eQuility takes advantage of a branch of the vagus nerve that snakes over to the ear. By packing an electrical stimulator inside a headset, the wearable can modulate vagus nerve activity directly from the ear.

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Metamaterials first captured the public imagination in 2006 with the Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak, and now the collaboration between IV and Duke has brought this technology out of the lab and created commercial products using metamaterials.

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The story of how metamaterials were developed and commercialized through a collaboration between Intellectual Ventures and Duke University.

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Is artificial intelligence (AI) a boon or bane for humanity? Our founder and CEO Nathan Myhrvold delivered the World Traders 2018 Tacitus Lecture to discuss this fear, which he calls the “innovation menace.”

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March marks Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day celebrations around the world. At Intellectual Ventures, we commend the contributions of women to the field of invention, and work to support more women and girls to pursue careers in STEM. Read More