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The wheel of Mesopotamia and 2000 BC ancient Wheels

2012-02-17T01:22:00.000-08:00

THE BEGINNING

The wheel was first invented by the Sumerians in the 5th millennium, excavated in Uruk, a Sumerian city. But they were not attached to vehicles at first – in fact, the wheel was first made in the form of a potter’s wheel. Also, contrary to popular belief, the wheel was not inspired by rolling logs – in fact, there is no actual proof as to that humans have ever used rolling logs.

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The wheel of mesopotamia

THE BLUEPRINTS

The true ‘wheel’ that was placed on a moving vehicle was first created from one round tree-trunk each, with “tires” made of strips of copper or bronze, causing them to become much heavier and bring down the speed. Once the Egyptians figured that if the inside of the wheel was hollow they would be lighter yet stronger, they started making them with three pieces of wood with wooden strips keeping them together, carving out the inside of the wood to create a much lighter and stronger wheel. They soon started to create spokes wheels in 2000BC. However, tires didn’t improve much until 1845, when pneumatic tires were invented.

ADDING THEM TO VEHICLES

Soon, people realized that wheels could be attached to a cart and the cart attached to animals. People created chariots in around 3000BC, which were pulled by powerful and mighty war horses. People started creating artwork based on war scenes – this created the first picture of the wheel, made in 3500BC. People also started inventing things where the wheel was crucial – waterwheels, cogwheels, spinning wheels. Some future inventions would have been useless without the design of the wheel as well – propellers, jet engines, turbines.

Who would have thought

this ONE LITTLE INVENTION

would lead to so many others?

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ITS IMPORTANCE TODAY

Today, the wheel is a very important legacy the Mesopotamians have left us. They are almost everywhere, the design used to create many other things. Without wheels, we would not have the rubber tires, and cars wouldn't have even been thought of. The design of airplanes would have also failed and everyone would still be walking around, living in huts because lots of construction machines would not be able to work because they would not move, and there would be no way of moving around the machines either.

Without wheels, we’d probably still be living like this.

Thank god we aren’t.

Modern Inventions of 2011-2012

2012-02-16T23:33:00.000-08:00

Popular New Inventions 2011 #1: Robots That Will be able to undertake Recycling.

Recycler Automatic robot from ZenRobotics provides the actual capacity to recognize also as choose physical objects for recycling and deliver all of them towards the accurate facilities.This robotic arm tends to make consumption of artificial intelligence collectively having a series of devices |to become in a position to help keep track with the conveyor belt of |waste supplies, |searching for and also arranging all of the items as they flow by. The creators declare with the reality that robot ought to have the ability to discriminate amongst a large choice of plastics, collectively with elements which consist of piping, light bulbs also as dangerous supplies. The robot will probably be in a position to improve the productivity of recycling centers, also as decrease the danger of injuries to human workers.

Hot New Inventions 2011 #2: Revitalizing Wound Healing

Doctors are creating good solid companies that could in the end assistance using the healing of chronic wounds also as increase this specific common ealing process.

Created by the specific researchers from Ts University, the companies function via focusing inside the procedure connected with circulation system expansion, which will be truly important for restorative. Generating off all two decades of study, this group has separated the peptides which trigger the cells which will react to wounds also as type totally brand new vessels simply for blood and as well nutrients. At this time, exams about animals are currently satisfactory.

Hot New Inventions 2011 #3: Video Game That Coach Children How you can Walk

This really is a revolutionary new inventions in technology gadget that’s produced from a group of game style young individuals who assists to teach disabled children to become in a position to steer. All of the Equiliberator, created from college students at Rice’s University in Houston, is really produced with the 5 Wii Balance Boards together with tension sensitive hand rails on 1 with the side. This boards also as rails generally are connected to a Pc operating a video game especially created for the objective of this gadget. Youngsters will probably be in a position to wipe out on screen monsters due to accomplishing numerous abilities on this specific Equiliberator.

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StatPlanet World Bank Wins Apps for Development Competition

2011-06-09T01:56:00.000-07:00

StatPlanet World Bank Wins Apps for Development Competition

Washington : The World Bank has announced winners of the World Bank’s first-ever “Apps for Development” competition on Thursday.

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said, “One of the reasons we threw open the doors to our data was that we recognized we don’t have a monopoly on innovation. These apps clearly demonstrate how the software development community can harness technology to analyze and tackle some of the world's long-standing problems. It’s fantastic to see the creative approaches each of the finalists took, and it’s also great to see that the submissions came from six continents.”

An app that allows users to visualize development indicators using powerful charts and maps, a web-based tool to measure the impact of global events on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, and an interactive app that lets users make their own comparisons of countries’ performance, were announced today as the top winners of the World Bank’s first-ever “Apps for Development” competition.

Last year, the World Bank issued a challenge to software developers from across the globe to take on some of the world’s most pressing development problems by creating digital apps using the Bank’s freely available data. The response was overwhelming, with 107 entries from 36 countries across six continents, and nearly a third from Africa.

A panel of expert judges, including technology gurus such as Kannan Pashupathy of Google, Ory Okolloh, co-founder of Ushahidi, and Craig Newmark of Craigslist, selected the winners. A total of $55,000 was awarded in cash prizes to competition winners.

The three winning apps all feature unique approaches to pressing development challenges:

First Prize Winner - StatPlanet World Bank (Australia): With this powerful app, you can visualize and compare country and regional performance over time. The user can select from among the 3000+ indicators covering virtually every dimension of economic, social, and human development, and can select the manner in which the data is displayed. This app allows anyone an easy interface to these indicators - even without Internet connectivity - via a desktop version of the app.

http://appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com/submissions/1516-statplanet-world-bank

http://www.statplanet.org/

Second Prize Winner - Development Timelines (France): Development Timelines lets you put global development data into historical context and better understand how events such as war, education reforms, or economic booms and busts, affect progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
http://appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com/submissions/1550-development-timelines

http://devtimelines.appspot.com/

Third Prize Winner - Yourtopia - Development beyond GDP (Germany): This interactive app allows you to sum up human development according to your own criteria and, through a short quiz, choose how important different dimensions of development are to you. You can then participate in constructing a multiple-dimension index of human development.
http://appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com/submissions/1446-yourtopia-development-beyond-gdp

http://www.yourtopia.net/

Aleem Walji, Manager, Innovation Practice at the World Bank Institute, said, “This competition has brought software developers into the development conversation. We see enormous potential in crowdsourcing solutions to persistent development problems, and we are especially excited when our data can be used as raw material to spark creativity and innovation.”

The winners also included a Popular Choice Award, determined by online voting by the public, which went to WORLD (Macedonia), an app that selects data at random to generate concise statements about progress toward the Millennium Development Goals.

In addition, the Large Organization Recognition Award was given to International Project Funding: US Foundations and the World Bank (USA), an app that shows funding for agriculture, fishing, and forestry projects from the World Bank and US foundations, as well as the percentage of land cover in each country that is occupied by forests or cropland.

Honorable Mentions were given to World Bank Widget (Finland), Get a Life! GAME (Netherlands), Know Your World (USA), Bebemama mobile app - Empowering mothers (Thailand), TreePet (Mexico), Economic Data Finder (UK), Indicators Lab (India), FACTCHA: Stop Spam, Advocate for the MDGs! (Kenya), MDG Chart Generator (Jamaica), and MDG Maps (Uganda). More information on the award winners is available at www.worldbank.org/appsfordevelopment/awards

Open Data, Open Knowledge and Open Solutions

The Apps for Development Competition was launched in September 2010 by World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick as part of the Bank’s Open Data Initiative, an effort that unlocks the institution’s world-class knowledge and development data for researchers, activists, students, and development practitioners across the globe.

The initiative is rapidly expanding, in line with the huge demand for development data and information.

As part of the Open Data Initiative the World Bank has recently developed its own app – “Mapping for Results" (maps.worldbank.org)—which visualizes the geographic location of programs at the global and regional levels and in 79 of the poorest countries

ISRO Develops Supercomputer SAGA-220

2011-06-09T01:31:00.000-07:00

Thiruvananthapuram : Indian Space Research Organization

has built a supercomputer "SAGA-220", which is to be

India

’s fastest in terms of theoretical peak performance of 220 TeraFLOPS (220 Trillion Floating Point Operations per second).

The supercomputer "SAGA-220", built by the Satish Dhawan

Supercomputing Facility located at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram at a cost of about Rs 14 crore was inaugurated by K Radhakrishnan,

Chairman ISRO at VSSC today, ISRO said in a statement.

The new Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) based supercomputer, "SAGA-220" (Supercomputer

for Aerospace with GPU Architecture-220 TeraFLOPS) is being used by space scientists for solving complex aerospace problems.

"SAGA-220” is fully designed and built by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre using commercially available hardware, open source software components and in house developments.

The system uses 400 NVIDIA Tesla 2070 GPUs and 400 Intel Quad Core Xeon CPUs supplied by WIPRO with a high speed interconnect.With each GPU and CPU providing a performance of 500 GigaFLOPS and 50 GigaFLOPS respectively, the theoretical peak performance of the system amounts to 220 TeraFLOPS, the statement said.

The present GPU system offers significant advantage over the conventional CPU based system in terms of cost, power and space requirements, it said.

The system is environmentally green and consumes a power

ISRO Successfully Puts GSAT-8 into Geosynchronous Orbit Read more about ISRO Successfully Puts GSAT-8 into Geosynchronous Orbit

2011-06-09T01:09:00.000-07:00

   ISRO Successfully Puts GSAT-8 into

   Geosynchronous Orbit

Bangalore : Indian Space Research

Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday

successfully advanced communication

satellite GSAT-8 to geosynchronous orbit

with an orbital period of 23 hours and 45

minutes.

Information to this effect was made by

ISRO that the satellite's orbit has a perigee

(closest point to Earth) of 35,543 km, an

apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 35,770

km and an orbital inclination of 0.04 degree

with respect to the equatorial plane.

Solar arrays on both sides of the satellite have been deployed and they are tracking the sun and

generating electrical power, the Bangalore-based ISRO said on Wednesday.

These solar arrays are designed to generate 6,240 W of electrical power. Two large dual grid

Ku-band antennae have been opened and are pointing towards the Earth, it said.

On Wednesday, the satellite was put into the final orbital configuration pointing towards the

Earth continuously.

GSAT-8 is presently located at 47 degree East longitude and is being moved towards its final

orbital position of 55 degree East, where it will be co-located with the INSAT-3E satellite.

In Orbit Testing of 24 Ku-band transponders of GSAT-8 is scheduled to begin on 1^st

June and the satellite is expected to be ready for service in about a month, it said.

Testing of GAGAN navigational payload would be conducted from the new Navigation Control

Centre at Kundanahalli near Bangalore.

	Launch Date	21.05.2011
GSAT-8, India’s advanced communication satellite, is a high power communication satellite being inducted in the INSAT system. Weighing about 3100 Kg at lift-off, GSAT-8 is configured to carry 24 high power transponders in Ku-band and a two-channel GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands. The 24 Ku band transponders will augment the capacity in the INSAT system. The GAGAN payload provides the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), through which the accuracy of the positioning information obtained from the GPS Satellite is improved by a network of ground based receivers and made available to the users in the country through the geostationary satellites.

Mission	Communication
Weight	3093 kg (Mass at Lift – off) 1426 kg (Dry Mass)
Power	Solar array providing 6242 watts three 100 Ah Lithium Ion batteries
Physical Dimensions	2.0 x 1.77 x 3.1m cuboid
Propulsion	440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motors (LAM) with mono Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) as fuel and Mixed oxides of Nitrogen (MON-3) as oxidizer for orbit raising.
Stabilisation	3-axis body stabilised in orbit using Earth Sensors, Sun Sensors, Momentum and Reaction Wheels, Magnetic Torquers and eight 10 Newton and eight 22 Newton bipropellant thrusters
Antennas	Two indigenously developed 2.2 m diameter transmit/receive polarisation sensitive dual grid shaped beam deployable reflectors with offset-fed feeds illumination for Ku-band; 0.6 m C-band and 0.8x0.8 sq m L-band helix antenna for GAGAN
Launch date	May 21, 2011
Launch site	Kourou, French Guiana
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5 VA-202
Orbit	Geosynchronous (55° E)
Mission life	More Than 12 Years

Flying Car All Set to Hit Indian Road, Air By 2012

2011-06-09T00:40:00.000-07:00

Flying Car All Set to Hit Indian Road, Air By 2012

Ahmadabad : Indian roads and Air space will see the flying car running and flying by 2012.

As per information, an UK based Indian businessman Subhash Shihora has booked world first flying car of worth Rs 6 crore in 2009, and will get delivery in 2012.

Flying car which has successfully completed its first flight on March 5, 2009 and clearance bythe US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration
The car required road driving licence to drive and a private pilot licence to fly it also clearance from security agencies in India.

Modern Inventions 2000 - 2009

2011-06-06T01:01:00.000-07:00

Modern Inventions

2000 - 2009

Modern Inventions of 2000

· The mystery of Ginger.

· Environmentally friendly transformer fluid from vegetable oils invented by T.V. Oommen.

· FluidSense infusion pump invented (automatic and standardized intravenous applicator).

Modern Inventions of 2001

· AbioCor artificial heart invented by Abiomed - the Abiocor represents groundbreaking medical miniaturization technology. Nuvaring birth control invented by Organon.

· Artificial liver invented by Dr. Kenneth Matsumura and Alin Foundation.

· Fuel cell bike invented by Aprilia.

· Self-cleaning windows invented by PPG Industries.

· On October 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player theiPod, created under project codename Dulcimer.

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2001

Modern Inventions of 2002

· Braille Glove invented by Ryan Patterson.

· Phone tooth invented by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau.

· Nano-tex - nanotechnology wearable fabrics invented by Nano-tex LLC.

· Birth control patch invented by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical.

· Foveon Camera Chip invented by Richard Merrill.

· Date Rape Drug Spotter invented by Francisco Guerra.

· Solar Tower invented by Jorg Schlaich.

· Virtual keyboard invented by Canesta and VKB.

· ICOPOD invented by Sanford Ponder.

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2002

Modern Inventions of 2003

· Optical Camouflage System invented by Susumu Tachi, Masahiko Inami, and Naoki Kawakami

· Toyota's Hybrid Car

· Ice Bike invented by Dan Hanebrink

· New Toy Robots Max the robotic cat invented by Omron, LUCKY, THE ROVING ROBO-RAPTOR invented by Walt Disney Imagineering, and Sony builds Aibo a companion calledOrio.

· New Fabrics, Salmon Skin Leather invented by Claudia Escobar and Skini, and Luminex a glowing fabric invented by Luminex.

· Java Log a log for your fireplace made from used coffee grinds and invented by Rod Sprules

· Infrared Fever Screening System used in public buildings to scan for people with a high temperature from a fever or sars invented bySingapore Technologies Electronics and the Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency

· The No-Contact Jacket invented by Adam Whiton and Yolita Nugent, protects the wearer by electric shocking any attackers.

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2003

· Popular Science Best of What's New 2003

Modern Inventions of 2004

· Adidas 1 are the thinking shoes with a built in microprocessor that decides how soft or firm support the wearer needs. Chosen by Popular Science magazine as the best recreation invention of 2004.

· Translucent Concrete developed by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi and calledLitraCon and is based on a matrix of parallel optical glass fibers embedded into the concrete that can transmit light and color from the outside. However, this is not the only translucent concrete out there. Inventor Bill Price has been developing another variety.

· Ka-on or Flower Sound are plants that play music invented by the Japanese based Let's Corporation. Flowers bouquets will act as loudspeakers when placed in a special vase that has electronics hidden in the base.

· Intel Express Chipsets - Grantsdale and Alderwood are the code names of Intel's newest chips that will provide superior and inexpensive built-in sound and video capacities for the PC including the ability to do high definition video editing without additional computer cards.

· SonoPrep invented by bioengineer Robert Langer, is a device that will deliver medication by sound waves rather than injection. According to the Sontra Medical Corporation, SonoPrep's manufacturer: The small, battery-powered device applies low-frequency ultrasonic energy to the skin for 15 seconds. The ultrasound temporarily rearranges lipids in the skin, opening channels that let fluids be delivered or extracted. After about 24 hours, the skin returns to normal.

· Popular Science Best of What's New 2004

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2004

Modern Inventions of 2005

· YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. YouTube was named Time Magazines Invention of the year in 2006.

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2005

Modern Inventions of 2006

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2006

· Popular Science Best of What's New 2006

Modern Inventions of 2007

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2007

· Popular Science Best of What's New 2007

Modern Inventions of 2008

New inventions of 2008 include: smog-earing cement, high altitude flying windmills, bionic contacts, pig-urine plastic.

· Inventors' Pick for Top Inventions of 2008

· Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2008

· Popular Science Best of What's New 2008

Modern Inventions of 2009

New inventions of 2009 include: a new computer interface called the sixth sense, and a retinal implant for the blind.

· Inventors' Pick for

Automatic Text to Sign Language

2011-06-06T00:50:00.000-07:00

Automatic Text to Sign Language

Japanese researchers are working on an animated sign language translation system that will automatically convert Japanese words into gestures for deaf viewers, which could help improve the spread of information during disasters.

Subtitles are not always enough for people who use sign language as their main form of communication. The new system, from the NHK Science and Technology Research laboratories, is able to convert Japanese text into sign language delivered by a suit-wearing avatar in a virtual newsroom. The system is also able to use synonyms to replace words that don't translate directly.

Although comprehensible, the new program is lacking in fluency, and is still under development.

Japanese Broadcasting Company, NHK is developing an automatic sign language generation system that converts text into animated signs performed by an on screen avatar. Although closed captioning is sufficient for the hearing impair, because sign language is the first form of conversation those born with an impairment learn, it’s the way that’s much easier for them to understand and digest information quickly. NHK thinks this will be particularly useful when there is an emergency announcement to made. The company is working on improving the fluency of the avatar’s sign language skills.'

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2011-01-28T18:25:00.000-08:00

BATTERY

To most people in the 21st century, batteries are simply a convenient substitute if mains electricity is impractical or unavailable. But when the battery was invented in 1800 it was the first device capable of providing an electric current.

Alessandro Volta (Italy) was an eminent physicist who made a number of significant breakthroughs in the field of electricity and is commemorated by the use of his name for the electrical unit of potential difference, the volt. His most famous invention, the battery, came about as the result of a disagreement with another Italian scientist, Luigi Galvani.

In 1775 Volta invented a 'perpetual electrophorus': an early form of electrical induction machine that could be used to generate and store static electricity. It worked by rubbing cat fur across a rubber-coated metal plate to build up a static charge, and then transferring the charge to a Leyden jar; by repeating the process several times a large charge could be built up. (The Leyden jar was invented in 1745 at the university of Leyden, Netherlands, as a means of storing electric charge.) Static electricity and the Leyden jar were nothing new, but what Volta had invented was a means of accumulating an electric charge.

Volta's real breakthrough, however, came when he heard about the electrical experiments of anatomist Galvani. Galvani had noticed that dissected frogs' legs would twitch if they were part of a circuit involving two metals, and concluded that the muscles and nerves were the source of what he called 'animal electricity'. Volta disagreed, thinking that the current was more likely to be due to the connection between the two metals; he began experimenting with pairs of metals and discovered that he could generate an electric current if certain metals were submerged in acid. The result, in 1800, was Volta's greatest invention, the 'voltaic pile'. It was the world's first battery - a series of copper and zinc strips submerged in salt water that could provide an electric current rather that mere status electricity. The following year, Napoleon I (ruler of Italy since its conquest by France in 1796) bestowed the Legion of Honour on Volta, in recognition of the importance of his invention, and made him a Count.

2011-01-22T03:00:00.000-08:00

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2011-01-19T06:01:00.000-08:00

''rajinikanth pierre laval''

Name	Rajinikanth
Real Name	Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Date of Birth	12.12.1950
Time of Birth	11:54 P.M.
Place of Birth	Bangalore
Star/Rasi	Sirvana/Magaram
Color	Black
Height	5 feet 9 inch
Weight	70 Kg
Name of Spouse	Mrs. Latha Rajinikanth, Principal,
Name of Spouse	The Ashram
Date of Marriage	26.02.1981 4:30 A.M
Place of Marriage	Thirupathi
Date of Reception	14.03.1981 6:00 A.M
Place of Reception	Taj Coromandal, Chennai
Names of Children	Aishwarya & Sowandarya
Address	18, Raghava Veera Avenue,
Address	Poes Garden, Chennai-86
Contact Phone	2,499,129,124,990,270
Fax	24838890 (Raghavendra Mandapam)
Father's Name	Ramoji Rao
Mother's Name	Rambhai
Brother's Name	Sathya Narayana Rao & Nageshwara Rao
Guru	K.Balachandar
Spiritual Guru	Satchithananda Swamiji
Favourite God	Shri Raghavendra
Favourite Books	Books written by Shri Ramana Maharishi
Favourite City	Chennai
Favourite Colour	Black
Favourite Drinks	Juice & Curd
Favourite Foods	Chicken & Mutton items
Happiest Moments	To be alone
Worst Moments	Left the job of Conductor
Worst Period	1978 - 1981
Favourite Dress	White Kurtha
Favourite Place	Himalaya
Favourite Place in House	Pooja Room
Favourite Proverb	Beware of Everything -that is un true; stick to the Truth shall succeed slowly but steadily
Favourite work	Self-driving
Unforgettable Man	K.Balachandar
Unforgettable Function	Bassha Silver Jubilee Function
Unforgettable Friend	Sri Priya
First Film	Aboorva Ragangal
50th Film	Tiger (Telugu)
100th Film	Shri Raghavendrar
125th Film	Rajathi Raja
150th Film	Padyappa
Favourite Hollywood Actor	Sylvester Stallone
Favourite Indian Actor	Kamalhaasan
Favourite Actress	Rekha (Hindi)
Favourite Role	Romantic Roles
Most Valuable Item	Appreciation Letter from K.Balachander for the film "Mullum Malarum"
Favourite Language	English
Favourite Films	Hollywood Films
Favourite Novel	Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan & T. Janakiraman's Amma Vanthal
Favourite Cinema Scene	Duet Scene
Favourite Writer	Jayagandhan
Favourite Poet	Kannadasan
Favourite Musician	Illayaraja
Favourite Speaker	Vattal Nagaraj
Favourite Songs	Songs sung by Chandrababu
Favourite Film	Veera Kesari (Kannada)
Favourite Politician	Singapore President Lee Quan-u
Unforgettable Leader	Mahatma Gandhiji
About Mahatma Gandhiji	Form of Truth; Great Yogi
About Bharathiar	Real Rebel Poet
About Kamarajar	Real "Padikatha Methai"
About Periyar	Real Spiritualist
About Annadurai	Great Leader
About Kalaigar	The only leader for Tamil Community
About M.G.R	Guardian to Tamil Cinema
About Shjivaji Ganeshan	Dictionary of Tamil Cinema
About Jayshankar	Sportiveness
About Shivakumar	Punctuality
About Kamalahaasan	Sincerity
Message to Fan	Live & Let Live
About Rajinikanth	I live for myself ; I don't care anybody but I respect everybody

2011-01-19T02:33:00.002-08:00

How to Patent An Idea

How To Patent An Idea

Governments do not issue patents just for an idea.Ideas, thoughts or inspirations do not not qualify for a patent.
Expressions or publication of thoughts that are not inventions, like this page for example, are protected by copyright.
Publication of unique symbols or word designs are protected by trademark.
These are good tools as well, but how to patent an idea for an invention is dealt with differently than other ideas.

How To Patent Something

An invention idea is usually about how you can solve a problem. But you have to make the solution (an invention) before you can apply for a patent.It is something real and tangible. An invention must also be new, unique, and useful.

Patent Strategies

Lets say you have this idea that "socks should not get holes in them".This might be a good invention idea. Lots of people wear socks.
Most people would probably want socks that didn't get holes in them.
So you start thinking about how to patent an idea like this. But you can't get a patent for this idea.
This is an invention idea, meaning it gives you an idea for something you could invent - "a sock that doesn't get holes." There are ways to protect your idea before applying for a patent, which you can learn about on our website.

First Step

Once you have this idea, the very first thing you should do is conduct a patent search.If your patent search doesn't find anything like your idea, you could start working on your invention. You want to make your idea into an invention.
If you want to license your invention, you need to plan this while you're developing your idea.
As you progress with your invention you might experiment and test materials, spending long hard hours on your invention.
Let's say you invent a coating that you can put on wool thread. This makes the socks durable. You make some socks using this new wool material. They're comfortable and have a unique and different look to them.
But your new thread is not easy to work with so you adapt a sewing machine to make it easier to sew socks.
This was a lot of work and you actually have created more than just one invention.
You may feel ready to protect your invention by obtaining patents. But there are still other steps to take, which you can find on our website.

We Have Tools

A patent is just one tool we use to prepare our inventions.There are several tools we use to give our inventions a chance to become successful.

2011-01-19T02:33:00.000-08:00

Trademark Logo

Logo

A trademark logo is a graphic symbol or design usually combined with type. It is a "mark" used to identify a brand of product or service.

Marketing

The "RR" of Rolls-Royce, the "three stripes" of Addidas, or the script text of Coca-Cola are logos - as are Mr. Clean, Playboy Bunny, Michelin Man, Mickey Mouse and the Gerber Baby.A well designed logo is an important marketing tool for inventors. It can effectively distinguish an invention from similar products or brands in the marketplace.
It can give immediate recognition for a product, or communicate a desirable impression that will allow a company to have a competitive advantage.

Licensing

A trademark logo is also a tool that helps to license an invention. It can become more valuable, or as valuable, as a successful invention because of collateral licensing opportunities.An inventor in San Diego invented durable surfing shorts. He designed a logo for his shorts, which was two footprints with ten circular toes and the name "Hang Ten". Today, it is licensed to manufacturers around the world for practically anything to do with surfing - earning millions in revenues.
Many companies, such as Gucci, Walt Disney and Starbucks, license their "marks" for use on other merchandise.
Trademark rights do not expire so long as the mark continues to be used. This is an effective strategy in extending the monopoly of an invention. Wham-O's flying disc trademark known as "Frisbee" is an example of the effectiveness of a trademark after a patent has expired.
Having a good trademark can help license your invention.It is an additional tool that can be included in a business plan as part of a marketing strategy. Trademarks are also relatively inexpensive to register, although you own the rights to your own design whether it is registered or not.

2011-01-19T02:31:00.000-08:00

Definition of Trademark

The definition of trademark is any word, name or symbol that is used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify their goods as distinguished from those made or sold by others.Trademarks are of interest to inventors because they offer additional rights to those provided by patents.
They are sometimes confused with other types of identifying marks that have their own unique definitions.

Service Mark

A trademark that identifies a service, rather than goods, is known as a "service mark" in some countries. Television, telephone and transportation companies would be examples of services.Service marks are CNN, AT&T and FEDex. Service marks may also refer to the identifying features of a person, as in Oprah or the architectural features of a building or store, like McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken or FotoMat.

Sound Mark

A definition of trademark that refers to a distinctive sound, associated with a product or service, is known as a "sound mark".The MGM "lion roar", the THX "digital sound" and the NBC "chimes" are sound marks.

Certification Mark

A "certification mark" is commonly included within the definition of trademark. It is the identifying words and/or symbols of an organization that "certifies" a characteristic of a product or service. It is used to assure consumers that a particular product or service meets certain criteria.Underwriters Laboratories "UL" and the Idaho Potato Commission's "Grown in Idaho" are certification marks.

Collective Mark

A "collective mark" refers to a trademark used by membership organizations. It is used by members to indicate their membership, such as the "AAA" mark for the American Automobile Association or the "NCAA" mark for the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Trade Name

Brand Name

A "brand name" generally refers to how a merchant brands or uses their trade name, trademarks or other marks.Branding and brand recognition, refers to the experiences consumers have toward a product or service.
It is generally a marketing term that refers to how consumers are identifying with a product, service, company or person.
For example, a car manufacturer will have one of their vehicles used in a movie. The film may feature images of the vehicle, it's performance and trademarks.
It may be driven by the hero in the movie. The car company's name or slogan may be used in the dialog. This is called branding.

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Making A Prototype

Costs

Making a prototype can be expensive, but there are ways for an inventor to reduce the costs in the early stages of development.Years ago when I was working in China, it amazed me how resourceful the Chinese were at making a prototype.
Today, they have all the modern equipment and facilities to manufacture anything - but they didn't have all that stuff when they started manufacturing exports.

China

What they would do was run around looking for materials, tools or machinery they could use for making a prototype. There was a great deal of co-operation amongst their businesses.They would assist each other because they all had the same objective - to manufacture products for export.
They also knew that they couldn't get orders unless they could make sample prototypes. If one business helped another to make a prototype, they would receive some sort of exchange in return - a referral, materials, orders , or some other consideration.
The most important thing was a referral or contact with a foreigner, the actual buyer of products.
I'll give you an example of how this works and then explain how you might use this information for making a prototype where you live and work.

Prototype

I was talking to a Major League Baseball team about a souvenir they could give to their fans attending games. The idea was a small "replica" baseball bat with a player's picture on it.Everybody thought it was a good idea but I needed some samples.
I went to China with pictures of baseball bats, players and some sketches to make a prototype. I was told it would take about a week. The person making it for me told me it wouldn't cost me anything but asked if I would meet some of his friends for lunch sometime.
I said "sure". So here is what he did.
He went to dozens of places looking for wood, tools, coating laminates etc. He also looked for people with skills that could help make my prototype.
In return for helping him, they would have lunch with me to talk business and exchange business cards.
I received my samples a week later, as promised, and they were really good. They looked like tiny wood baseball bats, and had a player's picture laminated on it with a plastic coating.
I also was given a surprise. A red velvet wood box.
Inside was a replica baseball bat made entirely of aluminum -with grip tape around the handle. I was stunned.
From that moment, and ever since, I came to realize they could make virtually anything.
Unfortunately, the souvenir baseball bat idea didn't work out. Having thousands of fans drinking beer in a stadium, armed with small "billy-club" baseball bats - wasn't something the baseball ownership felt comfortable with.
I eventually had lunch with everyone who helped with the prototypes - all thirty of them.

Resources

When you think of what you need in order to make a prototype, you should think in terms of where you could get your material, access to skills or equipment.For example, trades people such as welders or electricians have types of material and equipment that they use. It is surprising what assets and resources exist among the businesses in your area.
Colleges, universities and technical schools also have skills, equipment and facilities that could be a resource for making a prototype.
To avoid disclosure of your invention, you can have different non-confidential parts of it made at different places. In this way, you can assemble the parts and retain confidentially of your invention.
You can talk about your invention in general terms without disclosing your invention.
For example, my invention is a wireless device that extracts and stores energy from any type of battery. This tells you about the invention rather than how the invention is made or how it works. I could be even more general by saying my invention is about saving energy from batteries.

Tips

When asking people for help in making a prototype, without paying them anything or very little - you need to give them a reason for doing so.You could say you need to make a prototype to show investors and that you're trying to save money to pay your attorneys for a patent.
Most people find this quite understandable.
They all know lawyers are expensive, and most believe that the first thing you do when you have a good idea is to patent it.
You may also offer some other exchange. For example, I will give lectures to schools about inventing or some other topic as an exchange.
This is a good way to start making a prototype, keeping your costs low, until you have a final design that you may decide to have professionally made.

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Invention Prototype

Purpose

An invention prototype is the physical evidence that your unique and new idea actually works.It is a functioning model of your invention and is proof of the problems it solves and/or the benefits it provides.
There is a two-fold purpose and a number of phases to making a invention prototype.
- Primary -
The primary purpose is to prove to yourself that your invention will work.
It is a research and development phase that will eventually produce a final "pre-production" model of your invention.
You develop your invention prototype to create a working model that is patentable and potentially profitable.
It allows you to test functionality and make improvements before moving forward. This is an important phase with respect to the patenting process.
If you patent your invention before finalizing your prototype you may not have included any improvements or you may make claims that are no longer a part of your invention.
You will probably make many prototypes before you finalize your product.

Depending on what your invention is - will determine whether you can make a prototype yourself or have it made for you.
If you have access/connections to materials - you may create a prototype yourself, or if not, you will need to make arrangements to have it made for you.
You will need to make drawings, schematics and/or diagrams of your product and it's functions. This process should provide an understanding of how your product will be manufactured - which determines the manufacturing costs.
- Secondary -
The secondary purpose is to prove to someone else that your invention works.

Reducing the costs of an invention prototype

During this phase you are attending to issues related to financing, patenting and licensing your invention or establishing a business to do so.This is where you have a final prototype that you will use, as one of your tools, to convince investors and/or licensees of the profitability of your invention.

Computer Generated Prototype

Constructing a fully functional invention prototype can be expensive and time consuming, however modern technology makes this process less expensive and faster.The drawings, schematics and/or diagrams of your invention prototype can be three-dimensionally created with computer software that is integrated and programmed with machinery.
This machinery can then make "all" or "parts of" your invention using the required materials in various molding processes.
This technology is known as CAD/CAM (computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing) and the prototyping process is called "rapid application development" or "rapid prototyping".
Companies that do this type of work specialized in different fields of manufacturing and tend to focus on certain types of products.
For example, a company may specialize in "rapid electronics prototyping" for circuit boards related to thermostats.

Prototype Companies

You can find these companies through a local university where the engineering departments have connections with them.
If you decide to use a prototype maker, you will want to check their references before using their services. You will also want to have the necessary agreements executed to protect yourself.
Most prototype companies charge an hourly rate for the work they do. You should ask for an estimate of time and cost.
Most reputable prototype makers depend upon their reputations for the work they do. They have a good idea about their time and costs.
You may want to stipulate a budget or "price cap" on the work. This prevents "padding" which means they may take longer and bill more hours than is warranted.
Like any relationship, working with an invention prototype company can be mutually beneficial - as both of you can benefit from each others connections.

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New Invention Ideas

Bionic Eyes

As our population ages, impaired vision caused by damaged retinas has increased.
Among the new invention ideas to improve vision is to use silicon chips that can stimulate the retina to respond to light. But these chips are large and can tear or otherwise damage surrounding eye tissue over time.
Jeffrey Olsen, of the University of Colorado Hospital, has invented light amplifying "quantum" dots. This use of nanotechnology increases the light received by the retina so that images are brighter.
The "quantum" dots fluoresce when hit by photons so the images are more visible to functioning light sensitive cells.
The dots act as semiconductors and are implanted into the retina. They are much smaller than silicon chips.
To appreciate the miniature world of nanotechnology, it helps to get an idea of the sizes involved. A nanometer (nm) is the unit of measurement on the nanoscale. A nanometer is smaller than the wavelength of visible light or a hundred thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair.
On the nanoscale, atoms are assembled to make the latest science inventions - such as light amplifying "quantum" dots.

Source: www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2008106605

Viral Micro-batteries
Researchers at MIT have created the world's first batteries constructed from microscopic viruses.
Viruses are genetically engineered to attract specific anode and cathode materials, molecules like cobalt oxide from a solution, which form wires packed together to create electrodes smaller than a human cell.
Batteries consist of two opposing electrodes, anode and cathode, separated by an electrolyte.
"Once you do the genetic engineering with the viruses themselves, you pour in the solution and they grow the right combination of these materials on them," says professor Angela Belcher.
The team is working on practical applications for this new invention idea, which include fiber configurations, smaller than a human cell, spun like silk and integrated into textiles providing a wearable power source. Nano-films could also be printed or laminated to electronic devices for the same purpose.
The research is being funded by the Army Research Office Institute of Collaborative Biotechnologies, the Army Research Office Institute of Soldier Nanotechnologies, and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation.

Source: web.mit.edu/mitei/research/spotlights/cell-batteries.html

Power Leap
Elizabeth Redmond of Chicago is using the law of thermodynamics to create floor tiles that compress to generate and distribute electricity.
The tiles convert kinetic energy into electrical energy from the pressure exerted by people walking on them.
They are intended for high traffic areas such as sidewalks, public transport platforms etc.
"Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. This project is exactly about that," says the 23 year old inventor.
The innovative flooring system is a solution to wasted human kinetic energy by harnessing it from pedestrian foot traffic to generate electricity for the community.

Source: powerleap.net

NanoTube - Hair-Thin Loudspeakers
Shoushan Fan, Kaili Jiang and Lin Xiao, scientists at Tsinghua University in Beijing, have invented a super-thin loudspeaker (one thousandth the width of a human hair).
The material is flexible, transparent, stretchable - uses no magnets or moving parts - and produces sound quality as good as conventional speakers.
An audio frequency current is sent through a sheet of carbon nanotube to generate sound by vibrating surrounding air molecules.
The sheet of film experiences rapid temperature oscillations from the current causing pressure oscillations in the surrounding air, which creates sound pressure waves.
The film doesn't vibrate or move and can produce sound while being flexed or stretched, bent or even when partly damaged.
The applications for this new invention idea appear limitless.
Combined with wireless technology, the nanotube film could be incorporated into textiles converting your favorite sweater into an wearable ipod.
The film can be laminated to a computer or television to replace conventional speakers. It can be attached to any surface - ceilings, walls, doors, car interiors - anywhere you wish to create acoustical sound.

Source: http://news.tsinghua.edu.cn/new/eng/index.php

Solar Foil - The Future of Solar Energy
Anil Sethi, chief executive of the Swiss company Flison, holds a dark polymer foil. A paper-thin foil 200 times lighter than glass solar material. So light, it can be stuck to the sides of a building. So light, it can be mass-produced in rolls like packaging material.
This is solar film. This new invention idea is made from a semiconductor compound that is embedded into polymer foil. A compound that absorbs light by freeing electrons, which can generate electricity for heating, lighting and air-conditioning.
Just a small piece can power a mobile phone or laptop.
It will even work on a grey, cloudy day and it should be commercially available by 2010.
"We don't need subsidies, we just need governments to get out of the way and do no harm. They've spent $170 billion subsidizing nuclear power over the last thirty years," says Sethi.
The solar industry is expected to surpass wind power.
According to Michael Rogol, a solar expert with Credit Lyonnais, the industry will grow to $40 billion by 2010, especially in Japan and Germany where green energy laws have forced utitilies to purchase surplus electricity from households.
Solar foil technology is accelerating so fast that the cost for electricity per watt could be 70 cents within a few years and around 30 cents within a decade.
"This is a very powerful technology," says Mike Splinter, chief executive of the U.S. based semiconductor company Appied Materials.
Populations across Asia and Africa that do not have networks of electrical grids, could jump into the solar age with this technology, similar to how they jumped into wireless phones.
Electrical utilities in Japan and Germany have already seen diminishing profits.
But Jeroen Van de Veer, chief executive at Shell Oil assures us that oil will be around for awhile, "We have invested a bit in all forms of renewable energy ourselves and maybe we'll find a winner one day. But the reality is that in twenty years time we'll still be using more oil than now."
Hmmm...

Sources: flisom.ch; appliedmaterials.com

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Cool Inventions

Kindle DX eReader

E-Readers are very cool inventions and Amazon claims to have 70-80% of the market thanks to it's evolution of product enhancements such as the Kindle DX.
This latest generation portable reader features a high contrast 9.7 inch no-glare screen, weighs less than a paperback and is thinner than a magazine.
It holds 3,500 books, has a battey life of one month and includes free 3G wireless internet access.
The Kindle DX also features a text-to-speech application that reads the book to you.
Source: amazon.com

LaCie Safe

This is one of those cool inventions that provides peace of mind for securing your information.
Storing your files on this mobile hard drive gives you multiple levels of protection because it uses advanced encryption and biometric authentication technology.
The Safe uses 128-bit AES encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard) which is the same standard usd by governments to protect top secret information.
Encryption converts information that is readable into a mixture of unreadable characters. Decryption processes the encrypted unreadable characters back into a readable format.
The algorithm that encrypts and decrypts the information is known as a cipher. The cipher allows access to the readable information when you enter a password.
Most ciphers will use passwords that are four to eight characters in length, but a 128-bit AES cipher uses a 16 character password which is extremely difficult to hack.
The AES cipher or "Rijndael" (pronounced Rein Dahl) is named after the Belgian inventors Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen.
Biometric authentication is a technology that recognizes physical or behavioral characteristics such as fingerprints, palm geometry, retina patterns, voice and signature. Fingerprint recognition is the most popular because it's easier to use.
Your finger is scanned for minutia, which are the points on a fingerprint where a ridge ends or splits into two. An algorithm extracts the minutia points and creates a template image that is used for authentication.
Source: lacie.com

Zoombak

The Zoombak is one of those cool inventions utilizing gps technology.
It is a small universal A-GPS locator that tracks anything in real-time and on-demand. It keeps track of children, bicycles, pets, backpacks and more.
How it works. The device is carried or attached to what you're tracking. Satellite and cellular technology determines the precise location of the device that you can track on your smartphone or computer.
A map tracking feature provides automatic updates and you can view a map on your user account.

Source: zoombak.com

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Green Inventions

Soccer Ball
This is one of those green inventions that captures energy.
Invented by four engineers from Harvard University, the soccer ball harvests energy created from impacts.
The sOccket has a built-in inductive coil that collects kinetic energy.
After about 15 minutes of kicking the ball around it will produce enough electricity to light an LED flashlight for 3 hours.
There is a need for inexpensive green inventions that provide off-grid energy solutions for developing regions such as Africa.
In most African countries there is no access to electricity and more than a billion people around the world rely entirely on kerosene to light their homes.
Jessica Lin, along with co-inventors, Hemali Thakker, Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews have received grants, including funding from the Clinton Global Initiative University, to develop a prototype of their invention.
"Soccer is in every African country, so we thought, why not try to get a little more out of that energy," says Lin.
Their hoping to have the sOccket available for distribution by the end of this year.

Sources: nytimes.com; soccket.com

Clean Water

The tragic loss of lives from the lack of safe drinking water in the aftermath of the tsunami in Indonesia and the hurricane in Louisana, motivated inventor Micheal Pritchard to find a solution.
After developing many prototypes, he designed an innovative handheld water purification device that creates fresh water instantly.
The LifeSaver bottle removes bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all micorobiological pathogens from contaminated water without the use of chemicals and lasts for years with very little maintenance.
Accepted for use by military forces, Lifesaver has also received a technological development award for it's effectiveness.

Source: lifesaversystems.com

Recycling Paper

Sawa Hiroshi is an engineer employed by the Oriental Development Company in Japan.
"Global warming is a serious environmental problem and we wanted to develop an eco-friendly recycling product," says the 37 year-old inventor.
"We wanted zero-emissions and something that was economical and would contribute to conservation."
Funded by Oriental Development and Sanko Electronics, Sawa focused his efforts on a green invention that would recycle waste paper. He invented a small-scale recycling machine that converts waste paper into toilet paper.
Paper is thrown into a hopper and the machine untangles, shreds and uses hot water to dissolve the paper into a pulp.
The machine then automatically adjusts the consistency of the pulp, removes any foriegn particles, dries and compresses it into sheets and rolls it into toilet paper that exits out the other end.
It takes about 30 minutes to make a roll and each one is made with the equivalent of 40 sheets of standard size office paper.
Over a period of a year the machine would save about 60 cedar trees.
This green invention, affectionately named the "White Goat", has already won awards for innovation and is expected to be available for distribution later this year.

Source: orikankyou.com

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Hi Tech Gadgets

Powermat Chargers
The Powermat is a wireless charger for hi tech gadgets. You simply place your gadget on the mat to charge it.
It uses magnetic induction energy rather than electricity to charge devices and it works just as fast or faster than standard power adaptors.
It can also charge multiple and different gadgets all at the same time.
Source: powermat.com

Blackberry Blackpad

Research In Motion, maker of the Blackberry smartphone, are rumored to be adding a tablet device to their hi tech gadgets later this year.
Rumored to be named the "Blackpad", the device will compete directly with Apple's iPad and will feature Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology.
RIM acquired the domain name for blackpad.com
The "Blackpad" will compete in the rapidly growing market for hi tech gadgets that represents the gap between smartphones and notebook computers.
The "Blackpad" is expected to feature Blackberry's popular email capabilities as well as front and back camera features for video conferencing.
Source: bloomberg.com

Alcometer

If you drink alcohol don't operate a vehicle. But the reality is that people rely on their own sense of sobriety if they have a glass of wine at a restaurant or a couple of beers during a sporting event.
The fact that blood alcohol levels differ for every person is what inspired this invention.
The iBAC alcometer is a thumb-sized, portable, breathalyser spectrometer that measures your blood alcohol content similar to tests done at a laboratory.
Here's how it works.
It transmits the breathalyser reading to your smartphone via Bluetooth where an application containing your bio data (such as your weight and other physical characteristics) analyzes the results in about a minute.
It will measure your degree of sobriety, your alcohol burning rate and will even forecast when you will have a zero level of alcohol in your body.
Source: alcosystems.se

Gorilla Glass

If there is one thing that consumers have in common when it comes to their hi tech gadgets - it's their concern about cracked and scratched screens.
In fact, a whole industry has emerged to fix and replace the screens on smartphones, tablets, and e-readers because they're a one-handed slip away from not being handheld.
But a product invented over 40 years ago is poised to become the latest and greatest screen technology for hi tech gadgets.
Gorilla glass, invented in the 60's by Corning Inc., is an utlra-thin, lightweight glass that is 3 times stronger than chemically strengthened glass and is extremely difficult to break, dent or scratch.
But when it was first invented there was no demand for such a product - until now. It's in demand because of the proliferation of digital devices.
Gorilla glass is currently used in more than 40 million mobile devices and is a $170 million a year business and expanding.
Beginning next year LCD frameless flat-screen televisions will also start using the glass. Corning expects revenues from their product to reach $200 million this year and over $1 billion next year.
Not bad for a product that has been in mothballs for 48 years.
Source: corning.com; ap.org photo: apple.com

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Latest Science Inventions

Invisible Shield

This latest science invention is a spray-on invisible thin glass coating that sterilizes, protects and strengthens surfaces.The coating also repels water, dirt, stains, mildew, fungus, bacteria and viruses.
A liquid coating invented at the Saarbrücken Institute for New Materials in Turkey and patented by Nanopool GmbH of Germany, is a flexible and breathable spray-on glass film approximately 100 nanometres thick (500 times thinner than a human hair) that has multiple applications and uses in numerous fields.
The coating is environmentally friendly (Winner of the Green Apple Award).
It can be applied within seconds to make any surface very easy to clean and safe from anti-microbes (Winner of the NHS Smart Solutions Award).
The special glass coating known as "SiO2 ultra-thin layering" protects practically any surface against water, uv radiation, dirt, heat, acid, stains, mildew, fungus. bacteria and viruses.
Trials by food processing plants in Germany have concluded that surfaces coated with liquid glass only need hot water for cleaning. In fact, the coating provided higher levels of sterility than surfaces cleaned with bleach or other chemicals.
A year long trial at a British hospital in Southport, Lancashire is to be published soon with very promising results for a wide range of coating applications used on medical equipment, implants, catheters, sutures and bandages.
Trials for in-vivo applications are confidential, but Neil McClelland, the UK Project Manager for Nanopool GmbH, describes the results as "stunning".
"Items such as stents can be coated, and this will create anti sticking features. Catheters and sutures which are a source of infection, will also cease to be problematic," he says.
Colin Humphreys, a professor of materials science at Cambridge University, commented that liquid glass appears to have a wide range of applications and that the product 'looks impressive'.
The applications for this latest science invention seem endless - buildings, vehicles, appliances, clothing etc. can have dirt and germ free surfaces without using toxic coatings or chemicals.

Sources: nanopool.eu
dailymail.co.uk

Building Human Organs

Oganovo is a company based in San Diego, California.
Their latest science invention is a technology (novogen) which allows living tissue cells to be assembled into patterns and complex structures, such as organs.
Organovo has partnered with Invetech. a company based in Australia, to develop a bio-printer.
The device prints (places) human cells in a three-dimensional matrix to construct human tissue.
"Building human organs cell-by-cell was considered science fiction not that long ago," says Fred Davis of Invetech.
Currently, the bio-printer can grow blood vessels.
It is anticipated that within five years the device will construct arteries and by 2020 sophisticated organs will be built by the device.

Source: organovo.com
Photo: Organovo

Glass Nanobots Absorb Toxins

A nanobot particle made from glass is being developed that can absorb pollutants from contaminated water.
The glass particles act like sponges by attracting and binding contaminants to themselves and expanding eight times in size during the process.
But unlike a sponge, these nanobots are hydrophobic, meaning they don't absorb water.
Scientists claim this new technology could be used to clean petroleum spills or other hazardous chemicals from our waterways. After the particles are dropped into the water, they collect pollutants and then rise to the surface when fully expanded. The particles are then skimmed from the surface, cleaned and placed back into the water to repeat the process.

Source: absmaterials.com

Water Drop Lens
Physicist and inventor, Bruno Berge, has created a liquid optical lens.
Using a process known as electro-wetting, a water drop is deposited on a metal substrate and covered by a thin insulating layer. When a voltage is applied to the metal, it modifies the angle of the liquid drop.
The liquid lens is comprised of two liquids, water and oil, one is a conductor while the other is an insulator. A variation in the voltage causes a change to the curvature of the liquid to liquid interface, which changes the focal length of the lens.
The use of liquids allows for low cost construction. There are no moving parts and electrical consumption is extremely low. The lens has a large inverse focal length range, quick response, high optical quality and can operate in a wide temperature range.
See Also: Glass Lenses and Contact Lenses

Source: varioptic.com

Batteries That Operate With Any Liquid
Chungpin Liao, a professor at the Graduate School of Electro-Optic and Material Science of National Formosa University in Taiwan has invented an organic battery that creates electricity when wet.
The "organic" battery generates a charge within 10 seconds and will last anywhere from two days to a week depending on the liquid. It works with water, beverages or even urine.
Although it will only produce half the strength of traditional batteries, the organic battery has a storage capacity greater than water-powered fuel cells and is very cheap to manufacture.
"Plus it contains no toxic substances and does not pose an environmental hazard" says Chungpin.
Liao received his degree in nuclear engineering from National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He earned his Masters and Ph.D degrees in plasma science and fusion technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, United States.

Source: www.nfu.edu.tw/eng/

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Future Inventions

Insect Robots

Advances in microelectronics is making yesterday's science fiction into tomorrow's future inventions.
Scientists at the University of California have implanted beetles with miniaturized electronics that allows the insects to be controlled.
Research presented at a conference in Italy demonstrated a new technology for creatiing "cyborg insects".
The flying beetles receive wireless signals from a mobile transmitter that controls the insect. Varying impulses trigger an appropriate response from the beetle so that it flys according to it's handler.
The insect can be made to take-off, land, hover, or follow a given flight path.
Previous research concentrated on moths but giant flower beetles were easier to operate and could carry larger payloads because of their size.
Further advances with nanobots and miniaturization will allow heat sensors and cameras to be embedded into the bugs. The insect could then be used for surveillance or search and rescue missions.

Source: eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/maharbiz.html

Electrical Clothing

One of the future inventions that could greatly impact our lives are nanoribbons.Rubber films developed by engineers at Princeton University could power mobile devices and other electronic devices.
The silicone sheets are embedded with ceramic nanoribbons (piezoelectric ribbons) that generate electricity when flexed, converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Materials made of this material, such as shoes, would harvest electrical energy created from walking and power everything from an ipod to a pacemaker.
The nanoribbon strips are so narrow that 100 fit side-by-side in a space of a millimeter. The strips are then embedded into clear sheets of silicone rubber to create a chip.
These sheets could be woven into fabric and placed against any moving area on the body to create electricity.
For example, a vest made fromthis material could take advantage of breathing motions to generate energy.
Nanoribbons are highly efficient in converting about 80% of mechanical power into electricity.

Source: princeton.edu/main/news/research

Needle-less Injection

This future invention is a device for delivering medication and vaccinations through the skin.
As an alternative to injecting a needle, micro-poration is a painless method of transferring medication (intraepidermal) into the body using laser technology.
A handheld laser creates micro pores in the epidermis of the skin for the transfer of molecules.
It has a familiar comparison to the "needle-less" device used by Dr. "Bones" McCoy on Star Trek. The popular sci-fi series has inspired more than a few new inventions including the "laser" and the "cell phone".
This new micro-poration technology is painless to use and requires no supervision to administer. The interfaced controls regulate the dosage.

Source: pantec-biosolutions.com

T-Shirt Gadgets

Scientists at Standford University are developing future inventions using e-Texiles.
This new class of flexible, stretchable and lightweight clothing would function as rechargeable batteries.
Cotton and polyester fabrics are dyed with an ink made from carbon nanotubes, which are electrically conductive carbon fibers that are 1/50,000th the width of a human hair.
The electronic properties of the fabric are maintained even when the clothing is washed. Researchers believe that the e-Textiles will eventually allow us to use our clothing as gadgets - talking to a friend through our shirt sleeve or surfing the web on a pant leg.

Source: pubs.acs.org
Photo: American Chemical Society

Tissue Regeneration

One of the future inventions in health care may be the development of a spray gun for regenerating skin tissue.
The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), recently established by the U.S. Department of Defense, is funding research into the regrowth of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels.
The University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine will join a consortium of 30 institutes in regenerative research.
Last year, a pathologist at the McGowan Institute regrew the severed fingertips of two patients in their mid sixties. Existing scar tissue was removed by an enzyme. Scarring inhibits regrowth, however cells derived from pig bladders can override the scarring process and attract cells and proteins needed for growth.
Another researcher with Wayne Forest University, is developing an inkjet device with cartridges containing tissue cells with growth factors. The device would dispense layers of tissue onto deep flesh wounds for healing and regrowth.
For surface wounds, a hand-held sprayer is in development, which sprays immature skin cells (called keratinocytes) onto the skin. Clinical trials with burn victims have been promising. The advantages of this technology compared to "grafting" is that it eliminates patchwork scarring and uses less skin.
"Conventional methods cannot return people to the way they were before" says biochemist Alan Russell, but it's within the grasp of science.

Source: defenselink.mil

E-Paper

Among the future inventions in e-readers is this paper thin, flexible film that reads like a magazine or newspaper.
LG Display, a manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels has developed an 11.5 inch flexible e-paper display.
The 0.3 mm thick metal foil substrate resembles a traditional newspaper but operates as an e-reader.
The GIP (Gate-in-Panel) technology promises to be the next generation in digital display technology competing in the e-book market.
E-paper's ultra-thin, flexible and lightweight form reduces maintenance and power consumption costs but its scalable size encourages additional applications such as mounting to flat and curved surfaces like walls and pillars.

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Skycar - Drive and Fly

Gilo Cardozo, a self-taught aviation engineer, inventor and founder of British-based Parajet has created a two-seat flying car.

The Skycar is powered by a modified 1000cc, four cylinder, 140hp, ethanol burning, Yamaha R1 superbike engine with a lightweight automatic CVT(continuously variable transmission) gear-box.

It has independent four wheel suspension and rear wheel drive. Road acceleration is 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 110 mph.

To convert to flight mode, the driver unfolds a para-foil wing from the trunk (boot) and attaches it to the rear of the car. He then flips a switch to change the transmission from road mode, which powers the wheels, to flight mode, which powers the rear fan.

Converting from “road mode” to “fly mode” and visa-versa takes about three minutes thanks to the flexible wing technology invented by Mike Campbell Jones, of Paramania Powergliders.

The fan’s thrust propels the car forward, providing lift for the wing as the car reaches a takeoff speed of 35 mph.

Once airborne, foot pedals move cables attached to the parafoil to direct the flight path.

Top air speed is 100 mphat altitudes of 2000 to 3000 feet. Maximum altitude is 15,000 ft. with a range of 180 miles.

The Skycar is also equipped with an roof-mounted ballistic parachute for emergencies.

Potential buyers will require a powered parachute license, rather than a pilots license, to fly a Skycar and the British government has approved the vehicle as street legal.

Source: skycarexpedition.com

Flying Saucers

One of Dr. Paul Moller's recent inventions is a two-seat flying saucer that can reach speeds of 75 miles an hour.

The M200G "personal recreation craft" is a vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft (VTOL).

It uses a propulsion system to lift and stabilize itself in the air. There are eight small directional ducted fans each powered by a rotary engine.

Using multiple inertial sensors and accelerometers, a computer monitors and adjusts thrust in each fan as often as 400 times per second to maintain stability and flight.

The craft is limited to flying below 10 feet to eliminate the need for pilot certification.

Source: moller.com

Gen H-4 Copter

The next time you hop into your car, you might consider flying this recent invention. Gennai Yanagisawa has invented the world's smallest one-man helicopter.

The GEN H-4 is a 75 kg (165 lbs) aluminum-framed copter with twin rotors powered by two 10hp engines.

Each engine has independent ignition, a carburetor, starter and clutch. It can fly with just one engine so the probability of total engine failure is remote. But for added safety, it also comes with a ballistic parachute.

To fly the copter, you take a seat and grab the control bar that is positioned in front of you. The handle bar displays a tachometer, starter and throttle lever.

To fly forward you pull the handle bar towards you. To go backwards you push the handle forward. Move the handle left to fly right and right to fly left. The throttle lever controls the rise and descent. The maximum flight speed is 50 kilometers per hour ( 31 mph).

Yanagisawa is planning a trip to Italy to fly his new invention. It is to honor the inventor Leonardo da Vinci who was the first person to envision the invention of helicopters.

Source: gen-corp.jp

Zenn Car

With concerns about energy efficiency, recent inventions that can reduce transportation costs are extremely popular.

The award winning Zenn is one of those inventions that is gaining in popularity, especially in the United States and Europe.

The car operates on electricity and plugs into a regular wall socket for charging. It costs an average of 35 cents to fully charge the vehicle.

It has zero emissions, no noise (no exaggeration - you'll hear more noise in a library) and costs pennies per mile to operate.

The car is built on an aluminum-alloy chassis with ABS plastic exterior panels that are rustproof and dent resistant. There is minimal maintenance because there are minimal parts.

The three-door hatchback comes with air conditioning, power windows, power locks, remote key-less entry, wipers, defrost, heater, sunroof and 13 cubic feet of storage space.

Source: zenncars.com

Trident Iceni
Eco-friendly and really fast.
Hailed as the future of high performance cars, this sleek two-seater sports car invented by Phil Bevan is powered by a 550 horse-power bio diesel engine.
Top speed is 230 mph, 0-60 mph in under 4 seconds. But the Iceni is incredibly economical on fuel, which is virtually unheard of in a car of this speed.
At a constant speed of 70 mph, you get 68.9 mpg. A fully fueled tank will give you a cruising range of about 2000 miles.
It’s like having a Lamborghini without the cost or the damage to the environment. Approximately five hundred will be available for sale next year.

Source: www.trident-vehicles.co.uk

Undersea Resort
L Bruce Jones is a submarine inventor who designs and sells private luxury submarines.
Following in the footsteps of his rocket scientist father, and his grandfather who invented self-elevating jack-up rigs and created the world's first containerized shipping company; one of Bruce's recent inventions is the world's first undersea resort.
Accessible by two elevators from the surface, the resort is being built on the seabed surrounding a private Fiji island in the South Pacific.
The underwater facilities will include 24 luxury state rooms, a restaurant and bar, library, conference room, wedding chapel, underwater spa, and the ultra-luxury Nautilus Suite with stunning undersea views.

Source: poseidonresorts.com