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Untitled Document Close to a century ago, the public was first treated to glimpses on a vampire squid. Today this mysterious deep sea creature continues to intrigue people (judged by the number of scientific papers being published since the first sighting) but not much has been said about its daily diet.

Untitled Document Researchers at University of Manchester recently dropped a bombshell when they unveiled 300-million-year-old insects captured in 3-D images.

Untitled Document It is common knowledge that worker ants are used for a simple yet enormous task: to exterminate the offspring of their parasites. It is a thankless job and it smacks of slavery in insect world but nevertheless necessary to ensure survival of the ant specie.

Untitled Document Two pieces of bad news to get this article going: increasing number of people are affected by type 2 diabetes the world over, and probably a lot more people are affected by it but not realizing it. But modern medicinal research has now made it possible to detect this disease by examining our gut bacteria. The prognosis is derived based on pathogens in the intestines.

Untitled Document In a collaborative work between The University of Manchester and the USA, biologists feel they have good reasons to believe that parts of the brain can evolve independently. It lays a framework which hopefully will trigger more significant discovery about our brain.

Untitled Document The hippocampus is that integral part of brain structure that facilitates learning. Scientists of Munich based Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have discovered that through its unique control mechanism, inputs and outputs neuronal electrical signals could be processed (filtered or allowed) accordingly for the purpose of regulating the processes of memory and learning.

Untitled Document Since the July 2011 sighting of the extensive troughs that spans the entire breadth of asteroid Vesta, scientists have always been intrigued by through system's enormous size, which is not normal, to say the least. Now, new analysis has suggested that these troughs could have been resulted from another asteroid, when it crash-landed onto South Pole of Vesta. The finding reinforces the belief that Vesta is likely a layered asteroid, a character more closely associated with larger entities, like large moons and planets.

Untitled Document Designer : Mahdi Momeni Hey fellas, there is another e-bike in town! Oh, ok..uhm…concept is here in town. It is pretty much like our current mobile you know…You can customize the skin!

Designer : Szu-Yu Liu There are times when you actually run on budget, very tight ones. That's called shoestring budget or perhaps student's budget. Irrespective of the name, the bottom line is that every single penny counts.

Untitled Document Recently Large Hadron Collider (LHC) claimed that they might have discovered God particle, the long-sought Higgs boson. Notice here the key word is 'may', that underlines the ambiguity about this elusive sub-atomic particle. While the scientific world has come to some sort of conclusion regarding the peculiar characteristics of God particle, there has been no physical evidence to suggest that it exists.

Untitled Document Designer : Junho Yoon I used the title 'Sky View: Photography With…' The dots should have been replaced by some words and actually, I didn't find any words for this whimsical flower like camera that is capable of taking aerial shots from mid-air and also when placed on surface.

Untitled Document Designer : Carlos Schreib Now here is some hi-tech stuff designed for expedition crews and scientists. The Nevero is a 3D measurement tool that is based on laser technology and is designed specifically for mapping and surveying glaciers. It is one truly state of the art instrument design meant for providing precise measurement of climatic indicators that are extremely fragile in such icy conditions.

Untitled Document Designer : Ran Lerner Design Inspired by namesake, the Moon Crater is a timepiece that comes with a recessed dial and three elevated platforms sitting the numerals 3, 7 and 11. The notable factor about these three numerals is that they are crafted out of gold.

Untitled Document Designer : Minki Kim Do you know what a janggu is? It is a drum that is used in traditional music of Korea. OK, here is an honest confession; I had to Google the meaning! Anyways, Minki Kim was inspired by Janggu.

Untitled Document Designer : Joongho Choi You may have heard rather read in some tech websites that covering smartphones with cases is not really a good idea bla, bla, bla! Tell me, what will you do when your smartphone accidentally falls in water? Oh! I can see that agony on your face…

Untitled Document Designer : Designnobis Attention! Cutlery is a very clever design to make a trio of spoon, fork and knife stand in upright position in dock that saves space. Saving space is not really the highlight here.

Untitled Document Designer : Vim & Vigor SF Lamp from Vim & Vigor is kind of a tribute to the age old art (and perhaps almost lost) hand spinning metal. Each shade that you can see in the images below are hand spun lamps.

Untitled Document Designer : Dirk Ploos van Amstel Now here is an amazing design! A rocking chair and a rocking crib both fixed together to form a single unit. You sit and rock and your baby sleeps while being rocked!

Untitled Document Designer : Punkt OK, every time I look at my room and my desk, rather behind the desk, I get frightened. Punkt has come up with a solution that will now feel relieved. The ES 01 Extension Socket is all that I need now.

Untitled Document Designer : Mauro Fragiotta Plastic Lounge Chair redefines the sitting experience be it at your home or be it in an airplane hangar. This quiet chair design is inspired by Eames Plywood chair, this design allows easy nesting in great numbers and hence, you can simply store a big number of these chairs to deal with sudden boost in seating requirement.

Untitled Document Designer : Yu-Ren Lai Don't like the way your coffee is made? What's missing? A proper creamer? Well, Yu-Ren Lai has come up with a unique design that unifies all aspects of coffee making into a simplified one.

Untitled Document Designer : Chonbuk National University Students McDonalds French Fries are yummy! Aren't they? However, they have their own box for serving and that's the red proprietary box. Those boxes are just boxes and honestly, they aren't good for anything else. Potatogether looks like something better in terms of bags that can be used for serving the French Fries.

Untitled Document Designer : Matthew Plumstead When you get back home tired and exhausted, don't you wish to have some place in your house where you can just dump all your stuff without the need of organizing things later? If you do, pre-order Clip Tree here .

Untitled Document Designer : Phil Callaghan If you have a garden, you must know that fertilizers are today not at all chemical free. However, for the best interest of your beloved plants, you need to get rid of these fertilizers that come with chemicals. How are you supposed to do that?

Untitled Document Designer : Victor Johansson Victor Johansson presents 'The Escape Jacket' that will make you feel as if you are Bond, James Bond! Not really with dozens of hidden surprises, this jacket comes with a design that will help you to escape embarrassing moments because you forgot to turn off your cell phone!

Untitled Document Designer : Jason Putra Arm injuries can be annoying because they can simply halt everything. This is when an arm-sling becomes important. Jason Putra has come up with a unique arm-sling design called Z-Cured. This unique design is meant for improving the functionality of the arm-sling by locking at various positions.

Untitled Document Designer : Joan Rojeski and Alberto Arza For Spanish Houseware brand Lékué , designers Joan Rojeski and Alberto Arza have come up with a very simple and innovative design of a spray kit that will help you to spray absolutely fresh juice on your food!

Untitled Document Designer : Alexandros Stasinopoulos Alexandros Stasinopoulos has come up with a design of new smartphone that, according to the designer, is meant for studying smartphone designs and this new design is meant for exploring how software and hardware interact visually.

Untitled Document Designer : Sungak Kim What is Apple doing? Any idea? It is taking all its gadgets – from bigies to pygmies – and uniting them in to a singular process. That means you can just access everything from everywhere every time! Now that is kind of a singular functionality that we are talking about.

Untitled Document Designer : Patrick Hyland Wheelchairs don't need to be boring. The retro-fittable Synergise is an add-on that can be added to just any wheelchair, allowing efficient and effective navigation. Similar to brakes on cycles, this add-on will have a ratchet system, which can be used to reduce friction and increase efficiency when negotiating angled surfaces. This will ensure that RSI is reduced.

Untitled Document Designer : Jang Eun Hyuk People always use decorating lamps for their internal walls in their home. They just happen to use boring lights for the exterior walls. Why be the same? There are chances that you can become unique if Jang Eun Hyuk's Light Bird becomes a reality.

Untitled Document Designer : Johan Godfroid The 'Gamepad for Tablets' is an intuitive design by Johan Godfroid. This design is made for those people who want to enjoy gaming on-the-go but the only gismo they have is an iPad or any other tablet!

Untitled Document Designer : Thomas Gilbert The Land Rover CliQ is the coolest cutest car design I have seen so far! Well, you may have different idea of being coolest but perceptions differ and that's why there is something called innovation that can give birth of criticism and trigger debates.

Untitled Document Designer : Andreas Kalt When you see the images, you will say – 'Damn! I need one!' This Slide Chopping Knife designed by Andreas Kalt is an entry of iF Design Talents , 2012.

Untitled Document Designer : For Connected Universe , Jerome Olivet Connected Universe is a '7 products' range that will allow you to remain connected in every possible way you can think. The '7 products' range includes one Supernova 3D LED TV, one LED TV from Fly, one Shark Remote, one Box Cobra, one Pilot Gamepad, one Loo Toy and finally, one Space Phone. You can now pre-order for this product now.

Untitled Document Designer : Vergillio Serra Bath tubs are always comfortable, aren't they? Designer Serra also came up with a concept design for a bath tub that is comfortable. The uniqueness of the design lay in the fact that it incorporates the unique ergonomic contour of human body.

Untitled Document Designer : Attila Jonas I can bet this is the weirdest bench you will ever see even in your wildest dream. This Bend Bench Group is a partially kinetic structure, the other part of which acts as a seating solution for general public.

Untitled Document Designer : Patrick Pedrosa Say hello to the new breed of vacuum cleaner name as 'Vacuum Cleaner'. This Vacuum Cleaner vacuum cleaner is pretty innovative in design and when you take a look at it, the first glance will leave you with an impression that it is a broom!

Untitled Document Designer : Eunae Ko Camera industry is changing and evolving quick and fast and the sheer numbers of innovative ideas coming in are only taking us by surprise. This has been happening again and again.

Untitled Document Innovation can be defined in many ways but the basic criteria for an innovation to have something that will start a debate and something that is new in the market and is pretty doable.

Untitled Document Designer : Goncalo Campos Dia is puzzle calendar that will now allow you to play with 'TIME' in a way you see it. There are 366 pieces of this puzzle calendar [one extra of the leap years that drop by to say hi].

Untitled Document Designer : Sam Freeman A watch that never looks like a watch! A watch that is more like a beautiful and artistic bracelet, the Cassiopeia is a design that will baffle your senses.

Untitled Document Designer : KEYFRAMESTUDIO KEYFRAMESTUDIO has redesigned the Viareggio-Izmir that holds the world record for being the fastest yacht in this world. The Gran-Tender 72′ Powermachine packs supreme power and speed and retains super luxury and ultimate comfort.

Untitled Document Designer : Halit Sancar, Pınar Şimşek, Nagihan Tuna and Gökçe Altun This comes from the same designers who designed the DualWash . Tabii is concept food washer and sterilizer that is capable of providing a storage life along with options for drying the food.

Untitled Document Designer : Soon Mo Lee My my, Frying Pans! You gotta get one of those if you really wanna learn fighting (courtesy: Tangled) but if you really wanna learn smart cooking, you have got no alternative but the Heating Smart Pan, a truly smart kitchenware!

Untitled Document Designer : Christopher Terella Almost everyone has used a handycam but not anything like this. Designed for extreme actions, this camera comes with mounts that can be released quickly.

Untitled Document Designer : Designed for BH Bike by ITEM Neo Volt is an innovative Electric bike that can be folded. Well, folding bikes are there but this one is definitely different. It allows two stage folding. The frame is patented for its unique design and concept. Because of the unique design of the frame, the bike can be folded into a small size.

Untitled Document Designer : Entwurfreich Diabetics need to deal with a number of gadgets to monitor the level of glucose in their blood. This can be an annoyingly painful routine, especially when it comes to dealing with several devices.

Untitled Document Designer : Pushstart Looking for a hub for voice conferencing? Hallo is the answer to your quest and it comes with a whole bundle of cookies that you would not order for in normal circumstances. Here, these goodies are a part of the package.

Untitled Document Designer : Shen Guo This is something very interesting! Old School paper newspaper preachers will have to rethink about their uncanny sticky attitude towards newspaper in conventional format. E-reader already changed the concept of reading from paper binding books. Now it is time for paper newspapers to die forever.

Untitled Document Designers : Halit Sancar, Pınar Şimşek, Nagihan Tuna and Gökçe Altun Project : Home Hereos – Designing Tomorrow's Home Appliances Development : Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Untitled Document Designer : Adam Miklosi Pure and fresh air – doesn't that sound kind of a name for some kind of prehistoric animal long gone from the face of earth? Perhaps Adam Miklosi thought the same way I did just now but he was one step ahead with his design of Chlorella.

Untitled Document Designer : Lebedev Studio Mnogoyarus urban bench is a twist in space saving design where the bleacher functionality has been introduced to give a more functional and realist use of limited sitting space in areas like park.

Untitled Document Designer : Germain Verbrackel Germain Verbrackel has come up with a unique concept of two-in-one mask that will protect you from CO poisoning during a fire outbreak. With its unique triangular shape, this mask can actually detect smoke and then send out audio signals.

Untitled Document Designer : Kyung-ho Jang Every computer thingy we know today is for those who can see! What about those who can't? No one thought of it until Kyung-ho Jang came up with the idea of SimCheong Printer & Scanner, targeted towards visually challenged folks.

Untitled Document Designer : Lishuai Dong Say hello to 'Mix' – very smart appliance that will tell you exactly how much spice is required for your sauce to give it a perfect taste! How? Continue reading and know what to expect if this design ever goes into industrial production!

Untitled Document Designer : Anil Ercan Humans have always been obsessed by the moon! Though not everyone can reach the moon, Anil Ercan now gives a chance to everyone to bring the moon to their home. He has come up with a unique design of a lamp that will mimic moon's cycle.

Untitled Document Designer : Wang Can Never ever wish to be stuck in a floody situation! It's horrible and I mean horrible! Carcasses and corpses floating by with you standing chest deep in water and when you feel thirsty, you are doomed. This reminds me of the famous poetic line "WATER WATER EVERYWHERE, NOT A DROP TO DRINK"!

Untitled Document Designer : Çağlar Emre Çağlar Emre has come up with a unique and intuitive docking and charging station for iPhone. Though the system is a on the complex side of engineering, the overall design is pretty interesting and more importantly, easy to use.

Untitled Document Designer : Art Lebedev Studio Leverus door is nothing extraordinary. It is just an elongated door handle that makes it easy to open a door.

Untitled Document Designer : Ardavan Mirhosseini EcoCool is a system designed by Ardavan for cooling filtration that uses the grey water for interior space cooling and also for hydrating a planter that is placed at the unit's bottom. The water is made to pass through several filters prior to planter deposit.

Untitled Document Designer : Gerard de Hoop Trend of using wall mounted frame clusters for storing books has come back and the new 'Frames Wall' designed by Gerard de Hoop is an elegant piece of work inspired by the concept of nested blocks.

Untitled Document Designer : Alex Marzo Time keeping can be highly luxurious – we all know that but, time keeping with an innovative design inspired by luxury automotive is now a trend and Alex Marzo proudly presents the four quadrant design inspired by Porsche Panamera's headlamps.

Untitled Document Designer : Tae Han Kim When you click an image with your digital camera and find obtrusive background and improper size or focus, what do you do? Yes, you retouch your photo back at home and crop it as per your taste.

Untitled Document Designer : Haimo Bao How necessary do you think lifeboats are on a ship? Extremely necessary! Every ship has a number of lifeboats hanged from the side but they are limited! For a big ship, as big as Titanic or even bigger, a few lifeboats are not helpful! This problem is now solved by Haimo Bao by a very realistic design. The design has high chances of going into production with a few engineering tweaks.

Untitled Document Designer : Jack McCulloch Drying clothes in rainy days can be a big trouble. On top of that all air driers and tumble dryers have their own drawbacks. Because of this Jack McCulloch has come up with the innovative design of SecO Dryer.

Untitled Document Designer : Ali Alavi If you are intrigued by the beauty of a Swan, here is your chance bringing a piece of beauty that has been inspired by a sleeping Swan! A sleeping swan sleeps with its head turned back and tucked into its wings.

Untitled Document Designer : Ohad Lustgarten Industrial designer Ohad Lustgarten has come up with something really interesting and innovative. The Shade can look like some kind of artistic installation somewhere in the wilderness but it is not! It is more than that!

Untitled Document Designer : Nicholas Marks Those who use hearing aids actually need to remove their devices when then go in water. The result is that they miss many audible fun related to water. But Nicholas Marks has come up with a solution to this problem.

Untitled Document Designer : Hoe Yeong Jung Worried about clogged toilet bowels? I am not! At least not anymore after I came across this new PUSHit Toilet Seat Design by Hoe Yeong Jung! No plunger and no stinky job anymore! It's a cool design I must say and it is also an entry for 2012 iF Design Talents .

Untitled Document Designer : James Skeggs Don't have access to a refrigerator and you don't like drinking warm beer? Stop worrying and say thanks to James Skeggs for giving this innovative design for Electrolux Refresh. It is a portable instant cooling device.

Untitled Document Source : E on Twitter (evleaks) With Nokia World 2012 just about to begin, several leaks of the brand's upcoming Lumia series have surfaced. Thanks to E on Twitter for those leaked images. May be we can see a Lumia PureView at the event but everything at this point is a mere speculation.

Untitled Document Designer : Frank Tobias IFA 2012 held in Berlin was a disappointment for Sony fans. The Xperia Tablet S followed the same ergonomics of mundane Tablet S. However, Frank Tobias decided to add some spark to those disappointed hearts and came up with a whole new concept design of Xperia Tablet X.

Untitled Document Designer : priestmangoode Moving Platforms is a new concept of a rail system that is interconnected completely. This inspiration comes from the internet infrastructure. This is a weird concept where local trams will be connecting to high-speed non-stop trains so that passengers can travel from one local stop to another local address or may be to a different country all together and they will never need to get off the train! I can see your worried faces. Don't! Read on!

Untitled Document Designer : Kim Yo Hwan Now when you travel with a baby, you will not have to compromise your luggage. Pray that this new concept design comes to reality. You can carry all your stuff and your baby together in one buugy!

Untitled Document Designer : Ibrahim Sujau Galaxy Note II from Samsung is definitely the best you can have now in terms of design and Nokia lovers will feel jealous of Samsung lovers. However, Ibrahim Sujau has something different to offer. He gives us the Lumia OneNote phablet concept design for Nokia.

Untitled Document Designer : Edgar Mkrtchyan Some time back we wrote about Nokia Lumia 720 mockup by Edgar . This time the designer decides to go back and retouch the same model, giving it a bigger look. This new version may be somewhat alluring for some people but I personally do not hold much soft corner for this new mockup. It looks like a polished brick big enough to give a lethal hit to anyone when it is targeted and thrown towards the head!

Untitled Document Designer : Lihet Calin Romanian designer Lihet Calin comes with something very special. The HTC One C is definitely the next gen concept where 'C' is the initial for camera. The uniqueness of the design comes from extra attachment which can turn this petite slime phone into an extremely powerful DSLR.

Untitled Document Designer : Edgar Mkrtchyan It seems that Edgar Mkrtchyan has taken a vow to give us enough Nokia concept phone designs to make us feel lost. This time Edgar is here with Lumia 815, the phone with an asymmetrical design. This is a music phone and looks like pretty bulky. However, looks can be deceptive. Let us find out more.

Untitled Document Designer : Hasan Kaymak HTC phones look somewhat bulky with crowded face but Hasan Kaymak comes with new a concept that can give a whole new direction to HTC designs. With a trio of capacitive touch buttons aligned below the screen and slim waistline, this black and white boy looks promising enough to become the next HTC flagship.

Untitled Document Designer : Razec Every time I see a new design, I think for a moment: "I wish I could get even a fraction of imagination power from all the designers!" I really don't understand how they can think of such concepts! Anyways, I must concentrate on enjoying fruits rather than digging the roots to understand how fruits are born! Say hello to the Sony Xperia NX from Razec – a fruit meant only to enjoy!

Untitled Document Designer : Bob Freking Do you hate iPhone? If you do, you must be looking for someone coming up with some model that can shield you against iPhone heat and give you something to show off! Bob Freking makes an attempt to challenge iPhone 5 with his new concept design but HONESTLY, this design did not impress me! See if it can impress you. If not, wait for someone to give you something better!