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Self-Sterilising Plastics - PolyMedix Innovation
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These ads for Parkinson awareness were created by TAXI 2, Toronto and are exceptional at delivering a visual message of what living with Parkinson disease is like.
The ads, created for the Parkinson Society of Canada, include a series of images using the tag line, "Everything's harder when your bo…[More]
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This print campaign consists of two complimentary images; one of a female smoker, the other of a male. The ads are aptly named, 'Til Death Do Us Part.
One HDR-style image features a female sitting in a blood red armchair smoking a cigarette, as death creeps in the shadows behind her, lurking mere …[More]
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Stanford University scientists have now developed and patented special bandages to prevent the stretching and raising of scars. They are made from special “memory” polymers which remember their shape once applied. Very strong adhesives or sewing and stapling during surgery have to be used to ke…[More]
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The next home dental hygiene tool to enter the consumer market could well be high pressure tooth spray. Sonic toothbrushes, while relatively effective, can’t reach tough spots. Water picks, well, just pick at things. The idea of adapting high pressure hoses used to clean houses and cars to cleanin…[More]
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Doug Selsam’s turbine ideas are not just blowing in the wind; they are transforming the wind into power-generating machines. At a cost of $250,000 to develop, the 25-rotor turbine ‘Sky Serpent’ is said to produce three kilowatts (3000 watts) of power. The Sky Serpent is still in the concept st…[More]
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I wonder if these things have Air Miles? Mega Veggies are grown from seeds that were fired into space, where for two weeks, they orbited the Earth. Once returned, the seeds are cultivated in hothouses and the final product is the HUGE specimens seen in these photos.
Mega Veggies are a product of th…[More]
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Sacred of needles? Many people are. It hurts because the needles are not fine enough, and up until now, it was impossible to make very fine ones. Scientist Hyung Il Jung from Yonsei University in Seoul Korea has recently filed a patent for the manufacture of an small array of microneedles designed …[More]
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Polar Bears are officially on the global list of animals to be protected. As global warming continues, their natural habitats are threatened as global sea ice melts and their ability to survive is threatened. If nothing is done, the great white bears will face extinction.
Thankfully an initiative b…[More]
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If you travel across different timezones, you know how it feels to be jetlagged. You become sleepy, moody, can't concentrate and you have a hard time staying awake in the day, and can't fall sleep at night. The Re-Time Jetlag Glasses solve this problem.
The glasses will adjust your body's natural …[More]
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Spot Cool Stuff found a line of clothing, aptly named Buzz Off, that contains Permethrin, a man-made version of a natural insect repellent, woven into the fibers.
Made by Ex Officio, the repellent properties work on mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and flies and lasts for about 70 washes. It also provide…[More]
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Japan has vending machines that dispense cigarettes, and just like similar machines in Europe, they provoke issues with underage children buying tobacco. To help prevent access to cigarettes by minors, Japan has come up with a new sensory technology that is meant to detect the age of the buyer by me…[More]
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The sassy term, "talk to the hand" takes on a whole new meaning with HandTalk, a sensor equipped glove that translates finger and hand gestures into spoken words on a cell phone.
The motivation behind HandGlove, a project by engineering students at Carnegie Mellon University, was to enable easy com…[More]
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Vampires are so gonna be pissed off at a startup called Arch Therapeutics which has licensed nanostructured material technology that instantly stops bleeding from MIT. When poured over a site, the material will stop the bleeding almost at once. Arch Therapeutics is currently developing manufacturin…[More]
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You know how you've really made it big? They name a spider after you. That's what happened to Neil Young recently. A new breed of trapdoor spider was discovered, and the researchers, who were clearly huge fans of the Canadian singer, named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.
The biologist and bit time fa…[More]
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Recent discussions of property rights n the moon has pointed out an interesting point - that the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 makes it legal for corporations to claim lunar property.
Companies could therefore stick their proverbial flag in the moon dust to mark it as their own.
Talk about an incre…[More]
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We know smoking is bad, yet everywhere you go, people are still lighting up. Trying a new approach to typical anti-smoking campaigns is Saatchi & Saatchi who will be releasing an Interactive Poster Campaign For QUIT.
The ads have been put up in place of public ashtrays around London. Each ashtray b…[More]
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There is a man who has been contacted by the Iraqis, the Chinese, and several other world powers. Why? The German inventor, Werner Nickel, has developed a paint that can make whatever it coats invisible - at least to radar.
Located somewhere in the United Arab Emirates deserts, Nickel somehow inve…[More]
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My favorite TrendHunter, Lourdes recently shared a truly disgusting and troubling (for anyone with insect phobia) campaign with us that illustrated the importance of hand sanitizers through the use of insects. These new print ads for Carre Fresh follow a similarly disgusting, but less creepy formula…[More]
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I am a great believer in education, but sometimes I question whether it is necessary to teach skills to creatures other than humans. Dogs are trained to find drugs or chase criminals, so I guess that's fine, but goldfish? Now, thats a stretch....
The R2 Fishschool provides a training kit that is fa…[More]
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I am in awe of this new Malaria awareness campaign by África Directo. The message that "Nothing and no one takes as many lives as malaria" is ingeniously delivered by drawing portraits of infamous dictators such as Stalin and Hitler, who have the blood of millions on their hands, using hundreds of …[More]
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With a one mile wide base and a staggering two mile high rooftop, the Ultima Tower by Eugene Tsui is inspired by nature: the elegant termite mound. It is aerodynamically efficient, resistant to earthquake shock waves, and is cooled by flowing water.
OK, so let's put aside the fact that if the Eart…[More]
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These luxury eco mattresses make Tempur seem like a Barbie doll bed.
So what is about Essentia that is making the competition quake in their boots? They created a luxurious, eco-friendly, natural memory foam. Before Essentia, every memory foam was synthetic therefore would trap heat in and stunk to…[More]
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House Café, one of Istanbul's cool restaurants chains, wanted a unique design for their herbal health tea in order to appeal more to their hip, health-conscious customers. They commissioned ad agency TBWA who came up with this witty tea packaging.
The packets feature cut-out images at the end of …[More]
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Bethany Community is enhancing its value-added service with innovative new technology which includes the CareTracker.
The objective of the CareTracker, a computer-based method of charting the daily functions of a residents' care, is to increase the amount of time the caregivers have to spend enga…[More]
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If you've ever wanted your living room (I would say den, but I don't think this would fit) to look like the Federal government's Central Command, then you're in luck! 9XMedia now offers a multi-screen display system that feature 15 monitors.
But wait... for the ultimate in digital displays, you ca…[More]
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Nike has unveiled the PreCool Vest, developed specially for the Bejing 2008 Olympics. The vest promises improved performance by cooling the athletes' muscles before they compete. Studies show that muscles perform better when they're not wasting their resources on cooling down.
The PreCool Vest, whi…[More]
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Concierge magazine released a list of the 10 most environmentally endangered locations to visit.
"Isn't it ironic that as it gets easier to travel around the world, there are fewer amazing things to see?" the magazine asks.
The Taj Mahal’s beautiful exterior is suffering possibly irreparable …[More]
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The robometer is a mood-sensing, wrist-mounted devise that measures your level of happiness. Has society really become so desensitized that we can't tell when we are happy?
Pontification aside, the Robometer takes readings of of the surface of your skin to asses your mood.
This feature would be …[More]
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At first glance, I thought this shirt was designed to be a hydration system for racers. I was only half right. It's meant for racers, but not the running kind. The Cool Shirt is supposed to cool down a very hot driver. It connects to an ice-water cooler and circulates the freezing water through its …[More]
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Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Anti-Scar Bandage - Memory Polymers Preserve Your Beauty
Oral Pressure Washers - Philips Spraying Toothbrush
Super Turbines - Sky Serpent (GALLERY)
Space Produce - Mega Veggies Could End World Hunger (GALLERY)
Painless Injections- Dissolving Hypodermic Needles
Protecting Polar Bears - Officially Listed As Endangered (VIDEO)
Anti-Jetlag Glasses - Re-Set Your Body's Clock on the Fly (GALLERY)
Insect Repelling Clothes - Buzz Off
ID Via Wrinkle Detection - Japanese Cigarette Vending (UPDATE)
Sign Language Translators - HandTalk Glove (GALLERY)
Medical Nanotechnology Breakthroughs - Nanohealing Material Stops Bleeding
Featured as a Creature - Spider Named After Neil Young
Lunar Real Estate - Can Corporations Claim Lunar Property?
Interactive Anti-Smoking Ads - QUIT Ashtray Lungs
Invisibility Paint - AR 1 Camouflages Radar
Hygienic Shockvertising II - Carre Fresh: Wipe Whatever You've Touched (GALLERY)
Teach Fish Tricks - R2 Fish School (VIDEO)
Drawing With Mosquitos - Malaria Kills More Than Hitler, Stalin, Tanks & Bombs (GALLERY)
Termite-Inspired Mega Buildings - Ultima Tower
Biodegradable Beds - Essentia Eco Luxury Mattresses
Extreme Sport Tea - House Cafe Tea Packaging (GALLERY)
Digital Patient Management - The CareTracker
Digital Display Walls - 9XMedia 15-Monitor Display
Performance-Enhancing Olympic Gear II - Nike PreCool Vest
Environmentally Endangered Tourism - Places to Visit While You Can (GALLERY)
Mood-Sensitive Wristbands - Robometer Measures Happiness
Liquid Cooled Clothes - The Cool Shirt
