IDEA2009GoldWinnersCheerscupisanearth-friendly,reusablealternativetodisposablemenstrualproducts.Thedesignischemical-free,canbewornforupto12hoursatatime,andisreusableforupto10years.EnergySeedisacollectionbinforbatteriesthatusesleftoverpowertolighttheattachedLEDstreetlamps.Thedesign'saesthetictakesitscuefromafloweringplant.Whenpeopledeposittheirbatteries,itislikeplantingaseedthatlater,whenit'sdark,turnsintoaflower.Italsoencouragespeopletodiscardtheirbatteriesinaresponsiblemanner.Weallknowalkalinebatteriesarereallybadfortheenvironmentifyoudon’tdisposeofthemproperly.Therightthingtodoissendthemtospecialrecyclingcentersbuthundredsoftonsendupinlandfillswheretheirtoxicinnardsseepintotheearth.PerhapsagoodsolutionistheEnergySeed,anLEDlamppostpoweredbytrashedalkalinebatteries.TheideaistoencouragepeopletothrowtheirbatteriesawayintotheEnergySeed.There’saslotfornearlyeverysizebattery.TheunitcombinesanyleftoverjuicefromallthebatteriestopowerasuperefficientLEDring.Ofcourseoncethebinsarefull,we’releftwiththesameoriginalproblem.Somebodyhastocollectallthosespentbatteriesandrecyclethem.TheStructuralEconomicExpansioninDetroit(SEED)masstransitsystemisaneasilyexpandable,two-level,elevatedmag-levsystemmeanttoconnectDetroitwiththesurroundingeconomiesinPontiacandAnnArbor.ThesystemwasdesignedtorevitalizethecityofDetroit,reduceurbansprawl,andcreatetightlyorganizedcommunitiesaroundthetransitstops.TheUKFoldingPlugtransformsfromabulkythree-pinplugintoaportable,hassle-freeplugidealforpeopleonthego.Whennotinuse,itisa10mm-thickflatobject.mqimu今天给大家介绍的这款实用性超强的电源插头是由英国皇家艺术学院毕业生Min-KyuChoi设计的,主要是为了解决我们的本本电源插头与普通电源适配器插孔不配套的问题。我想大家都遇到过这种麻烦,我们本本电池的电量是很有限的,根本解决不了长时间的工作问题。利用外部电源吧,本本自带的大大的三角电源插头根本无法插到普通插座中去···Min-KyuChoi的这款插头可以说是多变身的。就单个插头来说它其中的两个脚是可以旋转的大大减少了插头本身的厚度非常便于携带。同时,它还具有“插座集线器”的功能,可以支持三个器件共享一个电源插孔。另外,它还有USB插槽,这样我们外出时本本、相机、手机等东东就可以同时充电啦^^~SilverAwardThe1/2Projectisanonprofitcampaignaimedatmakingdonationsapartofeverydayliferatherthanaspecialevent.Whencustomerspurchasea1/2Projectbeverage,theybuyhalfabottleforthefullprice,givingtheotherhalfofthecosttoacharityoftheirchoosing.Itcanbedifficulttowearsunglasseswhenplayingroughsportssuchasfootballandsoccer.Theglassescaneasilybebrokeniftheyfallofforifyoucrashintoanotherplayer.OptimalVisionisasetofcontactlensesthatactassunglasses.Availableinfourdifferentshades—green,yellow,redandgrey—eachsetissuitedtodifferentactivitiesandconditions.SlipGripshelpthosewithlimitedhandmobilitytomanipulateobjectsthattheywouldotherwisebeunabletouse.Thisdeviceisusedbyslippingthefingerholdsoverthethumbandforefinger,andthensnappingobjectsintoplaceviatheclip.Ataslightangle,theclipdirectsobjectsdownward,givingtheuseranaturalrangeofmotion.TheHapticReaderhelpsblindpeopletoreadnon-Braillebooks.Whenyouplaceitonthepageofabookitscansthelettersonthepage.ThelettersareconvertedtoBraillecharacters,whichappearonthesurfaceofthedevice.Thetextcanalsobeconvertedtovoice,whichisplayedthroughtheembeddedspeaker.You’reblind,ImeansightimpairedandthesituationisthatyouwannareadHarryPotterbuttheBrailleversionisnotavailable.Soyoupopoutthe“HapticReader”,placeitonthefrontpage,andallowittoscanthecontents.AlmostmagicallyallthelettersgetconvertedtoBraille,whichdotthesurfaceofthereader.Wantmoremagic?Turnonthevoicesystem,tohearthestoryinstead.TheColdChainImmunizationContainerwasdesignedforhealthandrelieforganizationssuchasUNICEFandDoctorsWithoutBorders,workinginremotelocationsinthedevelopingworld.Itusesathermoelectricconductionsystemtokeepimmunizationvialscoldtoprotecttheireffectiveness.Thevialsaredispensedindividuallywithouttheneedtoopenthecontainer.Beriscopeisatoyforobservingtheunderseaworldfromland.Tossthewater-resistantvideocameraintothewaterasifcastingafishingline.Thenholdthegogglesuptoyoureyestoexplorethedepths.Thisconceptwasdesignedtoaidwomenandmidwiveswithchildbirthindevelopingcountries,whereequipmentandsterilizationareoftenlacking.Uponopeningthesealedcontainer,theusercanaccesssterilizedsuppliesinthesequenceoftheiruse:amat,alabcoatforthemidwife,cloths,andababysling.Visuallyimpairedchildrenareabletoeducatethemselvesaboutdifferentpartsofnaturewiththesecards,groupedaccordingtocategoriessuchasanimal,forestandbeach.ThroughtheBrailletextandtactileelementsincorporatedintoeachcard,childrencanlearnaboutthediversityofnatureandgainvaluablefirsthandtactileknowledge.'hellohaptic'闪存卡盒由韩国设计师和香港设计师一起设计,是一个闪存卡套,让视障儿童有进一步触觉,使他们了解flashcards知识。每个套件分为动物园,海岸和森林RescueStickisabaton-shapedportablelife-savingdevicethatprovidesflotationassistancetoapersonatriskofdrowning.Onceittoucheswater,dissolvablestringbundlestriggertheinflationofalargehorseshoe-shapedtube.Whilemuchrescueequipmentcanbetoobigtothrowaccurately,RescueStickcanbeeasilyusedbyanyone.ThereasonwhyRescueStickcanproviderapidandaccurateassistanceintheemergencysituationcanbedividedintotwofacts;thehigheffectivenessofthetypeofformfactorandchemicalreaction.Ithasadimensionof270×65x70(mm)andweightof0.9(lb).Chemicalreaction-wise,RescueStickcanbeinflatedbythedissolvablestrings.Therateofinflationisfast,reachingabout10Lin3~4secon