Vision: Eyeglasses With a Tunable Prescription
If you’ve ever been for an eye exam then you’re familiar with the process of looking through various combinations of lenses as the optometrist attempts to determine your ideal prescription. Now...
View ArticleKenya Gets More Mobile With Bicycle-Powered Cellphone Charger
Despite the ubiquity of cellphones, most people in Africa still need to travel great distances each time they need to charge their battery, a fact of life for many living in remote Kenyan Villages,...
View Article5 New Design Ideas From Dyson Award Candidates
On September 7, the James Dyson Award will be given out to the individual who best designs "something that solves a problem". Here are 5 of our favorite contenders for the prize...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Innovation’s “Long Nose”
Bill Buxton, Principal Scientist at Microsoft Research, has written a fascinating essay in about what he calls the "long nose of innovation."
View ArticleAutumn Calendar Automatically Tears Off Its Own Pages
Stihl needed an inventive business gift to promote its new line of leaf blowers and Euro RSCG Germany delivered.
View Article(Video) Smart Curtains For Privacy
Niklas Roy's invention helps provide a sense of solitude in a public area.
View ArticleWhat Did the ‘Creative Economic Revolution’ Unleash in 2010?
A look at what startups produced in 2010 provides us some context and perspective at how the creative economic revolution is faring.
View ArticleSony’s Innovative Dual-View TV
The technology may allow people to watch two different programs on the same device.
View ArticleInnovators Hardware Store Sells Tools For Inspiration
The Inventables online shop functions as a hub to help facilitate the possible by providing designers, inventors and artists with access to innovative materials.
View ArticleStery-Hand Evaluates How Well You Wash Your Hands
The first prize winner at the European Innovact Campus Awards 2011 offers a method to verify cleanliness.
View ArticleThe Next Big Tech Thing Has Already Been Done [Headlines]
People in the tech industry are always hunting for the next big thing but Bill Buxton of Microsoft says it's probably right under their noses.
View ArticleElectronic Instant Camera Prints Images Onto Receipt Paper [Video]
Inventor Niklas Roy's device combines an analog black and white videocamera and a thermal receipt printer.
View ArticleClothes That Clean Themselves Using Only Sunshine
Scientists have discovered a cotton fabric that when treated with a chemical compound can remove stains when exposed to sunlight.
View ArticleInsulated Bag Retains Heat To Slow Cook Food With Less Energy
Eco-friendly Wonderbags reduce carbon emission and costs while preparing meals.
View ArticleHigh-Tech Baseball Cap Will Stop Truckers Falling Asleep At The Wheel
The SmartCap monitors brainwaves to detect fatigue and can reduce workplace accidents caused by drowsiness.
View ArticleGood Vibrations: Electronic Bodysuit Helps Patients With Nerve Disorders
The Elektrodress started out as a concept on the Swedish TV show "Dragon's Den", and will help individuals improve mobility and relaxation.
View ArticleFuture Of Medicine May Have You Swallowing Super Fast Nano-Rockets
New remedy delivery system could travel incredibly fast using only our stomach acid to propel itself.
View ArticleAffordable 3D Printer Costs Less Than An iPad
High-tech gadget that was only available to designers, now goes mainstream.
View ArticleSamsung’s Implantable Medical Device Could Be Used To Monitor Your Brain
Samsung has applied for a patent on a device that communicates a person's physiological and pathological state.
View ArticleInflatable Cast Immobilizes Injured Area Within Seconds [Video]
A blow up stabilizing bandage can stabilize a broken bone, sprain, and heavy bleeding.
View ArticleArtist Creates Real Clouds Indoors [Pics]
Berndnaut Smilde creates the clouds by carefully regulating humidity, temperature, and light in the space.
View ArticleNext-Generation Handcuffs Could Sedate & Zap Detainees
Patented apparatus would administer drugs and electric shocks.
View Article14 Year Old Girl Develops Solar-Powered Water Purifier
Deepika Kurup won $25,000 for her invention in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Competition.
View ArticlePaper Humidifier Flower Works Without Electricity
A portable and aesthetic innovation to help prevent overly dry environments.
View ArticleMusic Note Identifier May Lead To Earlier Parkinson’s Diagnosis
New technology can identify the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods after 'hearing' only three notes.
View ArticleSquare Skateboard Wheels Won’t Stop Rolling
SharkWheel’s helix cube-like shape is balanced in such a way to promote continuous movement on any surface.
View ArticleHacked Old Spice Deodorant Plays Music When Opened [Video]
11-year-old Quinn Sheeran disassembled and repurposed the electronics from a birthday card to make the deodorant play the 'Rocky' theme.
View ArticleCoin Flipper Transforms a Simple Task Into an Unexpected Interaction
Programming and robotics reinvent an otherwise ordinary human movement
View ArticleA Simple Bag Helps You Save the Water Wasted for Your Hot Shower
Nifty invention makes sure every drop of clear water counts, even if its not warm enough just yet
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