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The Inventions of Tomorrow
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
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We’re living in challenging times. Global warming and fuel shortages call for new ways to meet our energy needs. Major bridge collapses and earthquakes prompt us to rethink how we construct cities. Terminal illnesses and other injuries drive the search for effective treatment.
Some answers are arriving from laboratories and universities. But solutions are also being dreamed up in garages and the basement next door. For the second year in a row, Popular Science is recognizing ten creative new inventions in its June 2008 issue.
A zero-emission one-wheeled motorcycle, a steam engine for cars, a transmitter that detects lost miners using a motion sensor, and more. To find out about these inventors and the devices that could change our lives, we spoke with Mike Haney, executive editor of Popular Science.
Read the full list of Popular Science's 2008 Invention Awards winners
(Photo of Harry Schoell and his steam engine by John B. Carnett)
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I think that this article is great. We do need and see new inventions all the time. It is important to research and make sure that your new invention isn't already been made. You can search through a huge list of patents at www.WikiPatents.com.
Check it out!
~Matthew