Last semester, a group of SEAS students helped to tackle the problem of keeping medications at the correct temperature. Medications like insulin and asthma treatments can spoil if not kept cold, and billions are lost each year due to improper storage. The student team created a thermos-shaped storage container that maintains, monitors, and displays its interior temperature, ensuring drugs are kept at the right temperature as they’re delivered to hospitals, pharmacies, and at-home users. “We worked most effectively when we took into account where each team member was coming from,” said a team leader. “Even if not everyone agreed with everything, each idea had some sort of merit. Our strongest solutions came from combining ideas that brought together the widest range of perspectives.” The end result was a lightweight cylindrical device with an interior area to hold the medication, which was then surrounded by refrigerating material and insulation. A chamber in the base houses the elect...