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Popular This Week1. 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. 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…3. 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…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. 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…6. 17 Fertility Speculations - From Celeb-Inspired Legislation to Sex Food (CLUSTER)  Although the world’s population is fairly high, it will never get high enough to deter people from wanting to have children. Some may think it irresponsible, considering the many orphans out there and…7. 20 Pacing Treadmills - From Walking Workstations to Crowdpowered Transit (CLUSTER)  Now that it’s getting colder outside, it’s time to bring your workouts indoors. It may suck to give up nature for a few months, but with these pacing treadmills, you may not feel so bad anymore.
Designed…8. 13 Circuit Board Innovations - From Electric Sneakers to Real-Life Bionic Eyes (CLUSTER)  Cyberculture is overtaking the world slowly, but surely, so is it any surprise that it is entering other industries that aren’t necessarily electronic? I guess some of these circuit board innovations are…9. 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…10. Sodium Battery Technology - New Proprietary Ceramic Material for Deep-Cycle Sodium Batteries (GALLERY)  A new ceramic material dubbed NaSICON (sodium - Na - super ion conductor) may make widly distributed, home-based battery power storage charged by solar and wind power possible. Ceramatec, the R&D arm of…11. Photovoltaic Parking Lots - The Solasis Light Tower Creates Power from Car Windshields (GALLERY)  Parking lots will soon make their own contribution to the environment by generating power. First among the innovative power-generating concepts developed is the Solasis Light Tower, which is a design from…12. Solar Spray Paint - Researchers Develop Spray-On Solar Ink for Rooftops  It’s hard to convince the average person to replace their regular shingles for solar power panels, but with researchers like professor Brian Korgel of the University of Texas, Austin who are developing…13. Chemical-Sniffing Phones - The NASA Homeland Security Cell-All Program for Sensing Chemicals (GALLERY)  Now you can detect and distinguish between methane, ammonia, chlorine gas and other chemicals, thanks to the NASA Homeland Security Cell-All Program. NASA has created an iPhone application that acts as…14. Blooming Flower Buildings - Michael Jantzen's Majestic Wind Farm Celebration Center (GALLERY)  Eco-designer and artist Michael Jantzen has created an astounding architectural and environmentally-friendly building concept, the Wind Farm Celebration Center.
The building itself serves as a visitor…15. Breast Regrowth Breakthroughs - Treatment Could Allow Women to Regrow Breasts After a Mastectomy  Body parts never grow back, or so we thought. Now, scientists have devloped a revolutionary surgical treatment that could help with breast regrowth among breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies.…16. Celebrity Insects - 'Crikey Steveirwini' is a Snail Named After the Crocodile Hunter (GALLERY)  Television host, wildlife expert and conservationist Steve Irwin, a.k.a the Crocodile Hunter, has inspired the names of two new species since his death in 2006. The first was a turtle, ‘Elseya irwini’…17. 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…18. Printed Solar LEDs - Cheap Lighting for Off-Grid African Villages  Danish researcher Frederik Krebs has created an LED lamp that may bring cheap lighting to millions who now rely on kerosene lanterns as their primary source of evening light. The lamp combines photovoltaic…19. Lightning Fast Processors - AMD's Dragon Tech Breaks Record With Liquid Helium (VIDEO)  Leading edge computer innovation specialists AMD along with their Dragon Tech platform, have broken the CPU speed record clocking an amazing 7 GHz. Utilizing the AMD Phenom II on the new Dragon Tech platform,… |
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. 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…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. 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…5. 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…6. 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…7. 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…8. 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…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. 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…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. 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,…13. 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…14. 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…15. 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.…16. 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…17. Legalizing Medical Marijuana - President Obama Supports Pot-Smoking Patients (VIDEO)  In a major move forward in recognizing the medical legitimacy of marijuana, new guidelines that will be issued by the Obama administration today will free pot-smoking patients, in states that allow medical…18. Dissolving Packaging - Harmless-Dissolve Transparent Bags Disappear in Warm Water (GALLERY)  Harmless-Dissolve is a truly compostable packaging that dissolves in warm water. UK-based Cyberpac makes the clear, compostable bag, which can be printed with biodegradable inks and fitted with a biodegradable…19. Absorbent Pavement - FilterPave Assists with Rainwater Management and Runoff (VIDEO)  Presto Geosystems has developed a hard-surfaced recycled glass pavement called FilterPave, that can help manage rainwater and parking lot runoff.
A special process renders the recycled glass used in…20. 10 Face Recognition Technologies - From Face Recognition Campaigns to FaceCodes (CLUSTER)  You never know when you’ll need face recognition technologies aside from what your digital camera can provide. Maybe you’ll go into the espionage industry or perhaps you just want to add some extra security…21. Stealthy Wind Turbines - RidgeBlade ridgeline Wind Turbine Has Nearly Invisible Horizontal Design (VIDEO)  The RidgeBlade ridgeline wind turbine, winner of the 2009 Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, is a revolutionary micro power generating wind turbine design; It mounts horizontally along the roof ridge making…22. Brimming Energy Abodes - Amazing Super Energy-Producing 'surPLUShome' by Team Germany (VIDEO)  The surPLUShome has taken first place in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition. The German entry is a two-story 11.1 kW photovoltaic solar panel covered cube that outputs more than twice…23. Halloween Horses - 'Horses Inside Out' Brings Horse Anatomy Up Close and Personal (GALLERY)  I was never one who did well in science or math, maybe because there was never a fun diagram or model. 'Horses Inside Out' is looking to change that with living, breathing, and cantering models.
Using…24. Green Disinformation - CO2 Lovers Dismiss Global Warming as Myth (VIDEO)  There’s a rise in green disinformation and CO2 emissions greenwashing with the goal of discrediting global warming science in order to thwart environmental regulations and cap and trade.
CO2 is Green,…25. Revolutionary Extinction Theories - Shiva Crater Presents Debatable Dino Demise Theory (GALLERY)  Scientists are questioning the impact believed to have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The extinction has often been attributed to the impact of a giant space rock on the Yucatan Peninsula off…26. Life-Saving Robots - Robocue Comes to the Rescue Where Humans Hesitate to Go (VIDEO)  There are a lot of situations where it is extremely dangerous for one person to help another. The threat is often too high in earthquake wreckage and bad car accidents. Now to assist humans in peril comes…27. Milky Way Montages - Axel Mellinger Travels 26,000 Miles for Panoramic View of the Night Sky (GALLERY)  Axel Mellinger is one dedicated astronomer. Mellinger created this panorama of the night sky with 3,000 photos, and nearly as many hours in front of the computer. Milky Way montages like this don’t come…28. Biodegradable Garbage Bags - Combat Plastic Waste With the Green Genius Trash Bags (GALLERY)  Green Genius LLC has introduced a line of biodegradable trash bags made with EcoPure additive, which makes the Green Genius trash bags biodegradable. The eco-friendly plastic bags are just as strong and…29. 16 Anti-Germovations - Other Ways to Avoid Seasonal Sicknesses Other than the Flu Vaccine (CLUSTER)  I’m not one to take medication or vaccines to avoid or get over the flu. Instead, I use the power of my body to naturally overcome such sicknesses. I understand the ‘merit’ and ‘rationale’ behind such…30. Trippy Wall Art - The 'LMK' Light Installation Takes You Into a Trance (GALLERY)  I'm on board with nearly any color-changing art installation, but this 'LMK' light installation by Verena Michelitsch, Sabine Kmetitsch and Georg Liebergesell is one of my favorites. The walls are covered… |
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. Tights That Fight Cellulite - Are Scala Bio-Fir Leggings a New Tool in the Battle of the Bulge? (GALLERY)  These Scala Bio-Fir leggings are hailed as the latest tool for a woman's arsenal in the battle of the bulge: tights that fight cellulite. While these leggings, which were developed with retailer John Lewis,…3. 10 Tantalizing Turtlevations - Turtleneckless Finds, from Turtle Backpacks to Desk Toys (CLUSTER)  I am tired of turtlenecks getting all of the attention, therefore I am shedding light on all of the turtleneckless (no, not turtlenecklace) innovations which showcase the finest in super shell finds.
From…4. Arachnid-Spun Apparel - One Million Spiders Made the Golden Silk for RareTextile (GALLERY)  More than a million wild spiders were needed to produce the silk for a golden colored cloth that is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The golden orb spider of Madagascar…5. Latticework Tree Lights - The SunUmbra Tree Offers a Canopy of Energy-Efficient Lighting (GALLERY)  At the head of a new wave of energy-efficient lighting is the SunUmbra tree, a solar-powered tree that offers both shade and light in remote public areas.
Designed by Loop.pH, the tree is made up of…6. 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,’…7. Anatomical Place Settings - Bizarre Tea Sets from 'Anitomica' Will Shock Your Grandma (VIDEO)  When the London Design Festival kicked off a few days ago, the world was exposed to the fantasies of The New English design group. Their work, which is called Anatomica, features detailed Victorian anatomical…8. Deep Space Hubble Bubbles - Per New NASA Images, the Bubble Nebula Looks Like a Cosmic Balloon (GALLERY)  This photo of the Bubble Nebula was taken in July 2009 by the South Common Observatory in Britain. The stellar balloon is located 7,100 light-years from Earth and is about 6 light-years in diameter. The…9. 20 Emphatic Electric Bikes - from Human-Hybrids to Zero Emission Motorcycles (CLUSTER)  Of course we all know that electric or hybrid electric cars are in these days, but with all the emphasis on the 4-wheelers we often forget that electric bikes are rapidly coming into the mainstream.
I…10. Doggie Disaster Duds - The Pet Emergency Evacuation Jacket Might Save Your Life (GALLERY)  Go ahead—put the Pet Emergency Evacuation Jacket on your dog or cat because even if it looks ridiculous, it might just save your life as well as your pet’s (and you’re not even the one that has to wear…11. Floating Archaeological Architecture - The Sky Disk Artifact Gives the Nebra Ark Its Inspiration (GALLERY)  The architects at Holzer Kobler used the Sky Disk artifact as inspiration for the Nebra Ark visitors’ center in Germany. The Swiss company did the mysterious artifact justice with their floating architectural…12. 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…13. 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…14. 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,…15. 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…16. Made in the Shade Solar Panels - GreenSun Solar Cells Generate Energy From Indirect Light (GALLERY)  A new solar technology startup out of Tel Aviv named GreenSun Energy has developed a panel which can create energy from indirect sunlight. The panels require 80% less silicon, making them much more cost…17. Conductive Phone Chargers - Duracell myGrid Operates When Occupied by Phones Only (GALLERY)  With the help of some enhanced modern technology and the power of Duracell, phone charging is as simple as putting your phone down. The Duracell myGrid is a conductive pad that easily charges phones only…18. Hilarious Voice Helmets - Jessica Frelinghuysen Designs Helmet for Telling Secrets (GALLERY)  Where do I even begin? Jessica Frelinghuysen has designed a helmet which amplifies the sound of your voice to your own ears, thereby encouraging you to speak softer. Needless to say the ‘Helmet For Telling…19. 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,…20. 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…21. 20 Funky Fungi Finds - From Glow-in-the-Dark Mushrooms to Fungi Furniture (CLUSTER)  If Mario thinks mushrooms are a good thing, why shouldn’t you? Whether they are on a pizza, psychedelic or on a pizza and psychedelic, who doesn’t love having mushrooms in their life every once in a while? …22. 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…23. Black Hole Kids' Books - Maria Hammerstrom Makes the End of Existence Cute (GALLERY)  With her new book ‘I - Black Holes,’ Maria Hammerstrom has set out to explain galaxy-swallowing black holes just like you would a red fire truck. Short sentences and simple pictures fill the book about…24. Meat-Growing Machines - Rickard Hederstierna's 'Cocoon' Lets You Create Meat Without Killing Animals (VIDEO)  This electronic cooker and grower called ‘Cocoon’ can create meat and fish, and won first place in the Electrolux Design Lab 2009 competition. The machine works by using pre-mixed muscle cells and nutrients…25. Futurescape Pictorials - Seeing the Future Through Science Fiction (GALLERY)  This is a rather cool collection of landscapes of major cities, from New York to Paris. Some of the most popular science fiction stories have produced the images in this pictorial which may represent a…26. Outsourced Solar Power - World Jumps On Renewable Bandwagon with Applied Materials, US Falls Behind (GALLERY)  Solar power, wind and water energy are the future of renewable resources, says Applied Materials. The company is a US-based innovator that has expanded internationally into a billion-dollar solar business.…27. Smart Hipster Headphones - Sony Could Make the Play Button a Thing of the Past (VIDEO)  Sony has announced a set of smart headphones that detect body contact. These headphones will play when they are in your ear, pause when one earbud is removed and stops the music when both earbuds are…28. Polluted Interior Artistry - Daniel Dendra Uses Cairo Sound Pollution to Design Table (GALLERY)  Cairo’s sound pollution is not a typical muse, but Daniel Dendra used the noise of the city’s streets to make this artistic table. By placing microphones at various intersections and then combining the…29. Mobile Phone Bracelets - DNA-Inspired LG Helix Mobile Phone Doubles as Slap Bracelet (GALLERY)  Have you ever wanted to wear your mobile phone? Well, now you can with the LG Helix mobile phone. Designed by Rob Luna, this mobile doubles as a slap bracelet. The DNA inspired design give the device a…30. Futuristic Holographic Packaging - New Eco Package for Aquafresh Helps Sustainablity Shine  The shiny graphics for a new ‘Aquafresh White & Shine’ pack that appeared on store shelves in early summer were produced with a technique that employs MiraFoil® metallic coating, HoloBriteTM filmless holographic… |
