New Colored Films Can Significantly Cool Cars And Buildings-Inspired by the Surface of Butterflies
New butterfly-inspired nanofilm could significantly reduce the energy needed for cooling buildings or vehicles.
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Engineers Make Clear Tape 60x Stronger, Yet Still Removable, Inspired by Ancient Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
The Kirigami art of paper-cutting has been adapted at Virginia Tech to make sticky tape 60x stronger, yet easier to remove.
Shrinkwrap-Able New Material Can Repel All Bacteria-Even Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs-From Common Surfaces
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a self-cleaning material that can repel all forms of bacteria and antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
New Sustainable Roofing Material Can Naturally Keep Buildings Cool Without A/C
New cooling paper invented at Northeastern not only reflects the sun away from buildings, it also sucks heat out of the interior.
This Fabric Is Designed to Block Mosquito Bites
It took a lot of tweaking and refinement, but the finished fabric was described as something similar to "Lululemon leggings."
Aussie Man Invents Weapon in War Against Invasive Asparagus Fern-The 'Asparagus Assassin'
The assassin is used to tunnel down to the crown of the roots, encircle it, and then saw away all the connecting roots.
High School Student Invents an A.I. Powered Trap That Zaps Invasive Lanternflies
Found in large numbers, with few known predators, spotted lanternflies annually cause a tremendous amount of damage to agriculture.
New Cheap, Non-Invasive Test For Oral Cancer Tackles Difficult-to-Diagnose Disease-With Results in 30 Minutes
A new cheap, non-invasive test for oral cancer that gives results in 30 minutes could potentially save millions of lives.
An IV Bag for Disasters That Doesn't Need Gravity Scoops Up 2023 James Dyson Award for International Effort
"This slowly deflates, pressurizing the drip into the patient, leaving medics free to perform other life-saving work."
Young Inventor Surprised With 2023 Dyson Award for 'The Life Chariot' Designed to Save Lives in Ukraine
The Life Chariot can attach to any trailer hook, carry a stretcher between two seats, and won inventor Piotr the James Dyson Award 2023.
Wave-Powered Desalination System Produces 13,000 Gallons of Drinking Water a Day From Each Buoy
300 million people rely on seawater from a global industry of 21,000 desalination plants, nearly all of which use fossil fuels
12-year-old Develops Fire Detection System That Wins Her $25,000 and Top Junior Scientist Award
In the summer of 2022, a fire destroyed a restaurant behind Shanya's house that inspired her to create a better home fire-detection system.
Boy Invents Smart Spoon for His Uncle's Trembling Hands that Is Affordable in India
Anil's spoon costs less than half of what similar spoons go for, making it possible for 7 million Indian Parkinson's patients to afford it.
New Pacemaker Developed that Uses the Heartbeat to Recharge its Battery
By converting kinetic energy of the heart pumps into electrical energy, the pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge its battery.
Teen Awarded $50,000 Science Fair Prize for His Method of Removing Microplastics From Water
This 18-year-old brainiac has just been awarded Google's Science Fair Grand Prize for his ingenious method of collecting microplastics from water.
Scientists Create First-Ever Magnetic Liquid - and Its Movements Are Mesmerizing - 'We almost couldn't believe it'
For the first time ever, researchers have managed to create a liquid that is both magnetic and magical with its "amazing" dancing movements.
Scientists Develop Sensor to Save Kids and Pets Left in Vehicles-And It's So Cheap, It Could Be in Cars by 2020
The inexpensive radar system developed by the Waterloo researchers uses AI to detect children and pets in cars with 100% accuracy.
This Cheap, Amphibious, 3D-Printed Prosthetic Means That Amputees Can Now Enjoy the Water Without Stress
This inexpensive, amphibious prosthetic means that amputees can now enjoy the beach with their family without having to worry about ruining their limb.
This Hi-Tech Bed With Revolving Blanket Could Prevent Blanket-Hogging Between Couples
This hi-tech bed could spell the end of "blanket bandits" stealing the blanket from their significant other in the middle of the night.
These Vegan, Edible, and Long-Lasting Wheat Bowls Are Cutting Down on Plastic Tableware
Rather than eating your soup out of a plastic bowl destined for the landfill, you can now swap it out for an edible, wheat-based bowl.
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