1) A straw-like object with a high-powered filter can be used to drink clean, fresh water from otherwise filthy and undrinkable streams and lakes. The number of deaths due to unhealthy drinking water would dramatically decrease if we could make this a mass-produced item.
http://eartheasy.com/lifestraw
In approx. 50 years, the same filtering system could be used to create pipes that direct the water straight to the village, rather than having them walk all the way to the water sources to obtain the fresh water.
http://eartheasy.com/lifestraw
In approx. 50 years, the same filtering system could be used to create pipes that direct the water straight to the village, rather than having them walk all the way to the water sources to obtain the fresh water.
2) A plate is surgically inserted into a person’s arm/hand/etc, and a tattoo-pen-like object is used to create temporary (or permanent if you so choose) tattoos by activating spots on the plate that make the pattern appear on the person’s skin. If the client grows tired of the design or needs to remove it for a job, the design can be deleted, then re-added once the time is right. This could eliminate a lot of the illnesses contracted via needles and make tattoos accessible to a wider audience.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/the-man-with-the-gif-in-his-hand/
3) A hand-held pen that scans objects and learns the color. There are RGB cartridges inside the pen, and once the color is scanned, it determines how much of each cartridge to expel, thus creating the color (similar process to printing), except in a hand-held pen
http://dornob.com/creative-scan-and-draw-color-changing-pen-design/#axzz2qUsf17rl
In a few decades they would eliminate the use of expensive ink cartridges by using a special, digital paper where the pen projects the color, instead of physically printing it on the paper.
http://dornob.com/creative-scan-and-draw-color-changing-pen-design/#axzz2qUsf17rl
In a few decades they would eliminate the use of expensive ink cartridges by using a special, digital paper where the pen projects the color, instead of physically printing it on the paper.
4) A spoon with stabilizing technology that helps Parkinson’s patients eat. It has detachable heads so the patient can use forks and knives as well.
http://www.liftlabsdesign.com/
In a few decades, the same stabilizing technology will be put into pens and other everyday items, to make life for parkinson's patients much easier.
http://www.liftlabsdesign.com/
In a few decades, the same stabilizing technology will be put into pens and other everyday items, to make life for parkinson's patients much easier.
5) A brand of nail polish that presents the consumer with a color wheel. The client picks the color of their choice and a bottle of the nail polish color is made nearly instantly. (idea branched from pen scanner) The concept is then applied to clothing and everyday products of all kinds.
6) Casts made from 3D printers, that are ventilated and thin (but durable), compared to the stinky and bulky casts now. The broken bone(s) would be scanned, and a computer would determine the most efficient design.
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/28/cortex-3d-printed-cast-for-bone-fractures-jake-evill/
Decades later, the 3D printing will take over the surgical industry, creating durable, but body-friendly implants out of organic materials instead of metals that have to be replaced every 5 years.
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/28/cortex-3d-printed-cast-for-bone-fractures-jake-evill/
Decades later, the 3D printing will take over the surgical industry, creating durable, but body-friendly implants out of organic materials instead of metals that have to be replaced every 5 years.
7) Dehydrated food packs that take shape and are given flavor when water is added to them. Would be ideal for astronauts and people in the army. video: (http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhj14E3318VU7qx9ir)
Right now, heat is needed to give them shape and the portions are extremely tiny, but in a few years, we will be able to do this with regular sized portions, and only water will be needed. These packets will be able to be used almost anywhere you have water.
8) A machine that separates the graphite from the rest of the pencil, then attaches to a printer. The printer uses the graphite instead of the extremely expensive ink to print, eliminating the waste of tiny pencil stubs and reducing the cost of printing altogether.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/15-bizarre-green-inventions/pencil-printer
In a few years, a thin film will be placed over the paper as it is printed, so as to prevent erasure or smudging of the graphite.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/15-bizarre-green-inventions/pencil-printer
In a few years, a thin film will be placed over the paper as it is printed, so as to prevent erasure or smudging of the graphite.
9) Biodegradable coffins! Made with paper, bamboo, and other nature-friendly ingredients, the coffin decomposes with the corpse, providing the soil with rich nutrients, rather than cluttering up the underground.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/15-bizarre-green-inventions/biodegradable-coffins
In a decade or so, they will become more customizable. People will be able to add different scents or use different materials and colors, so it's not just a dull, tan coffin.
In a decade or so, they will become more customizable. People will be able to add different scents or use different materials and colors, so it's not just a dull, tan coffin.
10) A bathroom mat made out of moss. The moss thrives in damp, warm environments, so it is easily kept alive by being in your bathroom.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/15-bizarre-green-inventions/moss-carpet
This idea can be further expanded into having an entire accent wall of your bathroom that is just moss. Or maybe sink countertops or the actual floor of the shower. It would all depend on the different types of moss you can use and which kind thrives best in which environment.
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/15-bizarre-green-inventions/moss-carpet
This idea can be further expanded into having an entire accent wall of your bathroom that is just moss. Or maybe sink countertops or the actual floor of the shower. It would all depend on the different types of moss you can use and which kind thrives best in which environment.
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