TCC 315: Invention and Design

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Tier 4 Market Ideas

  • Dental Gum ­ help in dental hygiene
  • Windmills ­ portable, easy to construct, designed such that the blades are configured to maximize energy production (like a jungle gym)
  • Dual Purpose ­ products such as to focus on sending foods for rescue efforts, etc. (use recycling)
  • Solar or Wind Powered ­ electrolysis of water, storing unused energy for later use (when sun sets, wind stops), arrangement of wind mill fans in 3D block possibly incorporating solar power as well
  • Housing ­ portable or modular housing for refugees
  • Water Purification/Filtration System ­ using electric shocking of water; distilling urine; water filtration system that is placed in a river and uses the force of the current to push water through the filter
  • Shoes ­ “one size fits” all for villagers to use made out of a cheap material or shoe liners to use for different purposes
  • Clay bodies/Ceramics ­ increase strength of clay and reduce the firing temperature
  • Prevent Trachoma or Cataracts/Glaucoma - Create a substance used to clean face/body that does not require water; an eye drop substance that can be used as treatment or prevention
  • Prevent Diseases transmitted by airborne hosts - a material that can be used as a screen on windows that will be transparent but not allow insects to penetrate it; make this into a cheap, light, wearable material too
  • Alternative to Pesticides - big net that would line the perimeter of the crop would minimize infection from bugs and the use of pesticides
  • Solar wind shower - would pump water from underground using wind force while a solar mechanism would heat the water.
  • Multi-Language keyboard - a touch screen keyboard that would change its display according to the language the user speaks
  • Recycling packaging materials - find ways to recycle packaging or make it dual use for shipping food/water and then being converted into clothing or useful items like bowls, etc.
  • Wheel Chair Improvements
  • Flushless toilet - slippery and steep sides to carry waste to a receptacle where the waste can be processed in some fashion
  • Waterless clothes washing method - possibly include detergent in clothes so when it rains clothes self clean
  • Gravity-powered train system - pedal powered to start, continues without effort due to frictionless track/wheel contact
  • Solar powered appliances - cooking pot, radio, blanket, etc.
  • Emergency Light - for power failures, light automatically comes on, battery powered
  • Self Propelled Lawn Mower - moves alon magnetic grid under lawn and mows lawn automatically
  • EZ-Pass for the subways/metros
  • Salt water purification system - similar to the "Voyage of the Mimi" method : )
 

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