The high-tech companies are always looking for the winning patent, the one capable of launching a new trend and attract millions of consumers, often unable to resist the latest fashion technology. We have compiled the five most interesting news and curious industry announced in recent days.
1) Create water from the air in areas with high desertification
The procurement of drinking water is still one of the biggest challenges in many areas of the world. For this reason, in Switzerland from time they are working on the realization of a revolutionary device, capable even of producing water from air. The system is called “Awa Modula” (Air to Water to Air), was created by the startup Seas (Société de l’Eau Aérienne Suisse) and was presented at Expo during a special meeting in the Swiss Pavilion. This machinery is able to produce drinking water enriched with mineral salts, but also water for irrigation, distilled, for industrial or pharmaceutical use. It requires no water source original, such as rivers or lakes, and can produce from 2,500 to 10 thousand liters of water a day. The first model was donated by Seas at UnaKids, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing better living conditions for children growing up in war zones. Other models have been installed in areas with high desertification in North and South Africa, South America and the Arab Emirates.
2) plastic instead of asphalt, the ecological alternative in the Netherlands
The asphalt is still the main material used around the world to cover roads and highways. But a Dutch company of buildings, the VolkerWessels has patented an alternative solution, designing a compound of recycled plastic that can be used for road paving. The city of Rotterdam has been considering the idea, considering the benefits that this material could give. The main one would perhaps in building times, which would increase from months to even a few weeks, but also the structural strength of the work may be three times greater, thus decreasing maintenance costs. The PlasticRoad, at least according to the plans, would also be able to significantly cut pollution from asphalt roads, which is quantified by placing about 1.6 million tons of CO2 each year. Soon it will begin testing this way, with the first test laboratory able to assess their safety even in perfect weather.
3) The microchip wireless for those with heart problems
The biomedical science is a rapidly developing sector. The last brilliant invention in the field is tiny but could save the lives of many heart patients. It’s called CardioMEMS and it is a sensor placed in the pulmonary artery can monitor in real time the state of health of the patient, alerting doctors in case of worsening of symptoms or appear troubling. The device takes place once a day a connection with a scanner which sends all the data of the patient to the hospital, so they can be analyzed by doctors, and based on the results they may give indications of possible corrections of cardiovascular therapy. Reg Youngman is among the first patients in the UK to have experienced the new microchip and his impressions are enthusiastic: “It gives you more confidence. Doctors watch me and so I feel safer. In the past, however I did not know if a problem I’d be interested, and the last time the issue was very important. ” Martin Cowie, a cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, the first to perform the tests, confirms the positive impressions: “Some patients walk a tightrope, ranging from excessive or reduced blood flow. There are treatments that may be more adeguanti and we know that this little chip will help us, giving us a better idea of what happens in each individual patient while remaining far from the hospital. “
4 ) Kjaro, umbrella 2.0 depopulated on Kickstarter
The platforms of crowd-founding are now a key resource for startup around the world, ready to propose innovative ideas to millions of potential investors, convincing them to believe in their project. In recent months, a group of boys from Milan launched on Kickstarter a revolutionary umbrella, with a patented system of gathering water, which makes impossible any dripping. The excellent quality of materials, along with this really ingenious patent, has convinced the public to Kickstarter to support the cause, surpassing in a very short time the required threshold of 20 thousand euro and reaching, until today, the considerable sum of 89 thousand euro. The umbrella is now sold directly on the page Kjaro, where is also a nice video that explains how it works.
5) The Italian gel that will decrease drastically surgical infections
The English name” Defensive antibacterial coating “(DAC) could deceive, but who invented this revolutionary gel used in the medical field has been a team Italian working in Trentino. According to recent studies, the EU spends around € 800 million a year to fight infections that arise in orthopedic surgery, caused by the inability to make totally sterile operating rooms. This gel works directly applied on the prosthesis must be implanted and reduces bacterial colonization of 99.9 percent. The startup is called Novagenit, it was born in 2006 in Mezzolombardo (Trento) and has had a major breakthrough in 2011, taking part in the European project Idac, along with other partners, including universities and businesses. The project was funded 75 percent by the European Union and it cost a total of 4 million euro. Key figures, they do reflect on the utility of such a product in the medical field. Although in fact only 2-5 percent of transactions occur post-operative infections, the percentage rises dramatically in the case of diabetics, smokers or drinkers. When this occurs, in addition to the risks for the patient, also the cost of a normal operation can swell to exceed ten times the figure budgeted. “This hydrogel – said the Chairman of Novagenit, Edgardo Cremascoli – is applied on the surface of the implant at the time of implantation in the patient and, with the addition of appropriate antibiotics creates a first defense to bacterial attack, through a real physical barrier, and a second defense in 2-3 days after surgery gradually releasing the antibiotic. “
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