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Astronomy-Inspired Cancer Detectors - This Skin Cancer Prevention Method is Inspired by the Stars

Astronomy-Inspired Cancer Detectors This Skin Cancer Prevention Method is Inspired by the Stars

‘Constellation’ is a skin cancer prevention system that monitors moles the same way researchers keep track of stars in the sky. This $2,500 technology is available for consumers who want to... [More]

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Surreal Science Photography - The Radio Anechoic Chamber by Alastair Philip Wiper Boasts Blue Spikes

Surreal Science Photography The Radio Anechoic Chamber by Alastair Philip Wiper Boasts Blue Spikes

There may be a surreal quality to the Radio Anechoic Chamber photo series, yet the images have not been manipulated in any way. What at first appears to be an optical illusion, as though blue pencil... [More]

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Futuristic Video Voicemail Features - Communicate More Visually with the New Skype Video Voicemail

Futuristic Video Voicemail Features Communicate More Visually with the New Skype Video Voicemail

Instead of checking your missed messages or voicemails after a meeting, you can now check missed videos with the new Skype video voicemail feature. Skype is one of the most widely used instant... [More]

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Air Hockey-Winning Bots - The Air Hockey Robot Ruthlessly Ensures That You Never Win a Game

Air Hockey-Winning Bots The Air Hockey Robot Ruthlessly Ensures That You Never Win a Game

A team of researchers at Chiba University in Japan has defeated the game of air hockey once and for all with their Air Hockey Robot. Using high speed image technology and advanced algorithms, the... [More]

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Floating Globetrotting Wifi - Google X Project Provides Internet Access Using Balloons

Floating Globetrotting Wifi Google X Project Provides Internet Access Using Balloons

Google X has unveiled more information about its latest project called ‘Project Loon,’ which aims to provide Internet Access with a speed equivalent to the one offered by 3G networks... [More]

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Evolving Computer Lab Infographics - This Timeline Infographic Shows How Tech in Schools Evolved

Evolving Computer Lab Infographics This Timeline Infographic Shows How Tech in Schools Evolved

This Then vs. Now timeline infographic visually walks you through how much technological aids in schools have improved since the early 1900s. From the creation of overhead projectors in the 1959s to... [More]

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Moisture Harvesting Skyscrapers The 'Hydro Aero Device' Extracts Water from Scorching Deserts

Water is hard to find in the desert, so designers Bartłomiej Gowin and Tomasz Janus created a giant tower called the ‘Hydro Aero Device’ to collect moisture from the air. The Hydro Aero... [More]

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Emotion Determining Apps The 'Moodies' App Reads Voices to Accurately Determine Emotions

Bringing people one step closer to robot sentience, Beyond Verbal has developed software that can read emotions from voice called the ‘Moodies’ app. The frightening software can take... [More]

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Opacity-Controlling Apps - The ‘Sonte Film’ Lets You Turn Your Window Opaque from Your S

Opacity-Controlling Apps The ‘Sonte Film’ Lets You Turn Your Window Opaque from Your S

Transforming ordinary windows into high-tech panes, the ‘Sonte Film’ allows you to control your window’s opacity with your smartphone. Instead of buying expensive smart glass, the film applies... [More]

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3D Thought-Printing Platforms - A Platform by Thinker Thing Lets You Print Objects with a Thought

3D Thought-Printing Platforms A Platform by Thinker Thing Lets You Print Objects with a Thought

Taking us one step closer to the future, Thinker Thing has developed technology that allows you to create things with your mind. Using signals from your brain and a 3D printer, the platform creates... [More]

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DIY Cyborg Bug Kits The 'RoboRoach' Kit Lets You Enslave a Cockroach Using Neurosurgery

The first step to world domination is mind control and the ‘RoboRoach’ kit will teach you just that. RoboRoach is a DIY neurosurgery kit that lets you operate on a cockroach. In effect,... [More]

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Pop-Up Urban Microfarms The 'GrowUp Box' Automatically Raises Fish and Plants in a Small Area

Urban farming firm ‘GrowUp’ lets you raise fish and grow plants easily in your backyard with the GrowUp Box. The box is made of an upcycled shipping container and has two levels. The top... [More]

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Visual Sound Installations The 'Murmur' Sound Installation Art Visually Depicts Whispers

‘Murmur’ is a piece of sound installation art created by a group of designers from Chevalvert, 2Roqs, Polygraphik and Splank. Visitors to the “eco room” can speak into a... [More]

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Omnipresent Remote Controls The 'WiSee' Gesture Control System Works Everywhere at Once

Using your home’s Wi-Fi signals, the ‘WiSee’ system reads your gestures to act as a remote control. Instead of requiring that you wear something or stand in front of the camera,... [More]

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Autopiloted Teleprescence Robots - The Pre-Programmed Ava 500 Will Wander Around the Office

Autopiloted Teleprescence Robots The Pre-Programmed Ava 500 Will Wander Around the Office

Even if your boss is away on vacation somewhere, your boss could take a stroll around the office with the Ava 500 by iRobot and Cisco. The updated robot uses a telepresence conference calling system&#... [More]

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Sign-Interpreting Camera Systems The 'Orcam' Reads Out Text for the Visually Impaired

Using object recognition technology, an Israeli company has built a text-reading camera called the ‘OrCam.’ The camera is mounted on a pair of glasses where it can see for the visually... [More]

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Surgically Implanted Dieting Tools - The Chugay Tongue Patch Makes it Impossible for Users to Eat

Surgically Implanted Dieting Tools The Chugay Tongue Patch Makes it Impossible for Users to Eat

The Chugay Tongue Patch created by California-based Dr. Chugay is a surgically implanted patch that rests on the top of the user’s tongue and makes it both painful and difficult to chew solid... [More]

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21 Donut Food Fusions - Inspired by National Donut Day and the Tradition of Free Donuts

21 Donut Food Fusions Inspired by National Donut Day and the Tradition of Free Donuts

If you love sweets and confectioneries, you are going to be drooling today because it is the mouth-watering holiday known as National Donut Day. Over the years, donuts have developed into a canvas... [More]

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Focus-Forcing Music Platforms - The

Focus-Forcing Music Platforms The 'Focus@will' Concentration Music Uses Science to Help You Focus

The ‘Focus@will’ concentration music service aims to help you increase your focus through sound. The online platform was built to use data science, psychology and music to help you... [More]

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Scannable Rewards Card Apps - Stocard is a Scannable App That Lessens Your Wallet

Scannable Rewards Card Apps Stocard is a Scannable App That Lessens Your Wallet's Load

If your wallet is bulging from all those points cards, then you might want to download this free scannable app. Stocard by Stocard GmbH is compatible with smartphones that can display digital... [More]

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360 Capture Camera Mounts - This 360-Degree View Camera Mount Uses Six GoPros for a Full View

360 Capture Camera Mounts This 360-Degree View Camera Mount Uses Six GoPros for a Full View

This 360-degree view camera mount lets you capture full views of scenery as your eyes would see it. The new patent-pending Plug & Play camera holder will combine six GoPro cameras to capture... [More]

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Natural Disaster Sensing Apps - The Truila App Helps Home Buyers Track Earthquakes in Their Area

Natural Disaster Sensing Apps The Truila App Helps Home Buyers Track Earthquakes in Their Area

The Trulia app is a technologically savvy real estate app that helps home buyers check out how prone to earthquakes and natural disasters their new area is. For places like San Francisco and... [More]

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Holeless Technology Belts - Trakline Holeless Belts Use a Clever System to Snugly Adjust Size

Holeless Technology Belts Trakline Holeless Belts Use a Clever System to Snugly Adjust Size

A San Diego man invented holeless belts that use a special technology to fit more perfectly than standard belts. Inspired by some of his personal past experiences with poorly designed leather belts,... [More]

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Arm-Replacing Robotic Limbs - The ‘Arduino Robotic Arm’ is Realistically Simulates Arm M

Arm-Replacing Robotic Limbs The ‘Arduino Robotic Arm’ is Realistically Simulates Arm M

At only 17, inventor Easton LaChappelle has impressively created a completely wireless mechanical arm to help those with prosthetic limbs. A recreation of an entire arm (from the hand to the... [More]

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Hydrogen-Powered Bicycles - The Alter Bike by Cycleurope Features a Sophisticated Operating System

Hydrogen-Powered Bicycles The Alter Bike by Cycleurope Features a Sophisticated Operating System

The Alter Bike by Cycleurope is looking to revolutionize the e-bike industry by doing away with traditional batteries and utilizing sophisticated hydrogen cell technology to keep cyclists moving.... [More]

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Researching Human Behavior - Professor John Gabrieli Gives a Human Nature Lecture

Researching Human Behavior Professor John Gabrieli Gives a Human Nature Lecture

During this human nature lecture, John Gabrieli talks about intellectual knowledge, repressed memories and the neuroscience of our brains. He talks about the research findings stating that there are... [More]

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Wallet-Sized iPhone Tripods - The Pocket Tripod is a Compact, Concealable Gadget Like James Bond

Wallet-Sized iPhone Tripods The Pocket Tripod is a Compact, Concealable Gadget Like James Bond's

Tripods have a reputation of being bulky and heavy, which is the exact opposite of the Pocket Tripod by Geometrics Inc. By far the most lightweight and functional tripod stand ever, the Pocket... [More]

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90 Surprising Solar Technologies - From Solar-Powered Lingerie to Sun-Charging Computers

90 Surprising Solar Technologies From Solar-Powered Lingerie to Sun-Charging Computers

A wide array of surprising solar technologies have hit the market in recent times. Everything from solar-powered computers, cars, keyboards, and phone chargers to bikinis, skeleton dolls, cat toys... [More]

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Nature-Recreated Printing MIT's 'Biological Silkworm 3D Printer' is Something to Marvel

The ‘Biological Silkworm 3D Printer’ by MIT showcases a unique new technology that relies on the genius of nature to do its work. The printer does not actually print 3D silkworms; rather,... [More]

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Minuscule Blooming Nanoflowers - These Microscopic Flowers Beautifully Petite

Minuscule Blooming Nanoflowers These Microscopic Flowers Beautifully Petite

These microscopic flowers are just as beautiful as real flowers that grown in gardens and in fields, but they are smaller than a speck of dust. This project was created by Wim Noorduin, who is a... [More]

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Sophisticated Solar Panel Maps - The Mapdwell Project Helps Communities Plan for Sustainable Energy

Sophisticated Solar Panel Maps The Mapdwell Project Helps Communities Plan for Sustainable Energy

Working with some of the best minds in the areas of design, engineering and environmental science, the Mapdwell Project looks to help existing communities develop a solid infrastructure for... [More]

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Nature-Powered Light Bulbs The 'AlgaeBulb' Eco Light Bulb Uses Nature to Light Up Your Room

The AlgaeBulb is a light bulb that uses nature to provide light to any space. Designed by Gyula Bodonyi, the concept was an experiment into an alternative energy source. Using algae, the light bulbs... [More]

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Consumable Device-Unlocking Pills - Motorola Reveals a

Consumable Device-Unlocking Pills Motorola Reveals a 'Password Pill' at the D11 Conference

Motorola unveiled a very sci-fi new way to verify accounts at the D11 conference in California. The “password pill” developed by Proteus Digital Health is a pill that can be swallowed, &#... [More]

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Solar-Electric Rocket Engines - NASA’s New Propulsion Thruster Glows Neon Blue of Xenon Ions

Solar-Electric Rocket Engines NASA’s New Propulsion Thruster Glows Neon Blue of Xenon Ions

NASA’s new cutting-edge propulsion thruster system is solar-electric—though they aren’t as powerful as traditional chemical rockets, ion thrusters are far more efficient. This is ideal for... [More]

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8 Millennium Development Goal Innovations - From Scalable Water Systems to Partnership Videos

8 Millennium Development Goal Innovations From Scalable Water Systems to Partnership Videos

This Social Business top list of Millenium Development Goal innovations includes responses to considering “how far we’ve come” when it comes to the goals set in 2000 and the end-... [More]

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Lifestyle-Motivating Wristbands - This Health-Monitoring Wristband Helps You Meet Your Goals

Lifestyle-Motivating Wristbands This Health-Monitoring Wristband Helps You Meet Your Goals

This health-monitoring wristband will be a constant reminder to strive to live a healthier lifestyle. The W/Me wristband informs you of your physical and mental condition using a medical sensor. It... [More]

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Barefoot-Simulating Soccer Footware The Nike 'Hypervenom' Shoes Provide a Nude Feel on the Field

Helping you feel more natural on the field, the Nike ‘Hypervenom’ soccer cleats make you feel like you’re playing barefoot. The cleats were built to increase your speed and... [More]

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Floating Online Access Points - Google Wireless Hotspot Blimps Bring Internet to Rural Areas

Floating Online Access Points Google Wireless Hotspot Blimps Bring Internet to Rural Areas

New Google wireless hotspot blimps are aiming to bring Internet access to those in rural parts of Southeast Asia and Africa. The Internet giant is in talks with governments in these areas to provide... [More]

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Synthetic Spider Silk Fashion - The Spiber Dress is Like a Fashionable Piece of Armor

Synthetic Spider Silk Fashion The Spiber Dress is Like a Fashionable Piece of Armor

The Spiber dress could be dismissed as a beautiful yet typical Asian-inspired design, but people would miss out on appreciating it true innovate existence. What at first may look like silk, satin or... [More]

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Garden-Tracking Cameras - The ‘Infagram’ Affordable Infrared Cameras Show How Plants Gro

Garden-Tracking Cameras The ‘Infagram’ Affordable Infrared Cameras Show How Plants Gro

For those who have always wondered how plants grow, how efficiently they’re growing and how healthy the plants truly are, Public Lab has created affordable infrared cameras that allows anyone to... [More]

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Compact City Cyclers - The Revelo LIFEbike Runs on Electricity and Features No Chain

Compact City Cyclers The Revelo LIFEbike Runs on Electricity and Features No Chain

Inhabitants of major cities around the world are in need of a sustainable and practical form of transportation, and the Revelo LIFEbike looks to completely revolutionize the industry with a... [More]

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Vibrant Pathogen Self-Portraits - Bacteriograms by Erno-Erik Raitanen Captures His Germs

Vibrant Pathogen Self-Portraits Bacteriograms by Erno-Erik Raitanen Captures His Germs

The photo series titled Bacteriograms by Erno-Erik Raitanen, a Finnish-born photographer currently living in London, United Kingdom, focuses on a different kind of selfie. Instead of photographing... [More]

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3D-Printable Foods - The 3D Food Printer by Anjan Contractor Will Help to Make Food in Space

3D-Printable Foods The 3D Food Printer by Anjan Contractor Will Help to Make Food in Space

Engineer Anjan Contractor is constructing one of the first 3D food printers for NASA to use to make healthier food in space. How the 3D food printer works is instead of conventional ink cartridges,... [More]

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Child-Friendly Treasure Apps - The Time Tremors App Lets Kids Learn About History in a Treasure Hunt

Child-Friendly Treasure Apps The Time Tremors App Lets Kids Learn About History in a Treasure Hunt

Media designer and artist Alex Mayhew developed an interactive way for children to teach their parents about history with the kids app ‘Time Tremors.’ ‘Time Tremors’ puts... [More]

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Energy-Efficient Decorative Lights - These LED Light Pendants by WAC are Long-Lasting Gems

Energy-Efficient Decorative Lights These LED Light Pendants by WAC are Long-Lasting Gems

Beautiful lighting doesn’t always have to use up 150 watts—these LED light pendants by WAC use only 5.6 watts while beautifully brightening up a room. These energy-efficient pendants... [More]

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Scientific Spelling Games - The Elemensus: Periodic Table Spelling Makes Learning the Elements Fun

Scientific Spelling Games The Elemensus: Periodic Table Spelling Makes Learning the Elements Fun

It’s hard to think of a more fun way to learn about elements than with the Elemensus: Periodic Table Spelling Game. That’s right, the folks over at ThinkGeek have managed to create a... [More]

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Futuristic Bike Headlights - This LED Projector Will Make Biking at Night Much Safer

Futuristic Bike Headlights This LED Projector Will Make Biking at Night Much Safer

The ‘Lumigrids’ is an LED projector designed to improve the chances of bikers not crashing into things. During the night, cyclists normally rely on small flashlights or street lamps to navigate... [More]

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Underwater Training Trackers - Instabeat for Swimmer Goggles Monitors Swimmers’ Fitness Scores

Underwater Training Trackers Instabeat for Swimmer Goggles Monitors Swimmers’ Fitness Scores

Just as runners have wearable tracking technology like the Nike+ FuelBand, swimmers can now wear Instabeat on their goggles to monitor performance. The Instabeat is ideal for underwater trainees who... [More]

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