Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 460,503 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,240 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,097 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,240 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,097 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,210 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 460,503 cutting edge ideas.

Pattern-Scanning Butterfly Nets

The E-Catch Net Harmlessly Captures the Image of Insects

— March 4, 2013 — Tech
The E-Catch Net is such an innovative concept that caters to an interest in entomology. Unlike the archetypal aerial insect net, this one has no mesh material, it does not capture the actual bug, nor does it harm it.

Conceived by Cheng Zhang, Wang Lingen and Jin Tuo, the cutting-edge contraption comprises a rubber stem that's easy to grip and a ring embedded with 3D scanning technologies. Go out into the field with this device and simply guide the hoop over your resting subject. Its image will be recorded and stored within the the apparatus's integrated memory.

Later, plug the E-Catch Net into your computer with a USB cable and you'll see a collection of digital likenesses of the dragonflies, bumblebees and moths that you encountered. You can print these out and cut them up to create models for play or education.
Trend Themes
1. Pattern-scanning Butterfly Nets - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced pattern-scanning technology for other industries such as agriculture or wildlife research.
2. 3D Scanning Technologies - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply 3D scanning technologies to industries such as fashion or art for customized designs and creations.
3. Digital Model Creation - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create software or apps that enable users to easily create digital models for various purposes, such as gaming or virtual reality.
Industry Implications
1. Entomology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new tools and technologies for studying insects that are more efficient, accurate, and non-invasive.
2. Education - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use digital models and interactive technologies to enhance the learning experience in classrooms and remote education.
3. Photography - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate 3D scanning technologies into cameras to capture detailed digital models of subjects for creative purposes or documentation.
2.3
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness