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1. Technology That Allows Users to See Through Walls and Melt Objects

2. Washing machine Without water

3. Wii Fit Push Up Bars

4. More heat transfer in Nanocoating

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 Technology That Allows Users to See Through Walls and Melt Objects :

 Researchers from the University of South Australia in collaboration with Nokia started working on one of their latest inventions that would make it possible for users of cell phones to see through walls.

Their latest invention makes use of augmented reality (AR), being able to overlay graphics on top of real the video. The AR system comes in three types: X-ray Vision, Meltvision and Distortvision.

It would be interesting to note that the researchers have also been working on an invention that would make it possible for users to see and sense virtual objects. The new technology is called Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality and it allows an individual to manipulate a 3D object by making use of a head mounted screen and touch-based gadgets. 

Washing machine Without water : 

A New Washing machine able to save a lot of water using nylon beads. The beads tumble wash clothes using 90 percent less water than traditional washers. 

British company Xeros's latest invention, which is currently in the development stage, requires less detergent. Xeros claims that there would be no need for tumble drying and if the homes in the United States would switch to the new system, the emissions of carbon dioxide would be considerably reduced. 

The result would be as though 5 million vehicles have been removed from the road.The company also says that the new washing machine will save 1.2 billion tons of water each year, which equals 17 million swimming pools. 

After carrying out tests for over three years, Xeros, a spinout from the University, managed to achieve an agreement with Kansas City-based GreenEarth Cleaning, which intends to market Xeros' latest invention across North American continent in 2010.

 Wii Fit Push Up Bars: 

The Wii balance board has long been in need for a useful addon, and this push-up bar is meant to deliver just that. 

Unfortunately, this set of bars are extremely vulnerable, being held in place using your weight alone and a couple of cheap foam strips acting as "grips" which essentially don't do much gripping at all.

The design is sloppy and cheap looking and any significant pressure on the bar will result in it falling to pieces. The bar fits onto your existing balance board and is compatible with Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus.
 
The $25 CTA Digital Wii Push Up Bar does, however, offer us the chance to look at the following video which is just about as cringe worthy as the product itself .

More heat transfer in Nanocoating :

The action of cooling things down plays a critical part of any mechanical or electric system, because the inevitable heat, produced by friction, is the number one cause of almost instant failure. So far, different methods that cool systems have been discovered, but not to the extent of performance that engineers dream of building their computers or mechanical devices (cars, for example).

Oregon State University researchers, led by Terry Hendricks, have discovered a method of applying a nanostructured coating that could make the heat transfer more easily.

Their findings have been published in the International Journel of Heat and Mass Transfer, and they also filed a patent for them.

The coating, made of zinc oxide with an aluminum and copper substrate is very cheap to make industrially, even cheaper than carbon nanotubes, which need high temperatures to be manufactured. Despite those, the zinc oxide nanocoating needs low temperatures.

Many electronic devices need to remove a lot of heat quickly, and that’s always been difficult to do.This combination of a nanostructure on top of a microstructure has the potential for heat transfer that’s much more efficient than anything we’ve had before.