Inspired by Failure
We talk to inventors and learn from their successes and failures to inspire us and help us change the world.
Recent Episodes
Oct. 26, 2019
EMPAD by Kayla Nguyen
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Kayla Nguyen, EMPAD co-inventor. EMPAD stands for Electron Microscope Pixel Array Detector, which is a highly efficient detector for the electron microscope. EMPAD benefits a large number of researchers across a wide range of scientific fields. This hard-fought technology went through many stages of trials and failures, but finally resulted in success not only scientifically but also by earning a spot in The Guinness Book of World R
Oct. 26, 2019
EMPAD by Kayla Nguyen
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Kayla Nguyen, EMPAD co-inventor. EMPAD stands for Electron Microscope Pixel Array Detector, which is a highly efficient detector for the electron microscope. EMPAD benefits a large number of researchers across a wide range of scientific fields. This hard-fought technology went through many stages of trials and failures, but finally resulted in success not only scientifically but also by earning a spot in The Guinness Book of World R
Sept. 22, 2019
Portal Entryways by Josh Horne
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Josh Horne, Inventor of Portal Entryways. Portal Entryways is a smart phone accessible App that allows compatible doors to open upon approach. This is possible with Bluetooth low energy technology, and is specifically targeted to users with accessibility needs. Unlike traditional Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth low energy technology doesn’t have to be paired. As long as a door has the Portal Entryways technology, and a user has enab
Sept. 22, 2019
Portal Entryways by Josh Horne
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Josh Horne, Inventor of Portal Entryways. Portal Entryways is a smart phone accessible App that allows compatible doors to open upon approach. This is possible with Bluetooth low energy technology, and is specifically targeted to users with accessibility needs. Unlike traditional Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth low energy technology doesn’t have to be paired. As long as a door has the Portal Entryways technology, and a user has enab
Sept. 1, 2019
Anaerobic Digester by Enid Partika
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Enid Partika, creator of an anaerobic digester that is turning food waste into fertilizer and biogas. Enid and her team at the Rogers Urban Farmlab are working with medium sized vendors such as university dining halls to collect food waste which is placed into the anaerobic digester they have created and will produce liquid fertilizer and biogas without the use of oxygen. Enid and her team have worked tirelessly to cultivate the rig
Sept. 1, 2019
Anaerobic Digester by Enid Partika
The guest on this episode of the Inspired by Failure podcast is Enid Partika, creator of an anaerobic digester that is turning food waste into fertilizer and biogas. Enid and her team at the Rogers Urban Farmlab are working with medium sized vendors such as university dining halls to collect food waste which is placed into the anaerobic digester they have created and will produce liquid fertilizer and biogas without the use of oxygen. Enid and her team have worked tirelessly to cultivate the rig