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Cockroaches support rescue work
Cockroaches are fitted with sensors to transmit signals and assist rescue workers at the scene of a collapsed building or disaster-stricken areas.
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Headphones not speakers
The Sound Band will be a different headset because it has no speakers. Instead, the Sound Band uses surface-to-surface technology, meaning that the listener's ear is…
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Improve posture with sensor straps
Lumo BodyTech of the US has designed LumoBack sensor belt, with the feature to monitor and warn users in all activities, from standing, sitting, sleeping to walking or j…
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A battery-free device can still send messages
Engineers at the University of Washington have built a wireless communications system that allows devices like smartphones to interact with each other without relying on…
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Lumbia brace for back pain
Back pain affects 80% of the population, both young and old, regardless of the time of illness.
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Jackets create feelings 'girlfriends hug'
For single men, a Japanese-designed Riajyuu jacket can help him lessen loneliness when he is always feeling embraced.
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New design for airplane seats
The AirGo model designed by Yaghoubi will provide the comfort and convenience for passengers in the popular airplane type as the first class seats.
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Ankle back
The Pelham & Strutt T-shirt designed to correct postures, straighten your way through the back, shoulder, and abdomen to overcome the symptoms of back pain (in addition…
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IPhone application automatically car drivers
Just put the iPhone in the car, with the camera back facing the road, this application will automatically combine satellite images with street images that the iPhone tur…
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'Eggs of energy' turn off the power supply to the owner
Derived from the desire to cut back on the family's extravagant spending power, a British man created a kind of 'energy egg' that could shut off all electric…
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Electric wheelchairs
Community Cars in Texas invented an electric car called the Kenguru, for people with disabilities in wheelchairs. Kenguru looks externally compact as other 4-wheel elect…
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The solar plane has returned
The solar-powered plane flew back to Rabat after successfully flying through the desert in Morocco. On June 22nd, Captain Andre Borschberg landed Solar Impulse's sol…
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Camera records the hidden objects
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have released the first camera capable of recording objects obscured by obstacles.
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Image of atom moving in molecule
Physicists from Ohio State University have for the first time taken a special picture of the real motion of an atom inside a molecule, using A new technique can turn one…
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Lawnmowers for gardeners
No need to bend back to pluck grass, nor spray the herb to affect the environment, simply use the electrical Zapper.