The system will be an electronic "seeing aid," allowing the legally blind to see by projecting a video image that has been enhanced to compensate for the wearer's particular vision problem. The system will include a frame that will contain the user's prescription lenses overlaid with a headset containing an HD video camera and a pair of LCD screens. The device will be controlled by a handheld unit, which will allow the user to adjust the contrast, focus and brightness as well as...

A tiny, microfluidic water sensor will not only be much more sensitive than current options, it will also be mass-produced for just five dollars each. The chip will be inserted into the soil or stem of a plant. It will contain a tiny cavity filled with water, and it will exchange that moisture with the moisture in its environment through a nanoporous membrane. As the moisture flows from one side to the other, the chip will measure any changes in pressure that will result from water...

A digital cutting board for the kitchens of the future will display recipes, automatically adjust for servings and feature a built-in scale. At its most basic, the board will be a tablet computer embedded in a cutting board. The original goal of the board will be to help users regulate portions, and its software will specifically be created to automatically adjust recipes to the number of people dining. Users will save favorite recipes and measure individual ingredients on the...

As we know, in the whiteboard industry, only enameled board and glass board have a long-life and easy to use. Other alternatives can be easy to get damaged or tend to remain smear after cleaning. Or they may have too much glare when viewing from certain angles. However, enameled board and glass board are either too expensive or not easy to move. So we have some new material to solve this problem. We do UV curable technology above the coated steel sheets. Special formulation makes the...

A new, sustainable lamp design will use algae to illuminate a room while consuming carbon dioxide, potentially scrubbing as much as a ton carbon from the air in one year. The tube-shaped lamps will be filled with algae, which will grow well inside the structure and use photosynthesis to emit a green glow. The lamps will also store the energy created during photosynthesis for later use, such as at night or in low-light settings. A single light will be able to absorb about a ton of...

The ring concept will translate ordinary text to Braille that can be felt with a fingertip. The ring will be equipped with a scanner and an array of six bumps able to raise or lower according to the letter read by the scanner. It will be worn like a regular ring, and then slipped onto the fingertip to allow the user to feel the Braille bumps as they change in response to the scanner moving across the text. The ring will also be able to convert the text to spoken words, which will...

The idea is to have a recycling bin that will separates materials based on sound. The bin will feature a swing top that will be able to pivot in two different directions, depending upon the sound an object makes when it hits the lid. Objects that make a 'ping' sound, such as cans and bottles, will drop into one side of the bin while plastics and cups that create a 'thud' sound will be dropped into the other side.

A chemical sensor able to track chemical markers in breath could one day allow users to track their health and fitness levels by exhaling onto their smartphone. The sensor will analyze metabolites in the breath to track changes, such as cancer or diabetes, in real time. The technology will be meant to be embedded in a smartphone case or as a handheld option. I also believe the sensor technology could be adapted for use in a wide range of medical devices.

The idea is to create a system that will let users find open parking spots, and spots about to be open, with their smartphones - and doesn't require hardware to be installed in existing infrastructure. The app will work based on crowd sourced data collected by mobile devices. By monitoring the location and movements of the user, the software will be able to determine when a person has parked and gotten out of their car, as well as when they are approaching their car and drive away. This...

Charge your gadgets on the road or in the woods with a modular backpack that will carry enough charge to power a USB device for up to two weeks. Each module of the backpack will feature a 10,000 mAh battery that will power any USB equipped electronic device. The modules will come in three different sizes - the 10-liter Mini Messenger, the 24-liter Commuter, and the 34-liter Carry-On. The smaller two modules will charge up to two devices, while the larger Carry-On will be able to...