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Earth-bound plant ‘ arabidopsis thaliana’ growing on 12g of lunar soil with water and nutritive solution. How might the enviroment drive the evolution of the plant? How might the plant alter the lunar mineral environment? Florida University, United States of America.

UF/IFAS Communications/AFP - Tyler JONES

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Rat driving cars,

Richmond University

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Living architecture with synthetic biology, 

Responsive, biomimetic, and living materials for the built environment. © University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science,

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ESA, 2021 Job posting for an astronaut with physical disability.

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Ingenuity on Mars, NASA. 2021

First aircraft (helicopter) which demonstrates a powered a flight in an otherworldy air. Hovered at 3m above ground level. ©NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Prosthesis Exosqueleton Mechanical kinesthetic feedback transferred to the human operator. Developed for sport. © FURRION ROBOTICS

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Battery-powered EVTOL, NEC corp, Japan

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Recycled concrete aggregate as an alternative for natural aggregate, Andrea Kustermann, Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Based on circular economy principles, This concrete is sourced from old buildings and transformed into new concrete materials. Suited for non-major mechanical functions, like building foundations.

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Nanjin during the Covid-19 crisis. Extreme surveillance measures with monitoring of citizens tracks and health, Takeuchi Ryo.

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Nike VaporFly Designed to generate extra spring in every step. A thick midsole with a carbon-fiber plate.

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3D printed mechanical Hand Prostethics. Gary Fay

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Photoacoustic imaging, 

Non Invasive and non damaging for human tissues.

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ECMO retrivial device, spain Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The device connects to the cardiac system as a susbstitute to the cardiopulmonary system.  Blood is extracted from the venous circulation, oxygenated and returned in the arterial circulation. illustration from JACC: Heart Failure, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2018, Pages 887

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Brain written letters traced in hand letter shapes

A Brain computer interface allowing paralysed person to trace letters. Cognitive motor intents are analysed and decoded into visuals by an AI system. Wu Tsai Neuroscience, Frank Willet, Stanford University

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Exosqueleton controled by BCI. Operates with implants, electrodes and a software which translate brainwaves from the motor area of the brain into mechanical instructions.

Clinatec, France

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Microbial fuel cells to generate continuous power supply underwater.

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Brain stem cells which developed neural networks. Muotri Lab/