In other less developed countries, it is especially difficult to do things such as finding sources of heat for cooking and other purposes. However, Norwegian entrepreneur, Jon Bohmer, has invented the ‘Kyoto Box’. The Kyoto Box is a cardboard box fit into another box which is then topped with a plexi-glass lid. The process is very simple. The box absorbs heat energy from the sun during daylight and traps it inside. The intense heat caught in the box allows for cooking and boiling water and the heat insulation is conducive to prolonged heating of foods. In addition to being thoroughly simple, the Kyoto Box also reduces deforestation (by eliminating the use of fuel) and improving health (boiling the water gets rid of certain harmful parasites). The box is priced at around $6.
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2. Notempire
Tags: cooking, deforestation, environmentally friendly, heating, jon bohmer, kyoto box
All great inventions started with a simple idea, a problem that you have a solution for. Most people have had one of these ideas in their life, but few have ensured that they come into fruition. Funding is the fundamental problem for most prospective young entrepreneurs. As in most things there is a way for those who know where to look. Bright Ideas is currently offering assistance to those people with ideas. So if you have an idea and are searching for a grant Bright Ideas may be a good starting and possibly finishing point for you. Below is an excerpt and link from their website.
“Different departments of government have special provisions to provide grants for those who are willing to show their innovative, scientific and creative spree that would create an everlasting impact on the generations to come and would emerge as the most useful product for the whole humanity for e.g. U.S. Department of Energy I&I supports with grants to all small businessmen who promise to adopt in their work area energy saving concepts and technologies. Those technological devices, inventories and machines using very limited energy are entitled for the Grant of I&I.”
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Tags: grant entrepreneur, grant for invent, invention grants
Here is a great new high chair, and this company actually has different styles, colors, and tastes, like the very compact nano™ urban highchair. Bloom’s Fresco Fiamma converts to suit kids between the ages of zero and 36(+) months! So no need to worry about not getting your money’s worth, this is a fancy addition to your home you know you will use for a few years with the highest of quality for you precious little one.
You can find them in a variety of colors including:
So check out this new European design here!
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1. gizmag.com
Tags: 0-36 months, 2009, advanced, awesome, colors, European, high chair, high tech
“Lifestraw” is a portable water filter for prevention of common stomach diseases; it can be carried around for easy access to safe and clean drinking water. Nearly 6,000 people (mainly children) die from unsafe water related diseases everyday. The Lifestraw was invented by Vestergaard Frandsen, a European-based international company specializing in complex emergency response and disease control products. The company was founded in 1957 and their products are designed to prevent waterborne, vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases. The Lifestraw is having a humongous positive impact on poor countries.
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2. Caltech
Tags: lifestraw, poverty, vestergaard frandsen, water
Everyone knows that when you find that special someone a spark ignites, thus causing an electrical current of love. Jewelry designer Anna Yu, of Yu Yu Design, has materialized this feeling into an engagement ring. The rings, which are modeled after a plug and socket, are designed to represent the future. The rings are silver and contain a plug and socket, which are masculine and feminine in design. The idea may be a little geeky to some, but others will surely find this quirky proposal to be quite heartwarming.
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Tags: anna yu, engagement ring, love, plug, silver, socket, yu yu design
Introduced into the market last spring, the redesigned Umbrella would have taken much innovative thinking. For those of you who live in terribly rainy and windy conditions even through just part of the year, you know how terrible it is when your traditional umbrella bends backwards and breaks on you. Or when the wind and rain are so crazy, that it flies in all directions and around your umbrella, so it is not really doing you any good. The inventor, Alan Kaufman states “I never planned on inventing a product I just noticed a problem and came up with a solution.” This hands free design will allow you to talk on your cell phone and get to your destination more quickly, as it’s round design repels the wind more easily. So is the Nubrella for you? Take a LOOK and see for yourself.
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Tags: entrepreneur, invention, new, Nubrella, umbrellas
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