

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February 28, 2021
standardizing color
February 28, 2021
The Colors That We Care About

By standardizing color through a number for each hue, one firm boosted accuracy for millions of businesses and consumers.

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February 8, 2021
NASA Food System Challenge
February 8, 2021
What Space Travel Brought Back to Earth

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January 20, 2021
small inventions
January 20, 2021
Three Kinds of Irresistible Tech From the Consumer Electronic Show

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December 27, 2020
moon habitats
December 27, 2020
Where You Can Live On The Moon

Researchers at Purdue University are designing a moon habitat whose surprising location makes it resilient and safe.

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October 18, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
October 18, 2020
How the Pandemic Ended Peak TV

Before COVID-19, we thought that peak TV was a rising number as more original shows were written and produced but the industry has changed.

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September 25, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and teabag innovation
September 25, 2020
The Trouble That Is Brewing for Tea Drinkers

A small innovation that made a big difference, the teabag has remained pretty much the same for more than a century.

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September 3, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EV sound design
September 3, 2020
How the Tesla (Factory) Is Like the Model T (Factory)

Separated by 100 years, mass producing Teslas and mass producing Model T Fords reflect the innovation that makes an invention available.

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August 23, 2020
Economic News Roundup and paper towel shortages
August 23, 2020
Why a Paper Towel Is Like a Toyota

Pre-coronavirus manufacturing efficiencies were beneficial until a pandemic spike in demand led to paper towel shortages.

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July 17, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and, the Model T Ford and Tesla
July 17, 2020
Why Tesla is Like a Model T Ford

Although they are separated by a century, the Model T Ford and Tesla are rather similar when we look at their leadership and production.

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July 10, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
July 10, 2020
Dark Stores and Other Ways That Grocery Shopping Has Changed

The five basic ways that our grocery shopping will change at home and in the store were propelled by the coronavirus pandemic.

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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
How a $350 Meal Became $35 Takeout

A Chicago restaurant's pandemic takeout plan transformed the limitations of the lockdown rules into a creative opportunity.

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