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Alice
 
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A tooth-embedded sensor could help people with low will-power break the habits of smoking, drinking or overeating. The device will consist of a tiny circuit board that will be embedded inside a tooth, dentures or dental brace. The sensor will be able to recognize a variety of jaw motions, including those that indicate chewing, smoking or drinking. An accelerometer on the device will allow it to send the data to a smartphone. The device will be powered by an external battery...
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Jay
 
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A new touchscreen able to identify users by their fingerprints could bring a new level of security to computers used in public places. The screen will consist of a glass screen embedded with millions of optical fibers bundled together. The fibers will emit light rays from an image projector mounted below the glass while infrared light from an adjacent projector will bounce off the fingerprints to an infrared camera.
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Harry
 
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A new facial recognition identification system will go below the surface to identify a person based on the blood vessels within the face. The system will use a thermal imaging camera to perform an infrared scan on the individual's face. A specially designed algorithm will then process the image information, revealing even the tiniest blood vessels beneath the skin. The accuracy of the system is supposed to be over 97 percent, and its complexity will make it practically unable to...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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07/18/2013
By analyzing the odors in urine, the Odoreader will be able to detect the early signs of bladder cancer with a 100 percent success rate. Though dogs can be trained to sniff out the biomarkers of disease, they are not always practical for use in hospitals. The Odoreader will be equipped with a sensor system that will detect the chemicals in the gas emitted by urine. By analyzing the gas and its chemicals, the Odoreader system will then create a profile of the urine that will...
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Jocker
 
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The idea is to develop a set of earbuds that will provide a non-invasive method of monitoring pressure inside the skull. Usually, intercranial pressure is measured by drilling a hole in the skill and inserting a catheter--a process that is both expensive and somewhat risky, and therefore used only in serious cases. The earbuds, in contrast, will be used in cases that won't require such extreme procedures, but will still benefit from pressure monitoring. The earbuds will...
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Max
 
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Using gold nano particles on top of a PVC substrate, I suggest building a new type of cheap, flexible sensor that will simultaneously detect pressure, humidity and temperature with surprising accuracy. While current kinds of e-skin detect only touch, the invention can simultaneously sense touch, humidity, and temperature, as real skin can do. Additionally, the new system will be at least 10 times more sensitive in touch than the currently existing touch-based e-skin systems. ...
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Patrik
 
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A revolutionary RFID locking and access control system will have door control units that will be fully self-powered through an integrated energy converter. Energy produced by using the door handle will be automatically converted to electrical energy to operate the RFID locking system - no batteries or power cables will be needed. The access ID reader interface can be rapidly and easily reprogrammed, so that, for example, lost ID keys can be immediately invalidated and...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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A new cardiovascular monitoring device will aim to improve cardiovascular health monitoring with unobtrusive designs. It can be carried or worn by patients as they go about their daily routine, with the collected data able to be transmitted wirelessly to healthcare professionals and family members. The device will take the form of a strap worn around the torso to provide continuous electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring, heart rate, physical activity and skin temperature. Wires,...
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Jared
 
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A new contact lens-and-glasses system will let you zoom in on something to 2.8 times magnification. The lenses will do the zooming, while the glasses will let you switch between normal and magnified vision. The lens will be made of concentric regions. The middle region will let light through normally, for standard vision. Meanwhile, the edges of the lens will be specially designed to reflect light and magnify it. The final lens will be 1.17 millimeters at its thickest...
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Jared
 
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A new blood pressure sensor about the size of a wristwatch should help ease the discomfort of patients who require continual blood pressure monitoring. The device will be worn comfortably on the wrist, where it will measure the patient's blood pressure with an array of sensors. The sensors will monitor the contact pressure, pulse and blood flow on the surface of the skin near the wrist. To account for the variances of pressure that will occur naturally on the surface of the...