New Innocentive Challenges

Hey everyone!  Hope you're having a nice spring break so far.  
Here are two challenges from Innocentive that I thought were pretty good:

Support Plate Replacement in Humanitarian Air Drops Humanitarian aid drops missions are performed in various locations, populated and unpopulated zones. The current system used, Tri-wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS), performs the needed mission, but presents the opportunity for unintended consequences with the residuals from TRIADS; of most concern is the support plate ( called a skid-board) that is used to restrain/support the boxes during transport.  The Air Force is looking for an economical way to replace this skid-board so that when it exits the aircraft it will reduce the opportunity for harm of anyone that is located in the drop area.  We are not interested in parachute attached to the board as this will add complexity and expense to this system. This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution. Challenge 9932740 Deadline: April 12, 2013 Reward: $8,000 Non-Destructive Quantitative Testing of Adhesive Bond Strength How can we test the mechanical properties of a bond between 2 structures without breaking or damaging the bond or the substrate materials? This challenge is looking for non-destructive testing methods or technologies that will enable accurate prediction of the strength of an adhesive bond between heterogenous materials.  This Challenge requires only a written proposal. Challenge 9933365 Deadline: May 15, 2013 Reward: $20,000 Think about them, post ideas in comments. -Cheyenne

New Stuff

Hey everyone!
We're trying a new method for Inventors Club.  This is a private blog, only open to members of IC.  Try to post something, and if you can't, comment here and let us know.
--Cheyenne and Erica