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Jay
 
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A new method of manufacturing blue jeans is making them greener while saving energy and materials. The advanced denim process will reduce the amount of water necessary to make a pair of jeans by up to 92 percent while also generating 87 percent less cotton waste, and producing less greenhouse gasses and waste-water. The process will use a single dyeing vat and replace conventional indigo dyes with eco-advanced liquid sulfur dyes that will require only one sugar-based reducing...
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Max
 
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The shopping trolley handle will use LED's to let shoppers keep track of each item's food miles. The handle mounted device will be able to scan a product's barcode and determine its food miles, or how far it has traveled to reach the store. A series of LEDs will light up in relationship to how many food miles each item costs, with a larger number of lights indicating more miles. The handle can also be calibrated to measure factors such as fat, salt, and seasonality.
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Jocker
 
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02/02/2012
A method of gathering crowd density data using already installed cameras could lead to a new way of monitoring people's shopping habits. The software method uses installed surveillance cameras to monitor the number and flow of people throughout the day. Each person appears as a colored disc, making it easy to determine how people move through the area and where they choose to linger. It is designed to keep each person unidentifiable, and cannot track individuals. The...
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Curious
 
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A new LED technology will be paired with a smart phone app to help customers find specific items while shopping. The technology will involve the use of radio frequency tags that will be applied to the merchandise. Upon entering the store, the customer will use a public computer or their own smart phone to pinpoint the location of the object, which the system will able to determine by reading the flicker rate of the overhead LED lights. This flicker system will allow the tags...
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Mr X
 
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The suitpack will make it easy for biking businessmen to transport their work suits wrinkle-free. The suitpack will feature a compact outer shell with storage compartments for toiletries, laptop, and a roll-fold suit. It will be designed to hang easily in a locker room and include a solar powered integrated LED safety light.
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Samanta707
 
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I wish there was a chef jacket with nano-fabric. It would be water resistant, stain resistant, anti-microbial and moisturize release & breathable. Nanotechnology is a technology based on the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to build structures to complex, atomic specifications. These proprietary technologies would alter fabrics at the molecular level, creating advanced performance and durability through the life of the fabric.
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Julia
 
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This will be cool to have an eyeglass holder for men and women that will be small, strong, and simple. The holder will go on the outside, and the magnet on the inside. They will find each other with a click.
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Julia
 
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A new coating for fabric will be able to use sunlight to self clean, removing stains and dirt. The coating will contain a combination of titanium dioxide and nitrogen. Silver iodide nanoparticles added to the coating will improve the fabric's sensitivity to light. Exposing the treated fabric to sunlight will break down the dirt and kills microbes. The coating will retain its efficiency, even after repeated washings. Current light-activated self-cleaning coatings differ from...
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Adam
 
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Why not take advantage of the natural sweetener xylitol to create a shoe that will convert sweat to cool air. The cycling shoe will include an insole, which will help to keep heat from building up within the shoe. The insole will be infused with xylitol, an alcohol based sugar. The fibers in the insole will be able to moderate both moisture and temperature, absorbing body heat and converting it to a 'refrigerant'.
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Jared
 
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12/14/2011
Aspiring musicians can now create loops on the move with the Electronic Drum Machine shirt, which comes with several drum sounds and an amplifier. The shirt includes an adjustable volume amp that attaches to the use's belt. Drummers can choose from nine different drum kits, and the beats can be recorded as loops up the three minutes long. The amplifier and drum pads are removable for laundry day.