Conductive Body Paint - ‘Music Box’ Dancer Creates a Tune with ‘Bare’ Ink::
Bare is an innovative body paint which allows small amounts of electricity to transfer though it to create all kinds of fun stuff. That's my technical lingo. The paint is non-metallic, yet conductive.… [MORE]

Rodent Rescuer - Rat-like Scratchbot Robot Navigates Using 'Whiskers'::
Built to mimic the way a rat feels its way with its whiskers, a research team from Britain unveiled a robot built like a rat that could navigate its way through rubble in the search and rescue of potential… [MORE]

Eco Smart Transit Signs - Solar-Powered Synchomatics Uses Autodesk to Create Digital Prototypes::
Syncromatics’ solar-powered signs bring smart transit information directly to the rider at the bus or shuttle stop. The use of solar power reduces the need for costly infrastructure to deliver electricity… [MORE]

3-Wheel Eco Cars - T3 Motion Unveils CT3 Personal Commuter EV X-Prize Entry::
Renderings of the CT3 electric vehicle illustrate a gorgeous design concept that promises 100 mpg efficiency and speeds of up to 45 mph. Although the EV is in the concept stage, T3 Motion also plans to… [MORE]

Close-Up Critter Creations - NanoGigaPan Project Turns Enhanced Bug Pictures Into Art::
The NanoGigaPan Project lets you see bugs in a way you’ve never seen (or perhaps never wanted to see) before. The goal of the NanoGigaPan Project is to take “high resolution images of very small things.”… [MORE]

Levitating Magnet Automobiles - The Nissan 400C Floats Like a Cloud (or a Hovercraft)::
This is one of the most futuristic car concepts I’ve yet to see. The Nissan 400c has integrated the maglev concept (using magnetic fields to cause an object to hover) into the tires of the car in order… [MORE]

Satirical Space PSAs - Technological Jokes in Commemoration of Moon Landing::
For 40th Anniversary of the moon landing, National Geographic has put together a small video that jokes about outdated technology. If a Furby toy today has 4 times the processing power of Apollo 13, where… [MORE]

Wearable Eco Chargers - The Solar Vest Lets You Charge Gadgets Anywhere::
One of the prices people pay for being techies is not having enough power to keep our plethora of devices vibrant and working all the time in any place. It never seems like there’s an electrical socket… [MORE]

Solar Power Towers - Abengoa's PS20 Sun-Driven Steam Turbine Electrifies Europe::
Martín Soler Márquez, Director of Innovation, Science and Enterprise for the Andalusian Regional Government unveiled Abengoa Solar’s first high-temperature power tower, Eureka, on June 19, 2009. The… [MORE]

Wrist-Worn Chargers - Dyson Energy Bracelet Uses Thermoelectric Energy for Mobile Juice::
How many times have you needed just those extra few minutes on your cell phone and the power wasn’t there? A new gadget from Dyson named the ‘Dyson Energy Bracelet’ offers you the opportunity to do just… [MORE]

Freaky Photograms - Peculiar Negative Portraits Made Without Cameras::
These unusual photograms by Kovács Krisztián showcase the human figure—or do they? These freaky negative images look more like human-alien hybrids to me, with a little light graffiti mixed in for good… [MORE]

Cidada Sugar Sensors - Scientists Use Wings to Improve Blood Glucose Monitoring::
Inspiration can come on the wings of the wind, or cicadas. While walking through the poster sessions at a conference, researcher Dr. Paul Stoddart’s eyes were drawn to a photograph of the nano-structure… [MORE]

Electrocuted Flowers - Robert Buelteman's Photography Makes Foliage Electrifying::
Robert Buelteman knows how to make a photograph electrifying--literally. Who needs to use a camera when you can just place flowers onto film and then shock them with 80,000 volts? This may not be a traditional… [MORE]

Extreme Zoo Awareness Stunts - Redesigned Habitats Open Eyes to Ecological Destruction::
Austrian artists Christoph Steinbrener and Rainer Dempf are making a case for environmental awareness with minor changes made to zoo animal habitats. Each different habitat at the Schonbrunn zoo in Vienna… [MORE]

Ageless Infants - Brooke Greenberg is the Real Benjamin Button::
Brooke Greenberg is a 16-year-old stuck in a toddler's body. Her predicament is so unique and rare that scientists believe there is no one else on the Earth like her. Some say that Brooke Greenberg holds… [MORE]

20 Freaky Simulations - From Simulated Live Births to Faking Color Blindness::
Imitation is recreation and what finer way is there to recreate the sensation or experience of something than with a virtual simulator? This cluster examines twenty different examples of simulation including… [MORE]

15 Ways to Contend With Scars - From Artistic Skin Branding & to Tattooed Scar Camouflage::
Most of us have at least one scar that lingers from a prior injury or surgery. This slideshow features a number of ways to contend with scars, whether you want to flaunt them, create them or obscure them… [MORE]

Globe Lighting - The Dynamic Hand Powered Lamp is Eco-Friendly::
This conceptual creative lamp is designed in the shape of a globe and is hand powered. Simply charge the Dynamic Hand Powered Lamp by spinning the globe round and round like you would a normal globe. This… [MORE]

Einstein Illustrations - Greg Terry Creates Poster of Famous Physicist Quotes::
Greg Terry has created an unconventional tribute to the most famous physicist to ever live. His collection of Albert Einstein quote posters are a fun twist on the words of Einstein. Using famous quotes… [MORE]

12 Smoke & Fog Innovations - From Cherry-Scented Smog Shooters to Stunning Smoketography::
There’s nothing like the way a wisp of smoke curls in the air, and this slideshow of smoke and fog innovations celebrates that beauty in spades. From cherry-scented smoke ring shooters that are perfect… [MORE]

45 Pebble & Rock Innovations - From Granite Motorcycles to Stone Floors & Fauxhenge::
These stone creations prove that there's much more to organic materials like pebbles and rocks than just gravel. The innovative designs featured in the slideshow below range from faux stone floors to marble… [MORE]

Stoner Wallabies - Marsupial Madness Results in Tasmanian Crop Circles::
The mystery of recent crop circles sighted in Tasmania has been solved: Wallabies have been eating poppy heads which make them high. The intoxicated marsupials hop around in circles before crashing. Apparently,… [MORE]

30 Amazing Aquariums - From Mini Indoor Ecosystems to Giant Bathtub Fish Tanks::
These amazing aquariums will really make you take a good, hard look at your standard fish tank. From miniature indoor ecosystems that let you grow vegetables and simultaneously feed your fish to super-sized… [MORE]

Viral Virus Breakthroughs - Scientists Film HIV Spreading for the First Time Ever::
Scientists from UC Davis and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine are rejoicing this weekend after filming the HIV virus spreading for the first time ever. Their footage reveals that the HIV virus spreads… [MORE]

26 Cyborg & Prosthetic Innovations - Tech-Savvy Enhancements to Mother Nature::
We've seen a number of ways in which designers and scientists have attempted to enhance Mother Nature and make the human body even better. From fashionable prosthetics to cyborg contact lenses, the slideshow… [MORE]

Feathery Fuel - Will Chicken Feathers Motor Hydrogen Cars of the Future?::
Developers at the University of Delaware are working on a way to turn chicken feathers into fuel for hydrogen cars. Six billion pounds of chicken feathers are put to waste every year in the U.S. alone,… [MORE]

Sound-Sustained Ecosystems - Terrarium Bases Growth on the Voices of Onlookers::
This interactive and sonic ecosystem called Terrarium is an installation that moves based on the sounds people make. The sounds are captured through sound vents and are sucked in by Seed Spitters in… [MORE]

Thief Photo Posting - 'GadgetTrak' Locates Stolen Technology and Shows the Culprit::
GadgetTrak is an anti-theft software device that can not only locate your stolen computer or mobile phone with Wi-Fi positioning, but takes pictures of the thief and post them on Flickr. TechAmerica Oregon… [MORE]

High-Tech Prosthetics - Colin Matso's Design for Nike Enables the Disabled::
This conceptual prosthetic leg from Colin Matso is so awesome that Nike (or any other big-name sports company) would be foolish not to produce it. Colin Matso did complete an internship at Nike, however,… [MORE]

Water-Powered Flashlights - The NoPoPo Mini Lantern Shines Through the Rain::
This is an amazing concept and while the Dastardly & Custard lemon-powered torch is only an idea, the Japanese have invented a water-powered torch. It is called “The NoPoPo Mini Lantern” and is only $38.… [MORE]

Pet Water Purifiers - Benjamin Graindorge’s Floating Fishtank Garden::
For folks who are short on space, who hate how the top of their fishtanks look or who just love nature, this floating fishtank garden is for you. Created by French designer Benjamin Graindorge, this garden… [MORE]

Dangerous Eco-Attacks - Sink Holes in the Dead Sea are a Cause for Concern::
Pollution has been wreaking havoc on the environment for quite some time, but lately mother nature has been fighting back in a scary and bizarre way. Sinkholes have been opening up on the Dead Sea shore… [MORE]

Elevating Wheelchairs - Jake Eadie's Invention Offers Upright Mobility::
These elevating wheelchairs were designed by Melbourne, Australia’s Jake Eadie. Powered by an electric suspension mechanism, these wheelchairs give the users more mobility than traditional seated wheelchairs,… [MORE]

13 Confusing Clocks - From Math Clocks to Inside-Out Timepieces::
Most people learn to tell time when they are children. As with other things in life, things tend to get more complicated with time. An easy example of this are the clocks in this gallery. While some people… [MORE]

Zero Gravity Wedding Photos - A New York Couple Takes the Plunge Head Over Heels (UPDATE)::
New York couple Noah Fulmore and Erin Finnegan are the first to get married in zero gravity. The wedding was held in a flight simulator, like the ones astronauts use to experience zero gravity space walks.… [MORE]

Commercial Space Travel - Spaceport America Will Launch You Out of This World::
The world’s first commercial spaceport, called Spaceport America, started being constructed in New Mexico last Friday. Spaceport America will host commercial operations by private space travel companies… [MORE]