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Inventions of the 21st Century (upto 2005)

By debbsmv

  • The Year 2000

    • The mystery of Ginger.
    • Environmentally friendly transformer fluid from vegetable oils invented by T.V. Oommen.
    • FluidSense infusion pump invented (automatic and standardized intravenous applicator).
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    Inventions of the 21st Century

  • The Year 2001

    • AbioCor artificial heart invented by Abiomed - the Abiocor represents groundbreaking medical miniaturization technology. Nuvaring birth control invented by Organon.
    • Artificial liver invented by Dr. Kenneth Matsumura and Alin Foundation.
    • Fuel cell bike invented by Aprilia.
    • Self-cleaning windows invented by PPG Industries.
    • On October 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer.

  • The Year 2002

    • Braille Glove invented by Ryan Patterson.
    • Phone tooth invented by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau.
    • Nano-tex - nanotechnology wearable fabrics invented by Nano-tex LLC.
    • Birth control patch invented by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical.
    • Foveon Camera Chip invented by Richard Merrill.
    • Date Rape Drug Spotter invented by Francisco Guerra.
    • Solar Tower invented by Jorg Schlaich.
    • Virtual keyboard invented by Canesta and VKB.
    • ICOPOD invented by Sanford Ponder.

  • The Year 2003

    • Toyota's Hybrid Car
    • Ice Bike invented by Dan Hanebrink
    • New Toy Robots Max the robotic cat invented by Omron, LUCKY, THE ROVING ROBO-RAPTOR invented by Walt Disney Imagineering, and Sony builds Aibo a companion called Orio.
    • New Fabrics, Salmon Skin Leather invented by Claudia Escobar and Skini, and Luminex a glowing fabric invented by Luminex.
    • Java Log a log for your fireplace made from used coffee grinds and invented by Rod Sprules
    • Infrared Fever Screening System used in public bui

  • The Year 2004

    • Adidas 1 are the thinking shoes with a built in microprocessor that decides how soft or firm support the wearer needs. Chosen by Popular Science magazine as the best recreation invention of 2004.
    • Ka-on or Flower Sound are plants that play music invented by the Japanese based Let's Corporation. Flowers bouquets will act as loudspeakers when placed in a special vase that has electronics hidden in the base.
    • Intel Express Chipsets - Grantsdale and Alderwood are the code names of Intel's newest

  • The Year 2005

    • YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. YouTube was named Time Magazines Invention of the year in 2006.