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Sometimes there are things that defy easy categorization, but that are simply good ideas. Here is where you'll find them.
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Adaptable airliner seat accepts passengers' wheelchairs as needed
June 09, 2023For wheelchair users, air travel can be a cumbersome and frustrating experience. That's where a new type of airliner seat is designed to come in, as it allows passengers to stay in their own wheelchair throughout the flight. -
Switch Hex T wrench keeps six bits at the ready in a rotating head
June 06, 2023Although interchangeable-bit hex wrenches aren't that hard to use, there's always room for improvement … right? The designers of the Switch Hex T seem to think so, as their wrench features a carousel-like multi-bit rotating head. -
"Game-changing" BBy tech keeps essential nutrients in powdered breast milk
May 25, 2023While studies show that natural human breast milk is the best food for babies, storing the stuff in a frozen state has its drawbacks. That's where a new laser-enabled system comes in, which allows milk to be powdered without any loss in nutrients. -
NextGuide cane guides blind users via a pointer under their thumb
May 18, 2023Blind people using white canes are limited in how fast they can walk, as they have to wait for their cane to hit obstacles before going around them. The NextGuide cane is different, in that it steers users around obstacles that they've yet to reach. -
MRead tech promises faster, more accurate land mine detection
April 06, 2023While metal detectors are useful for detecting land mines, they can be fooled by buried metallic debris … plus some mines don't contain any metal. A new system is claimed to work better, by reading the molecular signature of explosives used in mines. -
Silk-microparticle dots could help thwart seed counterfeiters
March 24, 2023Just like pharmaceuticals, banknotes and alcoholic beverages, the crop seeds sold to farmers are frequently counterfeits. MIT scientists have devised a method of spotting the fakes, by tagging genuine seeds with silk dots. -
Tractor-towed Vulcan automatically spots and pulls weeds
March 10, 2023Nobody likes the idea of herbicides in their veggies, yet hiring workers to pick weeds by hand can be prohibitively expensive. The Vulcan farm implement offers an alternative, as it automatically spots and yanks weeds while leaving crop plants alone. -
Simple process converts fruit waste into water-purifying material
March 03, 2023Solar stills provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it's made from fruit waste which would otherwise be discarded. -
DIY-oriented titanium multitool features oxygen wrench
February 28, 2023The Triangle multitool from Disc features 14 different tools, most of which seem just right for a DIYer who encounters a lot of building projects without a proper toolbox on hand. It even has an oxygen wrench and an earbud holder you may never use. -
Dual Coincidence is likely the world's most complex electromechanical game
February 09, 2023As compared to today's video gaming systems, pinball machines may seem quaint and simple. Such is certainly not the case with NYC artist Andy Cavatorta's Dual Coincidence, however, as it's probably the most complex electromechanical game ever made. -
Flamboyant Italian clothes defeat facial recognition without masks
January 22, 2023They may be a little brutal on the eye, but Capable says its visually confusing and very pricey cotton knits are designed to throw off AI facial recognition systems, by fooling machine learning systems into thinking you're an animal and not a human. -
OneButtonPIN app buzzes fingers to help blind users unlock their phone
January 18, 2023Entering passcodes on smartphones can be difficult for the blind, as they can't see the screen, nor can they tell if someone else is peeking at it. The OneButtonPIN app is designed to help, by utilizing vibrations instead of visuals. -
Upstairs, downstairs in Scewo's two-wheel, self-balancing wheelchair
January 17, 2023The ultimate in assistive mobility, Scewo’s Bro is the only self-balancing wheelchair able to rise up and climb stairs. This two-wheeled personal electric vehicle is delightfully intuitive to maneuver, as I found out first-hand at this year’s CES. -
Steadicam inventor turns his attention to mobility aids, with the Zeen
January 11, 2023Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a tool that revolutionized the field of film production. His latest creation is a device known as the Zeen, which helps mobility-challenged users not only to get around, but also to stand up and sit down. -
Eye-tracking aquarium tells users about the specific fish they're watching
January 11, 2023When you're looking at a tank full of fish at a public aquarium, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are which species. The AI Aquarium is designed to help, by overlaying information that lines up with the individual fish in question.
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