 Designing to be Green - Eco Tech Disassembly::Our appetite for electronic goods, especially cell phones and computers, is so voracious, we are now threatening to deplete valuable resources and generate huge amounts of toxic materials at the same time.… [MORE] |
 Taste Test Robots - Artificial Mouths::Food quality and flavours are of great importance in the food industry. Human taste-testers are still better at deciding if processed food is going to do anything for our palate. Recently, French scientists… [MORE] |
 Innovative Sports Fabrics - d3o Smart Polymer::d3o and it's a polymer compound that is flexible enough for the person wearing it to run, jump, roll or just about anything else. But when performing under a high impact scenario, like a slalom crash or… [MORE] |
 Hi-Tech Panties - Philips Blood Pressure-Sensing Underwear::Philips wants you to forget about using uncomfortable arm cuffs to monitor your blood pressure, and use their high-tech underwear instead.
Most of us have had our blood pressures monitored, some more… [MORE] |
 Eating Broken Glass - Mebucaine: When Swallowing Hurts::Following their freaky looking misplaced body parts campaign, Mebucaine goes for different approach with this broken glass food campaign.
Developed by Saatchi & Saatchi Brussels, the print ads show various… [MORE] |
 Hip Super-Drinks - Yumberry Juice::Could Yumberry Juice be the next hip super-drink? By the raves it has been receiving and the health benefits of the Yangmei fruit, Yumberry is on course to be a winner. Produced in China by the Yumberry… [MORE] |
 Motion-Sensitive Air Conditioning::Why cool the whole house? With rising fuel costs, it makes sense to have air-conditioning only where you are.
That could be done with motion sensors, but it would still cost too much for the average… [MORE] |
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 Controverisal Fashion for the Blind - Braille Tees::If one day you decide to wear the Blind Tee, designed by Barbara Loomis, do not blame the visually-impaired for reaching out to touch your breasts. Chances are, he only wants to decipher the message written… [MORE] |
 Self-Sterilising Plastics - PolyMedix Innovation::University of Pennsylvania scientists working with PolyMedix are developing a new drug which can be incorporated into polymers to kill bacterial cells on contact. The drug will not enter the cells, but… [MORE] |
 Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign::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… [MORE] |
 Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads - 'Til Death Do Us Part::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… [MORE] |
 Anti-Scar Bandage - Memory Polymers Preserve Your Beauty::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… [MORE] |
 Oral Pressure Washers - Philips Spraying Toothbrush::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… [MORE] |
 Super Turbines - Sky Serpent::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… [MORE] |
 Space Produce - Mega Veggies Could End World Hunger::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… [MORE] |
 Painless Injections- Dissolving Hypodermic Needles::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… [MORE] |
 Protecting Polar Bears - Officially Listed As Endangered::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.… [MORE] |
 Anti-Jetlag Glasses - Re-Set Your Body's Clock on the Fly::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.… [MORE] |
 Insect Repelling Clothes - Buzz Off::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… [MORE] |
 ID Via Wrinkle Detection - Japanese Cigarette Vending (UPDATE)::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,… [MORE] |
 Sign Language Translators - HandTalk Glove::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… [MORE] |
 Medical Nanotechnology Breakthroughs - Nanohealing Material Stops Bleeding::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… [MORE] |
 Featured as a Creature - Spider Named After Neil Young::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… [MORE] |
 Lunar Real Estate - Can Corporations Claim Lunar Property?::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… [MORE] |
 Interactive Anti-Smoking Ads - QUIT Ashtray Lungs::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… [MORE] |
 Invisibility Paint - AR 1 Camouflages Radar::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… [MORE] |
 Hygienic Shockvertising II - Carre Fresh: Wipe Whatever You've Touched::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… [MORE] |
 Teach Fish Tricks - R2 Fish School::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… [MORE] |
 Drawing With Mosquitos - Malaria Kills More Than Hitler, Stalin, Tanks & Bombs::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… [MORE] |
 Termite-Inspired Mega Buildings - Ultima Tower::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… [MORE] |
 Biodegradable Beds - Essentia Eco Luxury Mattresses::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… [MORE] |
 Extreme Sport Tea - House Cafe Tea Packaging::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… [MORE] |
 Digital Patient Management - The CareTracker::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… [MORE] |
 Digital Display Walls - 9XMedia 15-Monitor Display::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… [MORE] |
 Performance-Enhancing Olympic Gear II - Nike PreCool Vest::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… [MORE] |
 Environmentally Endangered Tourism - Places to Visit While You Can::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… [MORE] |
 Mood-Sensitive Wristbands - Robometer Measures Happiness::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… [MORE] |
 Liquid Cooled Clothes - The Cool Shirt::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… [MORE] |
 Round-the-World Green Flights - Solar-Cell Hy-Bird::The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes,… [MORE] |
 Green Tea Mattresses - Keetsa::Eco-bedding company, Keetsa, scores each one of their products with a Keetsa Quotient, or a score of how environmentally-friendly they are. Take their Tea Leaf Classic mattress for instance. It scores… [MORE] |
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 Olympic Advertising - Freddy Ads for Italian Athletes::Italy's Olympic team is being officially sponsored by Freddy who have hired Italian ad agency, 1861 United, to create a unique series of very visual ad campaigns.
The ads consists of print campaigns… [MORE] |
 Space Boomerangs (UPDATE) - The Result::Not so long ago we mentioned that a Japanese astronaut would be experimenting with the physics of objects in space, and that included flying paper airplanes and boomerangs. This video, released by JAXA,… [MORE] |
 Computers for Boomers - Microsoft Senior PC + Ad-Funded PCs::Microsoft UK unveiled plans for a "Senior PC" at the recent Digital Inclusion conference in London. The machine, which Microsoft is developing in partnership with charities Age Concern and Help the Aged,… [MORE] |
 Luxury Water Massages - Spa-Jet::Ahhh… I want to track down a Spa-Jet this instant.
The high-tech ‘pod’ is programmed to deliver 12 distinct luxury spa treatments, including steam sauna, Hydrofusion, tropical rain mist, aromatherapy,… [MORE] |
 High-Tech Fat Analysis - Overall Health Balance Scale::The Overall Health Balance Scale from Japan’s National Electric is fitness gadgetry at its very best.
This devise measures your weight and BMI, the amount of fat under your skin, organ fat, how muscular… [MORE] |
 Organ Protection Fashion 3 - The Men of Marc Jacobs::It wasn't just women rushing to grab the "Protect The Skin You're In" shirts. Marc Jacob's skin cancer awareness campaign extended to men as well with a collection of "Protect Your Largest Organ" T-shirts.… [MORE] |
 Offensive Candy - Fat Pig Chocolate::You want to lose weight, but every time a piece of chocolate comes your way, you just can't seem to resist temptation, am I right? The Brooklyn Brothers are offering you a new approach, but be warned,… [MORE] |
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