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Joel Barker has always believed the future is something you create, not something 
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Last year researchers demonstrated an origami-style battery that could produce electricity using dirty water.
Joel Barker's insight:
Wonderful example of art influencing science. Yes, it's a verge. JB
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Highway barriers could deliver more than just noise protection if a test currently underway in the Netherlands proves successful.
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Whether they're floods, earthquakes or landslides, natural disasters
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Sony Mobile, the wholly owned Sony subsidiary formerly known as Sony Ericsson, is going upwardly mobile by teaming up with Japanese robotics firm ZMP to launch a drone company. Aerosense Inc.
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A heart monitor the size of a paper clip may help keep Fred Schakel alive.
Joel Barker's insight:
At the very end of this story is an example of "verge innovation." In order for Medtronic to build this tiny device, they turned to the Swiss watch making industry who has been manufacturing and assembling tiny parts for 150 years. That is a perfect verge. JB
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Arizona-based Local Motors has succeeded in creating the world's first 3D-printed car at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago.
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By replacing silicon with phase-change materials, new research shows that computers could be capable of processing information up to 1,000 times faster than currently models.
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The rise of in-car infotainment systems has seen electronic displays vying with traditional instrumentation, such as the speedometer, odometer and tachometer, for dashboard space and driver attention.
Joel Barker's insight:
This is also happening with Apple and automobiles. Apple will provide the software, the car companies will provide the hardware. Great partnership potentials. JB
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Purdue University have come up with a way to print the proper medication dosage that a patient requires. The prototype uses inkjet printing technology and a...
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When we last heard about the modular snake robot designed by Carnegie Mellon University robotics professor Howie Choset, it had been used to explore an abandoned nuclear power plant.
Joel Barker's insight:
Seems like it's from an Alien movie, but why not? JB
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To a large extent, 3D printing technology is still in its infancy. If you thought it was all Etsy jewellery and plastic toys, though, think again. Joris Laa...
Joel Barker's insight:
So we take the concept of 3D printer which laid down material using and XYZ axis concept and then we free form it by changing the 90 degree axis requirement to a robot that can move in space and in curved lines. VERGE INNOVATION. This is getting really interesting! JB
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Joel Barker's insight:
This is a multiple verge innovation. And it looks extremely practical. JB
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The SkinGun applies stem cells to the site of a burn in a novel way, helping increase both treatment and recovery time over standard methods. New tests show that it delivered a healing spray with 200 times more coverage than traditional methods.
Joel Barker's insight:
An obvious verge. JB
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Air force technician applies baby-viewing technology to detect cracks in F-16 wings
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The ability of mussels to stubbornly bind themselves to underwater surfaces has intrigued scientists for years. If this ability could be recreated in the lab, it could lead to new adhesives for all kinds of applications.
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While our awareness that potentially harmful chemicals lurk unseen in our environment may have grown, most of us still have no idea these substances might be or whether we are exposed to them.
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People suffering from cataracts aren't exactly flush with options when it comes to restoring their vision.
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In this day and age, if a community is to prosper, it certainly helps if its residents have internet access.
Joel Barker's insight:
Like all good verge innovations, it makes sense once you think about it. But you never would have thoiught about it yourself. JB
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New research from the University of Manchester demonstrates how a thin layer of graphene paint can make impermeable and chemically resistant coatings, which could be used for packaging to keep food fresh for longer and protect metal structures against corrosion.
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The cost of the instruments needed to run a hospital or a lab is often exorbitant--but what if doctors and scientists could simply print their own tools from an open library of designs? That's what a paper published today suggests.
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Equipois's patented zeroG mechanical arm holds tools and parts as if weightless for manufacturing operations such as grinding, sanding, riveting, assembly, and drilling. It is used by some of the world's best manufacturers as a best practice in automotive, aerospace, transportation equipment, and other industries.
Joel Barker's insight:
It started with steady cam from the movie business making a presentation to industrial safety people. They immediately saw applications to make moving tools easier and safer. JB
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Drumstooled, as the name suggests, is a mash up of the kind of stool you might find at the breakfast bar in the kitchen with an acoustic kick drum, and some...
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Looking like a mix between a snowmobile, a dog sled and a miniature World War I tank, Yvon Martel’s electric creation is nothing if not versatile. With a to...
Joel Barker's insight:
I don't need to say anything about this obvious verge innovation. JB
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The Olaf Urban scooter offers some serious flexibility for transporting you and your belongings. It functions as four different pieces of gear.
Joel Barker's insight:
As are so many verge innovations, obvious now, but not before we see them. JB
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A project by Spanish tinkerer Jose Julio has given rise to a competitive, merciless air hockey machine that will lay bare your mortal frailties and beat you...
Joel Barker's insight:
Clearly a perfect example of verge innovation! JB
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