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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.…

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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…

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Innovative Sports Fabrics - d3o Smart Polymer (VIDEO)
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…

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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…

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Eating Broken Glass - Mebucaine: When Swallowing Hurts (GALLERY)
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…

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Hip Super-Drinks - Yumberry Juice (GALLERY)
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…

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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…

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Slimming Fitness Sandals - FitFlops (GALLERY)
Just in time for summer, here's a sandal that helps you tone up your gams. FitFlop recreates the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand, working the calf, hamstring, thigh and gluteus muscles. The multi-density…

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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…

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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…

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Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Super Turbines - Sky Serpent (GALLERY)
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…

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Space Produce - Mega Veggies Could End World Hunger (GALLERY)
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…

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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…

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Protecting Polar Bears - Officially Listed As Endangered (VIDEO)
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.…

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Anti-Jetlag Glasses - Re-Set Your Body's Clock on the Fly (GALLERY)
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.…

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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…

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