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  • To prove their batteries are reliable in freezing temperatures Canadian Tire built a truck out

  • of 11,000 pounds of ice.

  • And burrito box is the world's first burrito kiosk that serves five different types of

  • burritos at the touch of a button.

  • Vsauce! Kevin here - this is Mind Blow.

  • The SkyCycle is an urban concept that would allow people to ride their bikes in the sky.

  • Developed by architect Sir Norman Foster it would consist of 220 kilometers of safe car

  • free bike routes above London. And include 200 different entry and exit points, accommodate

  • 12,000 cyclists per hour, and improve bike travel time by almost 30 minutes

  • Budgee is a robot designed to help with everyday tasks and to carry your stuff around. Created

  • by Five Elements Robotics, it can hold up to 50 lbs and collapses easily for transportation

  • with a 6-8 hour battery life. It's intended for a wide range of uses from helping the

  • elderly and disabled to carrying all of your stuff at an amusement park or mall.

  • Sea Stars are able to see images with tiny eyes located at the ends of their legs that

  • can be cut off and regenerate.

  • So Yeah.

  • Pavegen is making energy out of footsteps. By transferring the kinetic energy from a

  • human's step into renewable electricity that can be stored for future use. The tiles are

  • waterproof, durable, and made from recycled materials so they can easily cover existing

  • high foot traffic areas. Currently, their largest permanent installation is at Kent

  • grammar school where 24 kinetic tiles cover over 5 meters of corridor.

  • A new adhesive activated by UV light is being developed to repair holes in blood vessels

  • and the walls of the heart. Until now medical adhesive glues were not able to withstand

  • the pressure that a beating heart exerts and didn't adhere well to wet tissue. But by studying

  • the viscous secretions of slugs and sandcastle worms researchers were able to figure out

  • how to form stable bonds underwater.

  • Corning Gorilla glass created the worlds first antimicrobial cover glass for mobile devices.

  • It's formulated to protect touch surfaces from the growth of algae, mold, mildew, fungi

  • and bacteria and works continually over the entire life of the device.

  • Aurora is a headband that claims to let you control your dreams. It plays special lights

  • and sounds while you're in the REM cycle of sleep that are supposed to induce lucid dreaming.

  • The software in the headband senses when you're dreaming by measuring brainwave and eye movement

  • activity. The user is able to pick out their own specific dream signs, which are used to

  • induce the lucid dreaming by making you aware of your surroundings. It also sets a smart

  • alarm clock that will wake you during your most refreshed cycle of sleep.

  • Mother monitors small connected sensors to make your everyday routines easier. Motion

  • cookies can be attached to almost anything including water bottles to check if you're

  • drinking enough water, toothbrushes to make sure everyone is brushing or pill bottles

  • so you don't forget your medication. Then Mother puts all of the information into the

  • sense board where you can then check out the news of your daily life

  • Onewheel is a self-balancing skateboard that makes you feel like you're on a hoverboard.

  • It uses gyro and accelerometer sensors to feed a processor that determines the exact

  • speed to drive the motor based on how you lean your body and because of the self balancing

  • abilities they say almost anyone can learn to use it within minutes. The power lasts

  • for 4-6 miles and can reach up to 12 miles per hour.

  • MiP is a self-balancing robot that can be controlled by hand gestures and/or your smart

  • device. MiPs can dance, race, and battle each other. They're taking Preorders now and plan

  • to roll out in the Spring of 2014.

  • Finally, The Waters of Greenstone by Nathan Kaso shows the changing landscapes of New

  • Zealand over a three week period

  • I'm gonna leave you with geometric bubbles. And as always - thanks for watching.

To prove their batteries are reliable in freezing temperatures Canadian Tire built a truck out

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