10. Solar-Powered LED Screen
Designed by Simone Giostra & Partners Architects, the SolPix
display is a mix of solar shielding and media wall. The blinds
incorporated in the wall include photovoltaics and LEDs. Read more …
9. Elastic Fabric With Solar Panels
A company called FTL Solar developed a lightweight elastic fabric
with solar panels mounted on it. The fabric plays two roles - its offers
shade and produces electricity. Read more …
8. Lightweight, Small Night Vision Device
Invented by a researcher from the University of Florida, the night
vision device can be installed on various devices, be it cell phones or
car windscreens. Read more …
7. Software that Turns Hand Motion into 3D Image
Robert Wang, a grad student from MIT, invented a system that makes
use of a Webcam and a pair of colorful gloves to bring the movements of
your hand from the real world to the virtual one. Read more …
6. Helmet Powers Gadgets Using Solar and Wind Energy
Pragnesh Dudhaiya and Aalok Bhatt are the two students who invented
this helmet, which can be used to charge different devices, such as cell
phones, on the go. Read more …
5. Software that Allows Making Own 3D Digital Books
Using the software you'll be able to create your own digital book
that makes use of 3D technology and watch images in 3D without having to
wear special glasses. The program is called ZooBurst. Read more …
4. Traffic Light System that Stops Cars to Save Fuel
Specialists from IBM invented a traffic light system that can
remotely turn on and off a car engine in order to save fuel consumption
when a lot of vehicles wait for the green light at intersections. Read more …
3. Elastic OLED Screen
Developed by researchers from Sony, this is the world's first
prototype flexible color video display. It would be interesting to note
that the flexible Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) can work
properly even when it is rolled around a pencil. Read more …
2. Solar Cells Printed on Paper
This is the work of MIT scientists, who decided to create a thin film
solar cell that could be easily printed out using a method similar to
that used by traditional inkjet printers. Read more …
1. Robotic Nano-Spiders
The tiny robotic spiders were invented by a team of researchers from
the Columbia University. Each robotic nano-spider is 4nm across and all
of them are made of DNA molecules. These robots can be used to identify
disease markers on a cell surface, spot whether it is a cancerous one
and then tackle it.