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Apple applies for multi-touch mouse patent - Engadget 
>30 days ago by Davezilla, 1 User, more info saveTRIZ Matrix / 40 principles / TRIZ contradictions table
>30 days ago by JonAston, 2 Users, more info saveSnail-venom pain relief
"The venom of the predatory marine snail Conus Magus is one of the most potent painkillers on the planet. It has a greater potency than morphine, but works in an entirely different way."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePatent: Liquid body armour
"...at the first sign of danger, the transducers could be activated with the flick of a switch. They would vibrate the fluid, increasing its overall stiffness and boosting the protective strength
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMini DNA replicator could benefit world's poor
"A pocket-sized device that runs on two AA batteries and copies DNA as accurately as expensive lab equipment has been developed by researchers in the US." Biotech's tipping point?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSolar heating, DIY style
"I decided instead to take advantage of the south-facing side of the garage and build a solar furnace to collect some of that sunshine just bouncing straight off my garage." Smart thinking,
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFurry-vision
"How would you like to watch a television screen that is also soft and pleasant to the touch? Welcome to Furry TV." By the love of all that is good and right, may this never make it into pro
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCoilosapien: Rail gun on yer robot
"It's been a while since we've seen anything new on the robosapien front, but I'd say that a laser sighted rail gun for our favorite robots is worthy." Everything can and will be hacked - pr
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNew Scientist Invention blog: Edible RFID
"The tags would be covered with soft gelatin that takes a while to dissolve in the stomach. After swallowing a tag a patient need only sit next to a radio source and receiver." I predict par
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFrom bears to bullets - Inventor hopes to sell armour s ...
"Already, he says, the suit has stood up to bullets from high-powered weapons, including an elephant gun. The suit was empty during the ballistics tests, but he's more than ready to put it on and
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveStranger than truth
"It's curious that Michael Crichton takes heat because he makes stuff up in his books -- that's why it's called science fiction." Robert Sawyer on Crichton's 'Next'.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Stow-Away Guitar
"The Stow-Away guitar features a ‘Clip-Joint’ which allows the neck of the guitar to be easily removed and stowed in a diagonal storage cavity on the back of the guitar." Nice gimmick, but I
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSelf-assembling gel stops bleeding in seconds
"An international team of researchers has accomplished just that in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHP researchers patent foot activated user interface
" ... a prototype in which humans can use their feet in order to mimic cursor movements more traditionally handled by the keyboard's right-hand man." Good call.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveInvention: Triple-standard DVD
"Although the triple-standard disc will cost more to make, it should still be cheaper than pressing three, and shops should be pleased not to have their shelves overloaded with so many different
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveShapely passwords
"Having trouble remembering your computer passwords? Perhaps you would find it easier to remember shapes instead." I *so* need this to get off the ground, I hate having to remember passwords
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMonocopter
If there's any possible explanation for the resurgence of interest in pulp sf styles, it could well be the number of people working on gloriously impractical but strangely elegant 'personal flight uni
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMind-controlled Wheelchair
Does what it says on the tin.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSkywalker Jetpacks
Yet again, some guy claims he's cracked the jetpack invention. We'll see what happens, but I remain skeptical. Annoying flash site with very cheesy music, via Engadget.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Terrafugia Transition - is this the first viable fl ...
It looks good, and the company talk the talk pretty good, but I'm not making any bets yet.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNikola Tesla
On his birthday, DamnInteresting sums up the fraught career of 'the man who invented the 20th Century'. He may have been an utter crank, but he was a superlative genius too. See link further up for wa
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveReading 'to go' for blind people
Ray Kurzweil actually comes up with real products in between all that Singularity evangelism we love him for. Go, Ray!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSir Clive's pocket-sized bicycle
Looks like a better proposition than the laughable C5...slightly.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOrigami gadgets
Fold up that clunky media player for convenient carrying!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveVelcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive » Self-cooling ...
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRobot Inventor Clones Self
Robot inventor Zou Renti has cloned himself as a robot. His robot, also names Zou Renty resides within a silica gel body that enables his face to move and talk like a real human.
>30 days ago by zinkous, 1 User, more info saveCreating Passionate Users: We can't leave innovation up ...
inventors need to invent!
>30 days ago by iandelaney, 1 User, more info save