The paper thin, mercury free OLED lights will be the most energy efficient kitchen lights. It is difficult to perfect white lights that are powerful enough to be suitable for kitchen use, but the OLED lights are supposed to be as bright as the typical compact fluorescent. They will also be incredibly thin and have a life span of more than 12,000 hours. The system efficiency of 71 lumens per watt will be greater than the standard requirement for undercabinet lighting, and the lights...

I've just found out that there was a microbial fuel cell based charger developed. It can allow cell phones to draw their power from the dirt. The device uses a conductive surface that is able to harness the free electrons that are created by soil microbes during their metabolic process. Plans are to distribute the charging device in Sub-Saharan Africa, where many people have cell phones but lack power in their homes to charge them.

A new Ipad accessory allows the Ipad using chef to explore recipes and change pages without needing to touch the tablet itself. The Chef Stand + Stylus is made up of a stand with a non-slip rubber base and a magnetic tipped stylus. The stylus allows the user to wake up the device, turn pages, or scroll without needing to touch the screen.

The idea is to create more realistic prosthetics by using fiber optics to connect nerves to the artificial limbs. Fiber optics will be used to send data to the brain. They are proved to be more efficient than contemporary electrodes: 1. Glass or polymer fiber optics are more flexible than the electrical designs in use now; 2. They are able to transmit more signals at once.

The idea is to develop a new technology that will allow cars to harness their waste heat for better fuel efficiency. It is necessary to create new thermoelectric generators, which will consist of semiconductor materials treated with hafnium and zirconium. The generators will be less expensive than conventional devices as well as 40 percent more efficient.

The handheld printer will use a combination of inkjets, optics, and software to print images onto any flat surface. The printer will use laser sensors to track the device's movement, measuring its location and speed. The software will interpret the sensors' data and use algorithms to determine which spurt of ink to send next as the user waves the printer over the material. This will allow the printer to print on any size material, even material larger than the printer itself.

It would be great if someone invented a holographic TV. There everything you see would be projected creating a feeling as if it was actually there.

In an effort to slow coastal erosion, why not develop concrete cylinders that can cancel out up to 90% of a wave's intensity? The cylinders will be hollow with narrow slits in the sides and will cancel out the wave's energy. The cylinders should even be able to handle tsunami waves, and it will be possible that current wave power generation systems could be adapted to the coastal protector technology.

Fingerprints are unique to every human being. I suggest using fingerprints in ATMs. Banks could register a fingerprint in a bank system when opening an account. The whole procedure would be easy and secure if a person went to an ATM, placed his/her thumb on the reader, entered the security code and did his transaction.

If you are tired of the same old boring wallpaper designs on your wall then you'll find my idea interesting. I suggest creating digital wallpaper. There would be digital paper or some kind of very thin screen on your wall. A small computer box would also be on the wall. You would be able to download any image you wanted to see on your walls. In such a way you could change wallpaper every day.