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Popular This Week1. 56 Exercising Innovations - From Fitness Slings to Ottoman Workout Benches (CLUSTER)  As it gets colder outside activity decreases and consumption of fatty, rich foods increases. Help fight packing on those extra pounds with these exercising innovations. There is a fitness routine for everyone-from…2. LED Tattoos - Silk Silicon Chip Implants Turn Your Arm Into a TV  There is a new tattoo coming soon to a body part near you. LED Tattoos, are being developed by Researchers from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania and Illinois. Unlike traditional inked tattoos, the…3. 20 Medication Innovations - From Reminder Wristwatches to Antibiotics from Excrement (CLUSTER)  The cold and flu season is upon us (bah humbug!) and although we may be taking each and every germ-fighting precaution available, sometimes your body simply lets you down and before you know it, you’re…4. 25 Navy Innovations - Midshipmen Finds, from Pea Coat Footwear to Military Hip-Hop Parodies (CLUSTER)  Since the Army vs. Navy football game is just around the corner, I felt it best to salute our nautical troops with a cluster that highlights the navy innovations which either help to keep them safe, or…5. Hypnotic Cascading Renderings - These Real 3D Fractals Result from Complex Mathematics (GALLERY)  Psfk.com puts it best when they say that these real 3D fractals are, “visual inspirations.” Absolutely breathtaking, if you take the time to read the complex process of achieving these images, you’ll also…6. Meat Band-Aids - Apligraf, Factory-Grown Living Tissue, Heals Chronic Wounds (VIDEO)  It’s amazing to see the advancements in the field of biotechnology! Organogenesis Inc. is a world leading company specializing in bio-active chronic wounds healing, oral regeneration and bio-surgery. They…7. Biomimetic Architecture - The Gherkin and The Swiss Re Tower in London (VIDEO)  Lord Foster completed 30 St. Mary Axe in 2004 in London’s financial district, but its design just turned half a billion years old. Fondly nicknamed The Gherkin and The Swiss Re Tower, the cone-like shape…8. Carbon Dioxide Converters - The Sandia National Laboratories CR5 Turns CO2 Into Fuel  The Sandia National Laboratories CR5 (Counter-Rotating-Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator) is a device that can convert carbon dioxide into a liquid fuel.
Designed by developer Rich Diver and researchers…9. Spray on Skin - A New Treatment for Second Degree Burn Victims  A new technique to make a spray on skin has been developed by Australian surgeon Fiona Wood for treating victims of second degree burns. Before the development of this spray on skin, an extremely painful…10. Algae Paper Power - These Biodegradable Batteries Could Cut Down on E-Waste (GALLERY)  Paper-thin, biodegradable batteries may be coming to an electronics store near you. The biodegradable batteries, which would compete with commercial lithium-ion batteries, are made of algae—the next big…11. Human-Like Mechanical Limbs - The Shadow Dexterous Hand Can Mimic Our Movements  The Shadow Dexterous Hand was seem at Tokyo’s International Robot Exhinibition 2009. It comes with the CyberGlove which one wears when remotely operating this mechanical limb. In combination the glove…12. Amazing Unicycling Robots - Murata Girl is a Modern Mechanical Wonder  Murata Girl is a unicycling robot, she is also the cousin of Murata Boy a bicycle riding robot who was created in 2005 by Japan-based Murata Manufacturing.
Murata Girl was modeled after a primary school-aged… |
Popular This Month1. 35 X-Ray Innovations - From Tech X-Rays to Thought X-Rays (CLUSTER)  The harnessing of X-Rays has improved our society by leaps and bounds. From hospitals to security check points, X-Rays have helped make our communities much safer and brought Superman down a level.
Over…2. 30 Pet Health Innovations - From Holistic Pet Spas to Anti-Stress Pet Vests (CLUSTER)  Pampering your pet is one thing; giving them the proper treatments and products for better health is entirely another. There are just benefits from holistic pet spas and designer pet vitamins that no amount…3. 51 Modern Fuel Cell Innovations - From Hydrogen Cars Made of Ice to Fuel Cell Laptops (CLUSTER)  A few years ago fuel cell innovations were something only scientists and eco-activists talked about, today, however,using hydrogen as a fuel is something everyday people are trying to incorporate in their…4. Prosthetic Race Controversies - Aimee Mullins Confronts Athletic Advantage & Disability (VIDEO)  Aimee Mullins, an athlete, speaker, actress and model has written an extremely thought-provoking article for Gizmodo titled, Racing on Carbon Fiber Legs: How Abled Should We Be?. The article is about challenging…5. 31 Swine Flu Innovations - From Germ-Thwarting Keys to Swine Flu Plushies (CLUSTER)  As people become more desperate to get their hands on some of the limited supplies of the H1N1 vaccine, there are other ways to fight this big fight. I’ve compiled a cluster filled with swine flu innovations…6. 56 Exercising Innovations - From Fitness Slings to Ottoman Workout Benches (CLUSTER) As it gets colder outside activity decreases and consumption of fatty, rich foods increases. Help fight packing on those extra pounds with these exercising innovations. There is a fitness routine for everyone-from…7. 26 Scientific Products - From Scientific Cooking Kits to Experimental Lighting (CLUSTER)  It’s all and well when we indulge our fantasies with surreal surroundings, but we need to balance it out once in awhile before we lose our sense of reality. One way to ground ourselves is to introduce…8. 20 Nose Candy Dandies - From Cocaine Dinnerware to Legal Cocaine Bars (CLUSTER)  Cocaine is the rich man’s drug of choice. So if you want to take a ride on the slopes just like George Jung, you might want to bring along a little bit of coin.
My suggestion? Save your money, and your…9. 25 Fingerprint-Focused Features - From Biometric Scanning Systems to Fingerprint Jewelry (CLUSTER)  Your fingerprint is perhaps the most distinctive part of your external persona, so it’s no wonder that we’ve seen so many fingerprint-focused innovations. This slideshow aims to collect the best of these…10. LED Tattoos - Silk Silicon Chip Implants Turn Your Arm Into a TV There is a new tattoo coming soon to a body part near you. LED Tattoos, are being developed by Researchers from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania and Illinois. Unlike traditional inked tattoos, the…11. 34 Ancient Civilization Discoveries - From Ancient Cityscapes to Ancient Rome Editorials (CLUSTER)  It’s impossible to forget our past. It seeps into our present-day activities and future possibilities. As a species, we continue to not only unlock secrets from our past, we draw inspiration from it as…12. Prefab Igloos - Icewall One’s Igloo Satellite Cabin Twarts Harsh Weather and Lunging Bears (GALLERY)  The Igloo Satellite Cabin manufactured by Australia’s Icewall One is a pre-fabricated remote shelter that can withstand subzero temperatures, high winds, ice, snow, and lunging bears.
The transportable…13. 40 Medical Breakthroughs - From Nano Technology Advancements to Disease Immunity Discoveries (CLUSTER)  Our world is consistently inflicted with deadly epidemics, whether it’s Cancer, SARS or the Swine Flu. And while we can’t quite beat these diseases, at least we’re closer than we were before. With today’s…14. Nature Close-Ups - 'Water' by Dayglow Photography Zooms in on Mother Nature (GALLERY)  'Water' by Dayglow Photography is a pictorial that puts the phrase "Stop and smell the roses" into a new perspective. Photographer Lisa George has taken close-up shots of water droplets in nature, and…15. Photomicography - Photographs that Zoom in on the Unseen (VIDEO)  For 35 years, Nikon has held a photomicography competition and the winners from 2009 were announced in October 2009. There were 3000 global entries this year and they were judged "on several criteria including… |
Popular Last Month1. 3D Manicures - Sculptural Fingertip Designs Express Personal Style (VIDEO)  3-dimensional nail art uses a modeling sculpture powder, UV curing gel or applied items to create fingertip works of art. The end results range from the delicate beauty of tiny pearls applied to a bride’s…2. 25 Hot Pot Finds - Reefer Madness, From Spiritual Highs to Hemp Cars  In a salute the Obama Administration’s almost legalizing grass, I have weeded out Trendhunter’s most bodacious hemp trends.
Remember cannabis is good for things like glaucoma and easing the pain of many…3. Ring-Shaped Electric Cars - 'eRinGo' Features Rotor-Gyro Balancing and Two Steering Wheels (GALLERY)  The ‘eRinGo’ by Iranian designer Mohammad Ghezel is a ring-shaped electric car. It rotor/gyro system balances the vehicle on a large wheel running around its axis. Two medium-sized side wheels also provide…4. Endangered Animal Portraits - Eric Isselee's 'Life on White' Immortalizes Animals (GALLERY)  Belgian photographer Eric Isselee has spent the last four years photographing wild animals in an effort to capture Earth’s creatures on film before they become extinct. The project, dubbed ‘Life on White,’…5. Scientific Addiction Accessories - Slashpile Jewelry Features Molecules of MDMA, LSD & THC (GALLERY)  The Slashpile jewelry you see above is the brainchild of twins Tara and Courtney Neray, who have turned the molecules of caffeine, water, MDMA, LSD, THC, and alcohol into beautiful pendants. Their scientific…6. Dual-Screen Notebook Computers - Seeing Double With the gScreen 'Spacebook' (VIDEO)  Spacebook is a dual-screen notebook slated to launch in the last part of 2009. The Spacebook has two 15.6-inch LED-backlit LCD displays. The Spacebook is based on gScreen’s G400, which was the first first…7. 40 Lunar Developments - From Moon Bombing to Moon Walking (CLUSTER)  NASA’s LCROSS moon bombing mission was completed successfully earlier this week. The moon bombing mission was part of the quest to find water in space—just in case you were confused as to why the moon…8. Organic Waste Innovations - 'Stak Block' is as Strong as Brick and Made From Rice Straw (GALLERY)  In the 'Story of the Three Little Pigs,' the first house that the wolf blew down by huffing and puffing was one made of straw, but if Oryzatech has its way, not only will straw houses withstand wolves,…9. Spooky Sci-Fi Spaceships - Galactic Horror Gallery of Stellar Vessels Will Creep You Out (GALLERY)  During the spookiest time of the year, while ghosts and goblins line the streets and vampires and zombies fill the prime-time slots, there is another place where terror resides—within the sci-fi spaceships…10. 10 Cigar Innovations - Cigars Worth Smoking, from Electronic Cigars to Cigars Without Smoke (CLUSTER)  Now it is true that I do not approve of smoking. However, if you feel absolutely compelled to put some smoke into the air, these are cigars worth smoking.
As I said before, smoking is not good for you,…11. Animal-Inspired Robotics - Robotech Cheetah's Mechanical Design Based on Biology (VIDEO)  Robotic designer Sangbae Kim, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biomimetic Robotics Lab has undertaken an ambitious project: Building a lightweight carbon-fiber-foam composite robotic…12. Amazing Ecomobile Slideshows - Video Shows the Green Future of Automobiles (VIDEO)  The future of automobiles is always a fascinating subject. Ever since the first Model T, people cannot help but imagine what the future holds for the automotive industry.
This video features concept cars…13. Multi-Touch Projectors - The Funai Eco Scan Projectors Make Any Surface Interactive (VIDEO)  Funai was showing off the new Eco Scan projectors at CEATEC in Japan. The pico projector boasts multi touch recognition, making any surface that it is pointed at into a high tech screen.
In the demonstration,…14. Sustainable Spanish Ecotecture - A-Cero & Joaquin Torres Design Eco Power Research Facility in Murci (GALLERY)  Madrid-based international architecture firm A-cero and architect Joaquín Torres won an architectural competition for an academic research center that studies renewable energy sources in Murcia, Spain.…15. Beer Cooler Satellites - MIT Students Launch Into Space for $150 (VIDEO)  A group of very resourceful students at MIT recently launched a camera into space using just a helium-filled weather balloon and a styrofoam beer cooler at an amazing cost of only $150. The students were… |
