(TrendHunter.com) This is all kinds of wrong. A team of computer security researchers were able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.
“They were able to reprogram it to shut down and to deliver jolts of electricity that would potentially be fatal — if the device had been in a…
(TrendHunter.com) Researchers at the Boston Retinal Implant Program have successfully developed a prototype for a retina replacement device. The bionic device is the size of a pencil eraser. The device, which is implanted behind the retina at the back of the eyeball, works as a light transmitter. Only patients who we…
(TrendHunter.com) An Australian manufacturer invented a five-wheel bicycle. The model baptized as the “StreetSurferâ€, has one wheel in the back and four front wheels. The designers state that the four contact points in the front allow for more controlled and completely different movements.
The StreetSurfer got i…
(TrendHunter.com) You may soon be able to throw away your deodorants and expensive perfumes. A team of Brazilian researchers has come up with a pill that replaces unpleasant body odor with a much more pleasing scent. They got the idea from certain foods, such as garlic, asparagus and curry which perfume the skin, uri…
(TrendHunter.com) When a person has AIDS, he or she not only has to deal with health issues, they also have to face the judgmental and prejudiced response from the society they live in. From being excluded from social gatherings to being discriminated against at work, the overall social community makes it harder to l…
(TrendHunter.com) This Kinetic Energy concept gadget allows you to power your other gadgets such as your iPod or cell phone through your own effort and exertion.
The Kinetic Energy is the brainchild of Wilma van Boxtel of Australia. The way it works is the more your legs are in motion, the more electricity you gene…
(TrendHunter.com) In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity close to Sass & Bide designer Heidi Middleton’s heart.
Middleton was diagnosed with breast ca…
(TrendHunter.com) With the winter season soon over in the northern hemisphere, women might have a look at their sisters in the southern hemisphere where the summer slowly comes to an end. With the sunshine in front of us, women start dreaming about light summer clothing and beach parties to enjoy in bikinis. Typicall…
(TrendHunter.com) In wasn’t that long ago that people would go days if not weeks without a formal bath. Now, a person can take a super shower in a computer-controlled, 18 head water nirvana. Not just any person, however, as the price tag is a steep $100,000. For those that can afford it, the Silver TAG shower may be …
(TrendHunter.com) LycoRed is an international supplier of natural carotenoids and a wide range of other nutritional ingredients to the dietary supplement and functional food industries. The LycoRed, Israel, innovation is a natural tomato carotenoid composition of lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene, all highly unsatur…
(TrendHunter.com) A deaf charity in the UK, the RNID, has asked launched a competition for budding designers aiming to find a fashionable ear plug. Will such thing ever exist I can’t help but wonder?
The statistic that started the campaign came from their research that showed 90 percent of young clubbers have experi…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It’s capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.
There are so many countries in the world that, despite being surrounded by ocean, suffer a serious…
(TrendHunter.com) Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That’s great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!
The YouBar Build-A-Bar lets you customize the granola bar to your taste, with whatever grains, fruits, nut…
(TrendHunter.com) Not only does a heart transplant for people with weak, failing hearts involve the obvious risk of the transplant itself, it almost always involves taking anti-rejection drugs for life. Other alternatives include heart assist devices or even “artificial hearts”, many of which come into direct contact…
(TrendHunter.com) Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art has developed this novel idea to help those who believe they are sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Mr. Papadopoulou is making shields that fit over and around electric appliances from yarn that contains copper fibers. The copper fibers theoretically ac…
(TrendHunter.com) As people become more aware of their food sources, they increasingly demand “organicâ€, “naturalâ€, “hormone-freeâ€, and “drug-free†food products. In addition to market demand, it is also desirable to eliminate or limit the use of antibiotics because harmful organisms tend to become a…
(TrendHunter.com) You’ve heard laughter is good for soul, it’s the best medicine, and you’ve also heard it’s been proven to kill diseases, even able to fight off serious illnesses like cancer. A few Japanese researchers wanted to find a way to measure the strength of a laugh, so they invented a machine that does just…
(TrendHunter.com) When you think cheerleader, you’ve probably got an image of some young, toned, big-boobed, prancing girls with way too much pep than a normal human could exert when flailing pom-poms, right? Well, the Marlins are looking to change that stereotype.
On February 24, they’re casting a team of plus-siz…
(TrendHunter.com) While most water bottles are lightweight and disposable, fuseproject and L.A. based Y Water are moving in the opposite direction, by creating a bottle that they hope, will sitck a little longer. The bottle has a distinctive Y-shape, serves as a bottle that carries vitamin enriched water for childre…
(TrendHunter.com) In Dublin, Ireland a company named Lincor Solutions has created a new machine that takes the interaction between hospital patients and their caretakers to new digitalized levels. This concept is named the MEDIVista and it consists of a touchscreen LCD machine that displays medical information for do…
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