The sleek and intuitive window socket concept will be a portable, solar powered socket designed to be easily attached to a window. Meant to be easy to use with no special training, the small, round window socket will feature a solar panel surrounded by a suction plate and a converter that will convert the energy to electricity. A battery on the device will store the power for later use, and it will provide up to 10 hours of continuous power when fully charged.

Tiny, glowing robots injected into the eye to monitor oxygen levels could soon be on the front lines in the efforts to help prevent blindness. The robots will be designed to be injected into to vitreous fluid of the eye and steered via magnetic fields. They will be coated with a dye that will glow when exposed to certain wavelengths of light and fade quickly in the presence of oxygen, which would allow doctors to monitor the oxygen levels of the eye by applying a pulse of light and...

Designed for the visually impaired, the portable Access Lens system will use vision-based tracking to enable people to access paper documents with gestures. The system will feature a camera that will scan the documents and software that can identify text and track gestures. A computerized grid will be laid over the document, which the user can move their finger over in order to hear the content read aloud or receive directional commands. The system will cross-check the text against...

Designed for swimmers, the device will attach to a set of goggles to let athletes check their heartbeat without breaking stride. The device will attach to one side of the goggles, where an optical sensor will measure the heart rate from the temporal artery. As an onboard microprocessor will track the heart rate in real time, color-coded LEDs will illuminate to let the user know if they are currently on their chosen heart rate (Fat Burning, Fitness or Maximum Performance). The...

The idea is to develop a way to turn any LCD monitor into a touchscreen by tapping into a home's own unique electromagnetic field. The technology will feature a simple sensor able to harness the low levels of electromagnetic interference produced by most consumer electronics. The sensor will measure the signals as they are given off normally by the LCD screen, and then change when someone gestures near the screen. Software using machine will be able to determine whether the...

A pedal-powered generator with a removable battery will be designed to power smartphones or other USB devices. The generator will be lightweight, low-profile and easy to install on most standard bicycle frames. Its magnetic rotors will harness the kinetic energy of the moving bike, sending the charge either directly to a USB device or storing it in the detachable battery pack. The 500mA charge rate generated by the generator will be the same as the USB 2.0 output from a computer,...

Expecting parents can start filling their photo albums even earlier with the introduction of HDlive 3D ultrasound machine, which will create clear, color images. The HDlive technology will be able to support a moveable, virtual light source, which will allow it to create shadows, highlights and depth. The result will be an image with significantly greater detail than was previously possible. Besides giving proud parents a better first look at their baby, the technology will also...

The new system will turn a cellphone into a multi-band walkie-talkie, allowing it to function even in areas with no cell service. The system will feature a sturdy case designed to protect the phone, since most people using walkie-talkies are moving around outside. It will work on VHF, UHF and 800Mhz, and the Radio-Over-IP repeater feature will allow it to use the cell signal to extend the communication distance from 25 miles to anywhere in the world. The internal battery will...

A new system will be able to digitize printed text and images, turning the paper into a touchscreen. The system will consist of a webcam, projector and special software created by the research team. When the paper documents are placed beneath the machine, motion trackers will react to finger motions and gestures to allow the user to select areas of text or images. The selections will then be digitized automatically. The device could be useful for showing detailed information...

By combining a series of colored filters, it is possible to create the world's most efficient warm light LED. The tube-shaped lamp will be the first to attain 200lm/W while still maintaining a high quality of light. To create the warm light, one red LED will be combined with two blue, then a green filter will be applied. It will convert one of the blue LEDs to green. This process will result in a warm light with more than twice the lumens per-watt of conventional LED bulbs.