Think about a shoe that can tighten or loosen itself automatically without the wearer having to touch it . Well, Nike could be on its way to create such a footwear, a model of which you see in the picture. The patent filed by Nike goes “The automatic lacing system provides a set of straps that can be automatically opened and closed to switch between a loosened and tightened position.” Since the shoes would have self adjusting straps, the awkward moments of loosening of laces and bending down to tie them, would no longer be a problem.

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Check out Baxter the ButlerBot from Norris Labs! What does he do? He is a part of  the “ inter-home delivery system” capable of serving you the chilled beverage of your choice without you having to leave your seat. Baxter works in coordination with” fixed location dispenser robot called RoboFridge” to carry out this special task assigned to them. Baxter is commanded with a remote controller which then following certain navigation rules proceeds towards the RoboFridge. Baxter communicates with RoboFridge to initiate the vending process after which he delivers it to the user.

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You are looking at a special eye wear from Adlens which checks the need of different glasses for a particular person with time.This is because the Adlens lenses can be adjusted to a varying range of power with a turn of a dial fitted to the glasses. So how does it work? The lens is actually a hollow chamber filled with a high refractive index liquid and fitted with a clear and rigid plastic membrane.Turning of the specified dial controls the amount of liquid that can be let inside the chamber bounded by the lens and the membrane.

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What you can see above is just a part of the video which demonstrates a unique form of experiment and experience. The project is called the Augmented Shadow and makes use of ‘tangible objects‘ like cubes with ‘displayable tabletop interface‘ and projector,computer,camera in sync to create a world “maximizing the magical amusement of augmented reality“.

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Dental cavities is a very common issue. People dealing with them know how irritating it is to have them and what it’s like to get those filled up or have a root canal procedure. Although in its initial stages, this piece of news about cavity treatment sounds exciting and pleasant.

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What’s music to your ears? There can be many; like the sound of a garden waterfall or the intermittent tinkling of wind chimes or rhythmic marching of soldiers! Since music is being discussed you must be wondering what do the fishes in five separate tanks have to do with it?

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According to the aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman, the U.S. army has ordered the delivery of three Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicles (LEMV),that can carry up to 2,500 pounds payload while cruising along at 92 mph (148 kph) at the same time. Meant to be flying at 20,000 (6,096 meters) above the sea-level these super-large airships are literally longer than a football field. The army believes that the LEMVs will serve as surveillance stations and will assist in watching over battlefields in Afghanistan.

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If you think under wears are just to provide support to your most precious jewels, then you are mistaken. Nanotechnology has come a long way and is now present in almost all areas of science. Scientists at the University of California at San Diego have come up with a way to use nano-sensors on the elastic part of the underwear to monitor sweat levels. This “smart underwear” will determine the level of sweat in a solder’s body and trigger the appropriate medical dosage automatically.

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