B Focused – cutting-edge system of cognitive health supplements

B Focused

Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

B Focused, now launching throughout the U.S., is the most cutting-edge system of cognitive health supplements available. Its ground-breaking, patent-pending formulations were designed by a scientific team based on emerging nutrition delivery systems.

 

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ET3 – space travel on Earth

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies (ET3) ™ is a patented transportation technology (for people and goods) that is faster than jets, yet can provide 50 times more transportation per kWh than the most efficient electric car or train. (Pics)

 

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CozyTherm™ – off-grid solar heating system

 

CozyTherm Typical Installation

Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

The CozyTherm™ is an innovative, very low-cost solar heating system designed to cut heating costs by half or more. When coupled with a heat storage system in a properly designed structure, it may provide nearly all the heating necessary throughout the year. It can be used with new construction or to retrofit existing homes, businesses, greenhouses or other structures.

 

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Butterfly Smoke Seal – a safety must-have for anywhere a fire can arise

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

Turn your last breath of oxygen into minutes for Escape and Rescue.  The Butterfly Smoke Seal will help protect lives by stopping poisonous gas and smoke from entering though the door in case of a fire. Poisonous gas and smoke is the #1 killer of children 14 and under. It’s been said that if a butterfly crosses your path it will bring you luck.

 

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Inventors, entrepreneurs, and revolutionary thinkers

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Futurist Thomas Frey

We are here with a world renowned futurist, Tom Frey at the DaVinci Institute Vault, actually sitting in the ‘vault’ at the Vault. Tom explains the Vault is a co-working space. There are more and more people working from home and they suffer from two problems, either isolation or distractions. If you have a lot of kids at home [or even one] you understand distraction, we’re sure. After working at home for a while, one begins to crave conversation with like minded people, and that’s what you get at the DaVinci Institute. “You’re around people doing similar type work…” Tom says the true value is in all the sidebar conversations that go on here.

 

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Something has exploded in a spectacular fashion on Uranus

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Massive change on a distant planet.

Quite snickering! Something on Uranus has erupted and now scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be.

The news is exciting for a number of reasons. The simplest being we know very little about Uranus, mostly due to its incredible distance form Earth and because it’s, well, frankly one of the more “boring” planets out there…

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tugo – drink holder for rolling luggage

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

The tugo® is a cup holder that keeps your drink suspended between the upright handles of your rolling bag. Its unique design keeps your cup level to prevent sloshing. Easily attached and removed, tugo collapses to fit in any pocket of your carry-on luggage.

 

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Track It – GPS driven locator allows you to track misplaced or lost items

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

The Track It is a GPS (Global Positioning System) driven locator unit that comes with corresponding chips that allow you to track items/things of importance. Design intent is to provide a convenient handheld portable unit that easily locates items frequently misplaced or lost, saving the consumer time and frustration.

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