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Honda Japan Rolls Out Low-Tech Way To Reduce Auto Accidents

by Steve Levenstein

Japan's Honda Motor Co. is using testing a new and unusual passive safety technology intended to help drivers judge side distances on narrow roads: a pair of small black triangles on the windshield.

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Deuterium: A Tractor that Harvests the Environment

Deuterium: Multi-Dimensional, Eco-Friendly Tractor

by Amanda Hinski

"Deuterium" is no longer just a hard to pronounce name for a hydrogren isotope. Now, it's also the name for the latest multi-dimensional, eco-friendly concept tractor, which uses solar energy and hydrogen fuel to harvest a healthier planet.

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2010 Trash To Treasure Competition Winners Are…

by Gloria Campos

Last year, I wrote about the 2009 Design Squad Trash To Treasure Competition winner Max Wallack and his Home Dome design for homeless people. This year the Design Squad has announced the 2010 winners. The winners are Lilly, MaryAnn and Daniel. The best part is that Continuum is going to build their designs.

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Ergonomic & Electric: A Student Designs A 'Scooter' For Seniors

by Boomer Babe

Thank heavens for grandchildren. If we didn't have them, there wouldn't be many designers bothering about how new technologies can be applied to the needs of seniors. Patrick Leyendecker is just one of the many young designers who are trying to moderate the pain and stress that comes with aging and having to adjust one's ways to so many of life's daily needs.

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Ultimate Designer Yo-Yo Is Wheel Expensive

by Steve Levenstein

The made-to-order Nostalgia ultimate yo-yo by Japanese artist and designer Shinobu Konmoto is a replica of the 2007 world championship winner, so you know it can roll with the best.

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The HydraBob Scuba Scooter Isn't Nearly As Cool As It Sounds

by Chris Weiss

Somehow the Hydrabob manages to make a big, clunky mockery out of one of the coolest devices out there.

Eyetracker: A Wake-Up Call For Drowsy Drivers

by Myra Per-Lee

German researchers have developed an eyetracking device that makes it loud and clear that drivers cannot sleep and drive.

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Precer's Bioracer: Off-Road Vehicle Runs on Wood Pellets

Bioracer is Precer's New Biomass Powered Car

by Amanda Hinski

The Bioracer, developed by the Precer Group, is an off-road, hybrid vehicle powered by wood pellets. Using biofuel has its advantages and disadvantages, but this fun, 16HP vehicle is certainly headed in an environmentally friendly direction.

Biomimicry At Work: Ants Inspire The A.N.T. Aid Necessities Transporter

by T Goodman

A multipurpose aid and rescue vehicle, the Aid Necessities Transporter, alias ANT, was designed by Brian Lee, a 24 year-old design student at Monash University in Australia when he submitted his entry to the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) Target 2020 competition. It was announced this week that Lee's ANT design, inspired by the anatomy and mentality of ants, won the competition.

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Take The Party Wherever You Go With The Cruzin Cooler

by Kim Patterson

Have you ever been on your way to a picnic or backyard barbeque and realized that you forgot the cooler? You know, the one with all of your special cocktails, mocktails and outdoor snacks. To keep yourself out of this type of sticky predicament you could invest in a Cruzin Cooler.

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