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Fishing (or leisure) boat in a box
The Transporter boat goes from a box to a boat in 10 minutes. You can strap the box to the top of your car or put it in the back of your van, then when you get to your destination you put the large...
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New (ancient?) growing method drastically increasing crops
Low tech farming in India is far outpacing GMO and pesticide intensive farming. The super yields are from a growing method called System of Rice (or root) Intensification (SRI). This method has also...
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Invent new products and earn money!
You’ve heard about 3D printing, right? It’s not just for industry anymore. Anyone can now design and print their own custom items. If you have an idea for a new product, Shapeways 3D Printing lets...
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Free personality test and other tools for dream building
Went to a meet-up for intuitive-based-personalities this past Thursday, and it was GREAT! The talk was on practical tools for dream building using intellectual and spiritual platforms. We also...
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Water-producing billboard
The city of Lima Peru doesn’t get much rainfall, but they can get humidity as high as 98%. The University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) has partnered with advertising agency Mayo-Draft FCB to...
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The Freecycle Network: Get rid of stuff you don’t want…pick up stuff you DO want
When we were kids we lived in a rural area where my dad used to take regular dump runs to throw out our trash. We kids sometimes would go along for the ride and help dad toss stuff from the back of the...
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How To Have a Good Day
If you need a lift, watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=nj2ofrX7jAk Breathtakingly beautiful pictures, along with inspiring words including:...
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Switch plate doubles as key and mail holder
What if your light switch could also hold your keys, mail, bags, or hat? Wouldn’t it be great to not always be searching for your keys, and to know where you put your mail (and not have it get buried...
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Car & power plant run on liquid air
Inventor Peter Dearman of London has invented a car that is powered by liquid air: no gas, no batteries. He says the technology has been around for a while, and that since we’re running out of fossil...
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Match your skills with a good job
Maybe you’re looking for a new job. Maybe you’ve been out of the work force awhile and aren’t sure how your skills might transfer to today’s workforce. If so, the site My Skills My Future might be a...
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Water heater uses cold water to create hot water
A new invention water heater system will improve hot water heating efficiency by using cold water. It works similar to a heat pump, but instead of using the air temperature difference, it uses the...
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New membrane produces clean water AND creates energy
A team of scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have developed a material known as Multi-use Dioxide. Research shows it can be used to produce hydrogen and clean waste from...
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Sharing skills: a world-wide online teaching and learning community
Teaching and learning from each other has never been easier. Skillshare is a global marketplace for classes, where you can learn real-world skills from anyone, anywhere. Skillshare powers thousands...
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An electric socket that fits in your pocket!
Check out this innovative new product design: The Window Socket- just attach the solar conversion plug onto a sunny window, and it will harness solar energy. A small converter converts sunshine into...
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Toymaker makes flat-pack truck for people
Toymaker, adventurer, and philanthropist Sir Torquil Norman is designing a lightweight flat-pack truck for developing nations (and others interested in simple, easily repairable truck design)....
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Little free libraries!
On a walk through our neighborhood yesterday, I saw a cute wooden box, and inside it was a little free library of books! If you like little things, and you like to read, you might like the idea of...
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Pay-it-forward free gym in Portland
A new business model – Beast Fit Nation – offers free grueling workouts with one catch – you have to promise you’ll do three random acts of kindness after you leave. Local sponsors pay for the gym....
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Body heat powered flashlight
This body heat powered flashlight was invented by Canadian 10th grader Ann Makosinski. Using no batteries, electricity, or cranking, just the difference between her warm hand on metal and the colder...
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Wearable robot could replace wheelchair
A new invention by EKSO Bionics Inc., San Francisco, offers the wheelchair bound an Ekso suit, basically a wearable robot that gives torc to joints so people can stand as well as walk. Take a look:...
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How introverts can change the world for the better
Many books are written on how to put your extroverted self out there to be better, stronger, faster! so it’s great to find a book with a different take on how to help give voice to those on the more...
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