This Fabric Cleans itself When Exposed to Sunlight.- Why Wash?

Imagine shirts, pants or socks that clean and remove unpleasant smells themselves when hung on your balcony – how would that be? If you ask me, few things could be better!

This fantastic material which is reported to be able to clean itself of stains and bacteria (which causes unpleasant smells) when exposed to...

Cure for Addiction?

Drug addiction is a plague on society, watching someone succumb to an addiction is a horrible thing. Tearing apart families and causing untold amounts of physical and emotional pain.

Well, it seems that behind the scenes, researchers have been working not only on vaccines that may be effective against certain forms of cancer, but they have also been working on vaccines that might be able to cure addiction. One such vaccine, developed to combat cocaine addiction, has been developed by teams led by Ronald Crystal from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, and could very well be the...
first of a new line of anti-addiction shots that use proteins of from our immune systems (or antibodies)  that can attach to the dangerous molecules, and mark them for destruction by our white blood cells, blocking the action of the drug before it hits our brains.

 These anti-cocaine antibodies stop the drug before it crosses into the brain and researches say that this is important because cocaine’s addictive properties and physiological effects are all created in the brain.

Designer:  Ronald Crystal Team
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Life Saving Glasses - Stroke Detector

A conceptual gadget from Johns Hopkins University looks to include a literal lifesaver on a pair of specs.
The recently announced Stroke Detector looks like a pair of swim goggles or Rec Specs. Included within are an infrared video camera and connection for a laptop. Together they measure and record eye movements. Strokes that occur in the back of the brain present symptoms of dizziness and vertigo which can also be present with simple inner ear issues. The key to understanding if it really is a stroke are their eye movements which are undetectable to a human.  Four million people a year visit US emergency rooms with

Am A USB, Am A Battery too

What added value can we give to a USB stick drive?

Imagine having a USB or popularly called "Flash" working on your computer as a USB and off your computer as an AA Battery (finger battery) to power cameras, TV remote, radios, etc; Wonchul Hwang designed one rightly calling it the AA USB.

The Second Life Mobile Phone Concept

The Second Life Mobile Phone Concept works on the premise that we often forget about the battery life of our mobile phones, hence run out of juice, just at the wrong time. As a remedy (rather power-saver-option) the phone incorporates a double display. When in active use the AMOLED screen powers up in all glory and in standby mode the E-ink display gets active. This essentially means that the E-ink uses very little energy and the degree of transparency of the display shows how much battery is remaining. The more transparent the display, the less battery remaining.

The Sunbrella - Protect your Skin, Charge your devices

Sunbrella is like the regular umbrella found in the beach, except that it is a source of energy to power small appliances. Because of these alternate uses, the Sunbrella can be beneficial to multiple users. The 6 foot diameter solar panel that uses Photovoltaics can produce a peak output of 282 watts.