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3D Animal Puzzles Dissect and Assemble a Mammoth, Cow, Horse, Pig, Dolphin or Snail
These anatomical 3D animal puzzles from Kikkerland are pretty cool. Each measuring about five inches and retailing for $35-$50 these 3D animal puzzles not only provide some insight into the inner workings…
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75 Next-Gen Batteries Nano, Eco & Futuristic Tech Solutions That Charge Us Up for CES 2010
CES, the world’s most biggest consumer electronics show, is a hotbed of next-gen gadgets, batteries and technology. While we’re pumped to see all of the innovations that will spring forth from this tech…
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The idea of self-destructing bacteria sounds good. I mean, who wants bacteria to keep growing—anywhere? But in the case of biofuel-producing bacteria, it’s an especially fantastic concept, which is why…
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These unique yoga products and innovations go far beyond your basic yoga mat and Bikram classes -- we've rounded up the most unique yoga-related innovations featured on Trend Hunter. Click through the…
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Pocket Heat Phones Zeri Phone is a Renewable Energy Phone That Powers Up In Your Pocket
The concept of a renewable energy phone isn't new but Paul Frigout’s concept Zeri phone is unique because it recharges using thermoelectric and piezoelectric energy.
Thermoelectric energy is gathered…
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Solar Night Lights Sun-Charged 'Night Ease' Lamp Powers Up in Day, Glows at Night
Stefan Wallmann’s concept design ‘Night Ease’ solar night light is designed to be placed upside-down in a specially configured stand during the day to expose tiny solar panels to the sun. The solar voltaic…
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Tel Aviv University researchers looking for an Alzheimer’s cure got an unexpected nanotech discovery that could mean better solar and battery power. The discovery involves peptides that self-assemble in…
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Batteries and supercapacitors made from paper and a special carbon nanotube ink may be able to provide cheap and easy power storage solutions, according to Stanford researchers. Paper and ink batteries…
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So you wake up and you are getting your coffee, and then you look out the window, and what do your eyes behold? The giant Norwegian sky spiral—not something you would expect to see everyday, or at all.…
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Math Genius Gems The Fibonacci Rings are a Discreet Way of Letting People Know You're a Genius
Just when you thought it was safe to smack talk mathematics, mathematics came back and shanked you. You have been metaphorically shanked by these magical mathematical Fibonacci rings.
Evidently, the Fibonacci…
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A French inventor has designed the world’s first vertical ship. Why would the world ever need such a contraption, you ask? Well, the Jaques Rougerie SeaOrbiter will be used to conduct research on the link…
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Petri Dish Pork Scientists in the Netherlands Create Test Tube Meat
Think of the words “test tube”--what images spring to mind? Chemistry class, scientific breakthroughs, cures for disease... How about bacon? No? Well, scientists in the Netherlands have been able to grow…
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The Germbuster antibacterial hand cleaning device uses eight antibacterial softlaser diodes to clean a hand in ten seconds. It looks like a futuristic bracelet but this isn’t a piece of jewelry. There…
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Fallen Fine Art Photography by John Pusateri is a biodiversity and fine art photography project by the New Zealand-based artists. It first commenced with setting pit-fall traps on 8 May 2007. Twice a…
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David Cox is a nanotech expert at the Quantum Detection Group of Britain’s National Physical Laboratory. No, Mr. Cox, that is not an intimidating job title at all.
The snowman David Cox has created is…
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Looking for a gift for the biology maven in your life? How about the collector of the odd and one-of-a-kind? Specimen jar jewelry could be right up there at the top of the list. Featuring tiny cuttlefish,…
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In high school I once used a microscope to look at a potato chip. I could actually see the fat cells moving around on that greasy little piece of potato. Needless to say, I ate the hell out of that tater.…
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Avian Eating Lessons Scientists Say New Blackcap Bird Species is Effect of Dependence on Humans
It has been discovered that a new species of bird is being born in Britain, which is entirely reliant on birdfeeders. The European Blackcap bird used to make trips down to Spain during the winter, but…
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13 Prosthespirations From Prosthetic Race Controversies to Fashionable Prosthetics
Scientific advancement can do so much for the unfortunate, and prosthesis is one of the amazing ways in which a person can retain a somewhat regular lifestyle, even after a tragic accident.
From prosthetic…
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Would you drink sewer water repurified and turned into drinking water? What if it was in a fancy bottle, and cost $3 a liter?
While the idea of ‘toilet to the tap’ can be made into something gross, repurification…
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