SWYP concept aims at reinventing the printer

SWYP concept aims at reinventing the printer: "With a view to promoting innovation in the desktop printers industry, Artefact design studio has unveiled its See What You Print (or SWYP) concept printer, operated via a touchscreen interface. SWYP aims to simplify and accelerate the task of printing by combining features of simple photo editing and immediate printing in one unit, which enables users to see exactly what the printed page will look like."

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KU:RIN sets speed record for compressed air cars

KU:RIN sets speed record for compressed air cars: "Although battery-powered cars may no longer be considered quirky and weird, automobiles propelled by compressed air are still perhaps thoughts of as a little ... fringy. The MDI Air Car looked promising, although development of the vehicle seems to have been at least temporarily suspended."

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Wrenches with embedded LEDs make light of dimly lit fixit jobs

Wrenches with embedded LEDs make light of dimly lit fixit jobs: "Homer Simpson's advice when his brother Herb shows him the baby translator he has invented is that Herb "should have just taken an existing product and put a clock in it or something." These days the "or something" could easily be a light or, more specifically, an LED as their tiny size, low cost and low power needs has seen them wedged inside a plethora of devices"

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Copper nanowires could mean cheaper touch screens, solar cells and foldable electronics

Copper nanowires could mean cheaper touch screens, solar cells and foldable electronics: "In June of last year we reported on the success by researchers at Duke University in developing a technique capable of producing copper nanowires at a scale that could make them a potential replacement for rare and expensive indium tin oxide (ITO) in touch screens and solar panels."

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New York's proposed subterranean garden

New York's proposed subterranean garden: "Three New York entrepreneurs have unveiled plans to turn a long abandoned underground train terminal into a lush and thriving garden."

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