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Popular This Week1. 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…2. 3D Shadow Art - Adding an Extra Dimension to Shadow with Computer Graphics (VIDEO)  Some fascinating Technology will be introduced at the 2nd Annual 2009 ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, Pulse of Innovation Conference taking place December 16-19 in Japan. One Presentation, an amazing new computer model,…3. Modern Multimedia Healing Chambers - The Themed Philips Ambient Experience Hospital Rooms (VIDEO)  The Philips Ambient Experience are breathtaking theme rooms that are currently being utilized by more than 125 medical establishments worldwide. Unlike most traditional hospital rooms, which can be visually…4. Advertising from Space - Toshiba is 'Leading Innovation' by Sending a Chair to Space (VIDEO)  In keeping with Toshiba’s famous ‘Leading Innovation’ tagline, Toshiba takes us to new heights, with their latest Ad Campaign, Toshiba Space Chair.
Toshiba called on Creative Ad Agency Grey London to…5. Temperature-Sensing Pans - The Spots on the Coral Pan Change Color (VIDEO)  Here is a cool concept in kitchen cookery, introducing Coral, a pan of many colors. The Coral pan can be used for both cooking and serving (the handle can easily be removed), but the most innovative feature…6. 15 Thunder and Lightning Finds - From Thunderstorm Architecture to Lightning Jewelry (CLUSTER)  The phenomena of thunder and lightning has fascinated human beings since the beginning of time. Gods were named in their honor, countless athletic team used them as mascots and I still scream like a five…7. Sunglass Contact Lenses - Automatically Darkening Contact Lenses on the Horizon (GALLERY)  We’ve all seen the sunglasses that magically darken in the presence of light; those glasses are coated with a substance that reacts to Ultraviolet (UV) Light. While this technology is tried and true on…8. Bomb-Proof Wallpaper - The Amazing X-Flex by Berry Plastics and the US Army Corps of Engineers (VIDEO)  This bomb-proof wallpaper called X-Flex was developed by Berry Plastics and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. X-Flex contains Kevlar. When the bomb-proof wallpaper is unrolled against brick or cement walls…9. 12 Magnificent Mummies - From Modern Pet Mummification to Monster Mummies (CLUSTER)  Mummies don’t have to be scary, and I will tell you why. Anything wrapped in toilet paper is hilarious. Movie mummies are slow-moving, clumsy and incredibly old, just like your grandparents. And Brendan…10. iPhone-Controlled Cars - Austin Engineers Combine the Auto With Mobile Technology (VIDEO)  A bunch of Austin-based engineers have produced the ultimate futuristic mobile application, using the iPhone as a remote control device to drive a car. These remote control-happy scientists prefer to live…11. Re-Naturalized Eco Furnishings - The Second Skin Chair by Lotte Van Laatum is a Return to Nature (GALLERY)  Furniture rarely bares any resemblance to the raw material it came from. The Second Skin chair seeks to change that. Design studio Lotte Van Laatum first gathered second hand furniture for the oak required…12. Dissolving Body Chips - Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics Could Advance Medical Monitoring  Ok, when I think about chips being put into people, I immediately think government conspiracy and the like. Yet, reading more about the Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics shows me that there is, of course,…13. Stunt-Capturing Cameras - The Amazing Helmet Hero Wide Camera by GoPro (GALLERY)  Designed by GoPro Helmet Hero Wide camera is perfect for outdoor sports. This small and wireless camera is attached to helmet and shoots high resolution video and five megapixel photos with 170 degree… |
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. 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…4. 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…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. 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…7. 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…8. 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…9. 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…10. 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…11. 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,…12. 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…13. 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…14. 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…15. 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…16. 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…17. 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…18. 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.…19. 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…20. 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…21. 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…22. 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,…23. 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…24. 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…25. 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…26. Face-Recognizing Door Locks - FaceID CVJB-G107 Recognition System Techifies Your Home (GALLERY)  I decided it was time to go key-less with my doors locks, so I started researching the high tech fingerprint recognition reader locks and found that something even more high tech exists--the FaceID CVJB-G107,…27. Eggy Eco Filters - Award-Winning Aquaovo Ovopur Water Dispenser (UPDATE) (VIDEO)  The Aquaovo Ovopur has been named as a Best of the Year 2009 kitchen appliance by Interior Design Magazine. The elegant Ovopur water filtration device has won numerous awards for its innovative natural…28. Fuzzy Sci-Fi Art - Science Fiction Heroes Immortalized in Black Velvet (VIDEO)  Science fiction has played a huge role in providing some of the inspiration for many of today’s scientific innovations. It kinda makes sense that the someone within the grasp of the cult of sci-fi would…29. 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…30. 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.
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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. 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. 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…4. 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…5. 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…6. 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…7. 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,’…8. 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…9. 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…10. 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…11. 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…12. 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,…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. 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…15. 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…16. 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? …17. 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…18. 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…19. 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…20. 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…21. 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…22. 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…23. 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…24. Hypercolor Concrete - Environmentally Interactive Images Appear in Response to Water (VIDEO)  Solid Poetry is a concrete treatment that interacts with environmental stimulus, namely water. No image or pattern is visible when the concrete is dry, but once wet, Solid Poetry concrete reveals whatever…25. Missing Link Science - Ardipithecus Skeleton Offers New Clues to Human Evolution (VIDEO)  A 4.4 million-year-old fossilized skeleton of a hominid female nicknamed Ardi, short for Ardipithecus, could be the oldest hominid skeleton ever found. Up to now, Lucy--Australopithecus afarensis, a 3-million…26. Cyborg Insects - UC Berkeley Houses Remote Controlled Live Beetles (UPDATE) (VIDEO)  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have managed to control the movement of beetles. They have done this by connecting small radio antenna to electrodes and shocking the beetles nervous…27. Psychedelic Seating - The Pantone Spectrum Digitally Printed Leather Chair by Sif Technology (GALLERY)  The Pantone color spectrum digitally printed leather chair by Sif Technology was made possible by the company’s new approach to digitized leather. Sif Technology has found a way to add plastic to leather…28. DIY 3D View Generators - Rotating Photos to Show Off Auction Goods Made Online with 3DBin (VIDEO)  3dBin allows the user to make 3D photos of any object in about 5 minutes. Using a few common objects to construct a reference background and a camera, preferably with a tripod, any photographer can create…29. Custom Steel Watches - GoS Blends Damascus Steel With Swedish Craftsmanship (GALLERY)  GoS watches is a small-scale Swedish luxury watch brand that uses world-famous Damascus steel. The joint effort by bladesmith Gustafsson and watchmaker Sjögren, GoS offers completely unique watches entirely…30. Stress-Sensing Watches - The Biofeedback StressWatch Tells You When You Need to Take a Deep Breath (GALLERY)  I was once told that a person chooses to stress, but sometimes you need a little help knowing when this choice is being made: enter this biofeedback StressWatch. If you don’t know what I mean by ‘choosing… |
