No argument: In all sports, sensor fusion beats bad calls
By BRAD CARLSON // On the heels of another fabulous U.S. Open, I find myself thinking less about baseline dropshots and more about the invisible armada of hardware quietly stripping…
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No. 1075: It’s raining, it’s pouring … but innovation is soaring, with smooth roads and small-biz champions
Rain check: Batten down the hatches, dear readers, as the latest extreme weather event – this time, a rare summer nor’easter – drenches Long Island and much of the…
As technologies focus and expand, life is but a stream
By BRAD CARLSON // Streaming is one of those modern miracles we’ve already normalized. Click on a song, it plays. Click on a movie, it starts before the popcorn is…
No. 1066: We spell it out for you with FM radio, the FMC awards, the original GOP, the first SATs and M.C. Escher
Getting there (is half the fun?): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the last hump of Spring 2026. Summer officially begins this weekend in our lovely Northern…
No. 1040: On newspapers, scientific papers and the science OF paper – plus, a top-down change at the LIA
Just the tax, ma’am: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and please let issue No. 1040 of your favorite innovation newsletter serve as a gentle reminder to get cracking on…
Clarifying vision, from highways to the dentist’s office
By BRAD CARLSON // When it comes to 3D imaging technologies, there are two main applications: volumetric imaging and surface imaging. Think of volumetric imaging as the seasoned veteran –…
No. 1022: On bartenders, blue jeans and some badly needed senior rentals, plus Santa before Santa was cool
Holiday rush: Better get cracking, intrepid innovators! The first workweek of December is wrapping up, leaving only 20 more days until Christmas – 19 shopping days, if you want…
As safety and efficiency improve, X-rays mark the spot
By BRAD CARLSON // Diagnostic X-ray imaging was invented more than a century ago, but remains part of our daily lives – and an area ripe for innovation. Most of…
No. 1005: Winterfylleth is here! (So are Manufacturing Month, SBU’s best future and vegetarian cookies)
Winterfylleth (not the band): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the first Wednesday of October 2025 – the first day of October, in fact,…
The downs, ups and unlimited hope of neuromodulation
By BRAD CARLSON // We’ve entered the Age of Neuromodulation. The use of neuromodulation devices – which electrically stimulate nerves to suppress symptoms or reinvigorate poor function – has grown…
No. 1,000: The more things change…
Welcome, intrepid innovators, to Wednesday and a landmark edition of your favorite innovation newsletter, and to a momentous day in Innovate Long Island history. It’s mindboggling that more than…
No. 989: Reviewing rivers, reinventing breakfast and growing up (fast) with Sid and Marty Krofft
Hot topic: Welcome to another muggy Wednesday, roasted readers, as the sweltering Summer of 2025’s latest Northeast heat wave flame-broils Long Island. This, too, shall pass – Thursday’s forecast…
In technology innovation, nothing beats ‘Going to Gemba’
By BRAD CARLSON // Gemba, the place where things happen, is crucial to successful innovation. Gemba is a Japanese phrase meaning “the actual place.” It’s a term used often in…
No. 975: On Corgis, cats, carts, gun safety, Louis Pasteur and Dr. Ruth – all covered with cheese
Fun in the sun: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of this early-Summer workweek. Sure, sure – Long Island students are still in school and…
As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…