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Science and DiscoveryAsphalt for Energy - Road Energy System
Think of how hot the pavement gets in the summertime, when you take off your shoes, there's not much your bare feet can do but scurry at top speed as the soles of your feet are scalded. There's a lot of…
Genetically Modified Glittering Animals - Gold Seahorses
It wasn't enough to have luxurious objects, diamond-encrusted and golden everything. For those who could afford it, the mainstream luxury trend got old, very fast. The Vietnamese market found a way to…
Laptops Get Smaller - Napkin PC
This concept for a portable, napkin-like computer was designed to be used in a group environment.
It works like this: The computer is in the base station. Data and images are sent wirelessly from the…
Surgery In Space - Zero Gravity Surgery One Step Closer (Follow Up)
Space travel has to be the most exciting and brave adventure any human being can embark on. But what happens if you become injured or ill to the point of needing emergency surgery while out in space? It's…
Portable Fish Tank
In this technologically-advanced world we live in, the best we have come up with to carry our fishy friends is in a clear plastic bag. I'm not sure who designed this next-generation of mobile fish tanks…
Ice Skating Testicle - Check Your Balls Campaign (VIDEO)
You've got to have balls to come up with an ad like this.
In the comic advert, an ice skating man dressed up in a testicle suit is continually checked by a hockey player, getting slammed against the…
Psychedelic Therapy - Retro Drugs As Modern Medicine? (VIDEO)
Baby boomers that experimented with LSD and magic mushrooms in the 60’s and 70’s are now senior scientists nearing retirement in the FDA and other institutions, and are no longer afraid to assert their…
Top 20 Science Innovations and Discoveries in 2007 (GALLERY)
These were the 20 most popular Science and Discovery posts in 2007, based on our traffic statistics. If you have a something you'd like to submit to our 'Science and Discovery' category, you should Join…
Medic Alert Tattoos - Replacing Bracelets With Ink
Folks with certain medical conditions have worn Medic Alert Jewelry for years to warn paramedics and doctors of their diseases or allergies. There is now a growing trend with younger people displaying…
Remote Control Creepy Crawlers - Battle Beetles
2007 has given us a variety of remote control objects - cars, helicopters, dragonflies, and now, battle beetles. The battle beetles come in three types: Brown Bot, Hercules Bot or Giraffe Stag-Beetle Bot.…
Gift Exchanges With Strangers - The Freecycle Network (VIDEO)
I think most of us have thrown stuff out stuff that we knew somebody else could have put to good use. The Freecycle Network of is made of thousands of groups worldwide that help used goods find new owners…
Gadget Lets You Speak With Your Ear - "E-Mimi-Kun" (VIDEO)
A new device that doubles as an earphone and a microphone for mobile phone users by detecting air vibrations inside the ear is the new trend in sound technology. Dubbed "e-Mimi-kun" (good ear boy), the…
Sleep Replacement Drug - Snorting Orexin A
Discoveries like these are what make cool hunting so exciting. Sleep could be replaced in the future by the simple act of snorting a newly discovered brain chemical. The drug could prevent the feeling…
Recycled Literature as Fashion - "Book Bags" by Caitlin (GALLERY)
How wonderful is this idea? Caitlin at Rebound Designs transforms real books into real bags.
Fiction, fairytale, biography, texts, all can be made into a handcrafted beauty.
Caitlin makes the"book-bags"…
Galaxy's Largest Diamond - There Is a Lucy In the Sky
See that diamond? Largest in the World. But not in the universe. Astronomers have discovered a diamond ten billion trillion trillion carats that they believe is the left overs from a extinct star. They…
Stylish Diabetic Kit - Glucose Meter Bag by Stick Me Designs
Diabetics may suffer from their disease, but that doesn't mean they have to suffer from the bland styles of their glucose meter bags, which tend to come in plain black nylon.
Stick Me Designs created…
Seat Lifts and Separates Bum Cheeks - Ayur Chair
I get it. Ergonomics means good for the body. But what about the eyes? The Ayur Chair says it provides great lumbar support while it lifts and separates your butt cheeks for comport. Lifts and separates?…