Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a machine that turns ordinary recycled paper into perfectly usable toilet paper. Everything is done automatically, and it takes about 30 minutes to convert 40 sheets into one roll.
The Story: It’s called the “White Goat,” and this animal does wonderful things with paper. The Japanese company behind it, Oriental Co., Ltd., claim that the machine not only saves 60 cedar trees per year, but it also minimizes office paper waste.
By using 40 sheets of standard A4 office paper and some water, one roll of toilet paper is …
KANSAS CITY, MO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Feb 08, 2010 -- Hallmark.com is making it easier and more convenient to send Valentine's Day cards this year by offering free stamps on every card they address and mail for consumers from the Web site. Orders must be placed by Feb. 9 to ensure delivery by Valentine's Day.
Hallmark.com offers hundreds of personalized cards, including customizable designs appropriate for kids and adults in categories such as romantic, sentimental, casual & cute and funny. Spanish language cards also are available from Hallmark's Sinceramente line. Shoppers can select a card design and add their own touch by including photos and a personal message. Hallmark.com will do the rest -- from gathering addresses to stamping and mailing the personalized Valentine's Day cards to each recipient.
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It’s a car that’s propelled by compressed air. Scheduled for U.S. release in early 2010, it’s estimated that the car will reach over 90 mph with a range of over 800 miles and get in excess of 100 mpg. It can be “refueled” in a matter of minutes at gas stations equipped with customized air compressor units at a cost of as little as $2. A video of how the engine works is included below.
The parent company, MDI, plans to introduce a 6-seat, 4-door family-size version of the compressed air …
Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s the light bulb that we hoped to get to: incredibly efficient, without mercury, totally dimmable and it gives off the most accurate color and tones that light’s supposed to give.
The Story: Vu1 is continuing development of its revolutionary Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL)™ technology in order to bring consumers a highly energy-efficient light bulb, without the environmental hazards of mercury, limited features, price concerns and poor light quality associated with other lighting sources such as Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) or Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). More than 30 …
Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a machine that turns ordinary recycled paper into perfectly usable toilet paper. Everything is done automatically, and it takes about 30 minutes to convert 40 sheets into one roll.
The Story: It’s called the “White Goat,” and this animal does wonderful things with paper. The Japanese company behind it, Oriental Co., Ltd., claim that the machine not only saves 60 cedar trees per year, but it also minimizes office paper waste.
By using 40 sheets of standard A4 office paper and some water, one roll of toilet paper is …
Why it’s Breakthrough: This may prove to effective against viruses such as HIV-1, Influenza A, filoviruses and more that lead to some of the world’s deadliest diseases, such as AIDS, Ebola, homorrhagic fever and many more.
The Story: Viruses are insidious creatures. They differ from each other in many ways, and they can mutate — at times seemingly at will, as with HIV — to resist a host of weapons fired at them. Complicating matters further is that new viruses are constantly emerging.
One potential weapon is a small-molecule “broad spectrum” antiviral …
Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a free mobile and web resource that helps aid disaster relief.
The Story: Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, announces the release of Relief Central™, a free web and mobile resource that delivers reference information and news to relief workers, first responders, and others in disaster relief situations.
Relief Central has been designed by staff and friends of Unbound Medicine to provide timely answers to those who serve in disaster relief situations around the world. Users can search The World Factbook from the CIA …
Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a do-it-yourself sleep coach made up of a four-part system that could not only change the way you sleep, but could change everything while you’re awake.
The Story: The evidence is overwhelming. Consistent quality sleep is as essential to achieving optimal health as good nutrition and daily fitness. The National Institute of Health suggests healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Yet more than one third of Americans report they regularly sleep 6.5 hours or less. …
