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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.
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Rape-aXe a female condom
The Rape-aXe is a latex sheath embedded with shafts of sharp, inward-facing barbs that would be worn by a woman in her vagina like a female condom. If an attacker were to attempt vaginal rape, his penis would enter the latex sheath and be snagged by the barbs, causing the attacker excruciating pain during withdrawal and giving the victim time to escape.
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The light inventor who is poor but proud.
Alfredo Moser's invention is lighting up the world. In 2002, the Brazilian mechanic had a light-bulb moment and came up with a way of illuminating his house during the day without electricity - using nothing more than plastic bottles filled with water and a tiny bit of bleach.
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Sustainable Energy Breakthrough: Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight
A University of Colorado Boulder research team has moved closer to what some call the Holy Grail of a sustainable hydrogen economy — splitting water with sunlight.
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Elon Musk will reveal gesture-based rocket design program inspired by Iron Man
SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has often been compared to a real life version of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau has even openly said that Musk inspired his depiction of Stark in the first Iron Man film.
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Tesla Motors wants to eliminate side mirrors
Musk has gone and created a car that is, by every indication, one of the best-built cars in the world without exception. But Musk isn’t done yet, as he presses forward with another change to the way cars are built; the elimination of side mirrors.
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There's a tiny coach in your basketball
There are tons of gadgets to help golfers develop the perfect swing, but it’s hard to apply the same unobtrusive training tools to other sports. Evo One, though, is the counterpoint — it's a Kickstarter project that puts a tiny coach inside a basketball to help players improve their game.
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The New Coffee Is Made for Your Skin
One pocket-sized bottle of "Sprayable Energy," a prototype caffeinated skin spray, contains the equivalent of 40 cups of coffee. Demand for the product is already feverish.
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Harvard's ionic gel speakers are stretchable and almost invisible
In a materials science laboratory at Harvard's school of engineering and applied sciences, a transparent disk connected to a laptop fills the room with music — the transparent ionic speaker consists of a thin sheet of rubber sandwiched between two layers of a saltwater gel, and it’s as clear as glass.
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Yes, Microsoft Could Have Invented the iPhone. Here’s How
Steve Ballmer's company knew what the future of user interfaces would look like.
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26 Products You Can't Believe Don't Exist Yet
Apparently, the human race still has a long way to go.
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19-year-old inventor finds way to clean up the world's oceans in under 5 years time
Previously the idea of cleaning up the world’s oceans with their vast accumulations of disposed plastic material was considered an impossibility. Now a 19-year-old inventor says he and his foundation has a way to clean up the world’s oceans, and not only does he say we can do it, but that we can do it in five years time and produce a profit from it.
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A Startup’s Glass Can Block Light and Heat Independently
A material that selectively blocks heat and light could finally make it practical to add smart windows to buildings.
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Researchers Accidentally Set World Record for Thinnest Glass
Researchers accidentally discovered the world's thinnest sheet of glass, just two atoms thick. Their chance finding — now immortalized in the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, out this week — gives scientists a glimpse into the puzzling properties of glass, which behaves like both a solid and a liquid.
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The LEGO Theory – understanding where innovation (really) comes from
Although its effects aren’t immediate, LEGO bricks have led to more innovation by proxy than any other company. From this we understand that innovation does not happen overnight, but is the sum of a long series of sequential events.
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Man controls new prosthetic leg using thought alone
Rerouting important sensory nerves during a leg amputation has allowed a man to walk and climb stairs again using his robotic limb.
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6 Dishwasher Innovations You've Probably Never Heard Of
There's plenty innovation happening in the dishwasher market. See for yourself.
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These crazy inventions are the latest sign that entrepreneurship in China is alive and well
From gunpowder to paper or ice cream, Chinese leaders like to showcase how many world-changing inventions have originated in their country. But for every huge breakthrough there are lots of quirkier ones that never made it big. A submarine that catches sea cucumbers? A funnel that helps people pee straight? A bicycle that rides on water via plastic tubes?
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Sleeping In Public Just Keeps Getting Easier
Like ostriches themselves, the Ostrich Pillow is enigmatic and generally fascinating. Who would use it? Is it appropriate for children? Is it a sex toy? Hard to say! But it looks downright comfortable for napping. The only issue is carrying it.
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Bill Gate's Notes: America's Greatest Inventor
Bill Gates recently wrote the foreword for Edison and the Rise of Innovation, a new book about one of the great inventors ever. Read the foreword and view photos of some of the Edison-related items he owns.
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