Stone, paper, scissors!

Robot that will beat you 100% of the time

Ishikawa Oku Lab at the University of Tokyo have designed a robot which not only plays stone-paper-scissors, but wins every single time.

Gigapixel camera

Details which do not appear prominently to the naked eye highlighted by the gigapixel camera.

Engineers at Duke University and the University of Arizona have come up with a prototype gigapixel camera made from stacking 98 mini cameras.

Wireless phone charger

Intel has demonstrated a concept feature where a smartphone can be charged when brought in close proximity to a laptop.

Self making bed

A breath of relief for those who hate to make their bed after waking up. Spanish furniture maker OHEA has created a bed which can make itself automatically.

Quit smoking easily

Study at University of Buffalo shows that smokers who consume most fruits and vegetables are 3 times more likely to be able to quit smoking than those who consume lowest amount of fruits and vegetables.

Self-adjustable glasses

Eyejusters

Spectacles designed for use in developing countries, where people do not have access to the glasses they need. These glasses are self-adjustable, using a technology called Slidelens - a revolutionary technology that works by sliding the lenses over each other.

What's a flame?

The Challenge

The challenge was to explain to an 11 year old - what is a flame?

Double sided transparent touchscreen smartphone

NTT docomo have developed a transparent touchscreen smartphone which can be operated from both sides, simultaneously.

Behold! Photography set to be revolutionized!

Lytro, a silicon valley startup, has created the first light-field camera for consumers, that lets users focus at any point of the image LONG AFTER an image has been taken!