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| SCIENTISTS BRING NEW TWIST TO ‘DEATH BY CHOCOLATE’ WITH CHOCOLATE FLAVOURED MOUSETRAP |
| A mousetrap made out of chocolate developed by scientists at the University of Warwick is set to bring a new meaning to ‘Death by Chocolate’. The novel invention leads mice into temptation with the irresistible, alluring scent of chocolate essence without the use of bait. |
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| BETTER THAN BARCODES |
| That bar code on your cereal box holds information read by a laser scanner. It's not much information, but it's enough to let the supermarket take your money, keep track of inventory, follow trends in customer preference, and restock its shelves. Scanners and bar codes speed up checkout, but they've got a few limitations. The scanning laser needs a direct line of sight to the bar code, and the bar code itself needs to be reasonably clean and undamaged – one reason your cashier might have to swipe that bag of spuds four or five times before the scanner reads it. |
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| HEAT SENSITIVE MATERIALS CHANGE COLOR WHEN HOT |
| Imagine a fire door that changes color when hot, football jerseys that can tell when a player is overheating, road signs that change color indicating icy road conditions, and food packaging stamps that disappear when products have been kept at room temperature for too long. At the University of Rhode Island, chemists Brett Lucht and Bill Euler and chemical engineer Otto Gregory are working to make these products a reality. |
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| BREAKTHROUGH MADE IN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY |
| Researchers at Oregon State University have made a significant breakthrough in the technology to produce crystalline oxide films, which play roles in semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and many other electronic products. |
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| DRIP FREE TEA NOW A REALITY |
| The age-old problem of dripping teapots has finally been solved by a young English inventor.
Product design engineer Ms Damini Kumar, a guest of the Australian Innovation Festival, invented the D-Pot, the "world's first non-drip teapot", as part of her Masters degree at South Bank University in London. |
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| WRIST PHOTO-CAMERA |
| The latest state-of-the-art electronic achievement, Casio's monochromatic digital photo-camera WRIST CAMERA WQV-1, is built in a wrist watch. This unparalleled design allows to focus camera lens on different targets and use it for spying. |
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