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The International Academy of Science would like to recognize the following notable technologies contending for this year's
Outstanding Technology of the Year Award. Members of the Academy are invited to help select this year's technology winner
by providing their vote.
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Acellus Learning System
HSS H450
(Hypersonic Sound)
American Technology Corporation
The HyperSonic Sound technology gives you the ability to direct sound where
you want it and nowhere else.
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R2H Ultra Mobile PC
ASUS
The R2H Ultra Mobile PC includes a 7-inch LCD touch screen with
handwritten input support and solid security protection.
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ATH-PRO700 SV Professional Monitor Headphones
Audio Technica
The circumaural isolation of the ATH-PRO700 SV headphones achieves
remarkable isolation from ambient noise, making them perfect for immersive
listening in loud environments.
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Eagle Eye UAV
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
The Bell Eagle Eye is the most versatile UAV on the market. Providing the
best recon reports in the worst dynamic conditions, this UAV utilizes mature
tiltrotor technology to provide a runwayless solution for the ultimate in ISR
(Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.)
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The Snowball
Blue Microphones
The Snowball is the world's first professional USB mic. The Snowball can
handle everything from soft vocals to the loudest garage band.
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DR37-P Display
BrightSide Technologies Inc.
The BrightSide DR37-P is the world's first high dynamic range display.
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Navman iCN 750
Brunswick Corporation
The Navman iCN 750's innovative GPS navigation lets you identify destinations
as pictures, rather than just names, letting you define your world as you see it.
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PIXMA Pro 9500 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer
Canon
This pro-quality printer uses 10-color pigment inks to create professional
images that can last up to 100 years.
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SkyScout
Celestron LLC
This GPS-driven star-gazing device instantly identifies objects in the night sky.
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Plug and Play Ultrasound Probe System
Direct Medical Systems
This small ultrasound probe system delivers all of the capabilities of a standard
ultrasound probe but at a much lower price.
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Tango Surveillance Aircraft
Draganfly Innovations
This unmanned aerial vehicle uses a camera in its underbelly and a 2.4gigahertz radio antenna to send TV-quality live video to your computer.
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Monster S4R S Testastretta
Ducati
The legendary Testastretta engine now powers the leading street fighter
motorcycle. Designed for the most experienced riders who expect the very best
in terms of technology, performance and components, the Monster S4R S
Testastretta sets new standards for the Monster family with the application of
Ducati experience gained in the World Superbike Championship.
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University of Phoenix Stadium
Eisenman Architects
The unique facility features both a retractable roof and a fully retractable
natural grass playing surface.
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Wave Amplifier
Energetech
The Energetech technology now makes it possible for wave energy to provide
a cheap, sustainable source of power or water to grid-connected and remote
users.
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Inertial-Electrodynamic Fusion (IEF) Device
Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation (EMC2)
Energy/Matter Conversion Corporation has developed an inertialelectrodynamic confinement fusion process 100,000 times more efficient than
previous designs.
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Esteem Model 2000 Hearing Aid
Envoy Medical Corporation
Envoy's Esteem is a 100% implantable hearing aid that allows patients to hear
naturally and restores their life to normal living.
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S2 Fitness Bike
Expresso Fitness Corporation
Expresso Fitness takes exertainment to new heights with the next generation
interactive fitness bike and online services.
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2006 Reflex Concept
Ford Motor Company
The Ford Reflex is a technological showcase with its advanced diesel-electric
hybrid engine - delivering up to 65 miles per gallon - solar panels, flexible
interior made from synthetic and regenerated materials, and such advanced
safety features as inflatable safety belts in the rear.
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2006 Lotus Exige
Group Lotus PLC
This sporty car was designed aerodynamically to increase downforce and offer
better cornering.
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Remote Cardiac Care Service
Heart Watch
The Heart Watch monitor can provide diagnosis of a heart-attack in five
minutes. Software turns heartbeats into a full cardiograph reading so that
HeartWatch's doctors can tell if a patient is having a heart attack and needs to
go to the hospital.
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Mirage Adventure Island
Hobie Cat
The Hobie Mirage Adventure Island is a 16-foot Trimaran "Sail/yak" that
incorporates the patented Hobie MirageDrive into a unique sailing machine
unlike any other sailing craft on the water.
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AS-18 Audio Spotlight 18"
Directional-Sound System
Holosonics
Audio Spotlight uses ultrasound as an acoustic projector to shoot a laserlike
beam of audible sound so focused that only people inside a narrow path can
hear it.
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Dimensionalization ®
In-Three, Inc.
Dimensionalization ® is a revolutionary new process that converts any movie
into 3D--a DZN® Movie.
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Khet: Strategy at the Speed of Light
Innovention Toys LLC
Khet combines advanced gaming strategy and modern laser technology with
game pieces modeled after the greatest monuments of ancient technology--the
Pyramids of Egypt.
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StorCenter 1TB Network Hard Drive
Iomega Corporation
The Iomega StorCenter Wireless Network Storage 1TB combines maximum
storage capacity with the ease of wireless networking. Secure your data with
built-in RAID 5, WEP and WPA wireless security.
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Second Life
Linden Lab
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.
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Skywalk
M.R.J. Architects and Lochsa Engineering
This horseshoe-shaped glass bridge will offer visitors thrilling views from 3,800
feet above the Grand Canyon floor, a height more than twice that of the
world's tallest skyscraper.
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M13 Virus Lithium-ion Battery Electrodes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Materials Science and
Engineering
Scientists at MIT have reached a major nanotechnology milestone by reengineering a virus (M13 bacteriophage) to create a lithium battery anode.
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Novogo S Series Personal Navigation Device
Novogo
The Novogo S Series navigator provides seamless door-to-door navigation
across Europe or North America.
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Olive OPUS
Olive Media Products, Inc.
The OPUS music server features an ultra-quiet 750 GB hard drive that stores
up to 2,100 CDs in loss-less quality, delivering amazingly pure sound.
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EVOLT E-330
Olympus Imaging America Inc.
In addition to a traditional optical through-the-lens viewfinder, the EVOLT E300 boasts the world's first Live View LCD on an interchangeable lens SLR so
you can frame and shoot pictures with ease and comfort.
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D-TK10 Guitar Speakers
Onkyo and Takamine
Onkyo and renowned guitar maker, Takamine, have teamed up to develop
hand-crafted speakers based on Takamine's "Acoustic Voicing Technology".
These revolutionary speakers express the positive qualities of both speaker
performance and musical instrument design and construction delivering warm,
rich, and clear three-dimensional sound.
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Real D Cinema
Real D
With breakthrough patented technology that’s already in use by top scientists in
space exploration, genetic research and industrial design, REAL D offers a
premier digital 3D experience.
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The Wheel
RevoPower
The Wheel is brand-new patented technology, incorporating the engine and
gear train entirely within the front wheel. The Wheel can be used to turn any
ordinary bicycle into a moped.
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Edirol R-09 Recorder
Roland Corporation US
The R-09 is the smallest pro-grade portable recorder. It offers 24-bit
uncompressed recording, built-in stereo mic, and high speed USB file transfer.
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Nomad X9 AM
Mountain Bike
Santa Cruz Bicycles
This versatile bike is like two bikes in one -- an awesome trail bike with
incredible suspension and, at the same time, a rip-roaring freeride bike.
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Xacti HD1A High-Definition Digital Media Camera
Sanyo Fisher Company
The Sanyo Xacti HD1A is a small and light high-definition camcorder specially
designed to capture 16:9 widescreen MPEG-4 video as well as still images.
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Cyberhand
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Cyberhand is the first brain-controlled prosthetic hand with fingers that can
feel.
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Somatom Definition Scanner
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
The Somatom Definition Scanner scans by using two x-ray sources and two
detectors at the same time. It is able to scan every beating heart at any heart
rate and at the lowest radiation dose possible.
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HDR-HC3 Handycam® Camcorder
Sony Electronics Inc.
The Sony HDR-HC3 is a small and light high definition camcorder that sets the
industry standard in resolution quality with its ClearVid CMOS Image SensorTM
capturing precise detail and superior color reproduction.
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SA2B Speakers
Sound Advance
The Sound Advance SA2B is a truly invisible, extended bandwidth, wide
dispersion loudspeaker system for commercial and residential applications.
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New San Francisco-Oakland Bay East Span Bridge
T.Y. Lin International
The new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge features four distinct components
- all designed to withstand the next major earthquake.
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TransitionTM
Terrafugia, Inc.
The Transition TM is a road-able aircraft in that it is able to land at the airport,
fold up its wings, and drive on the road.
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TEC Sterling G 4000 FR Infrared Grill
Thermal Engineering Corporation
TEC has developed a grill that utilizes infrared energy, rather than radiant
energy, to cook food. Infrared grills heat up faster and more evenly across
cooking surfaces, use less fuel, and cook without drying out the food.
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Pleo
Ugobe Inc.
Pleo, a Ugobe Life Form, is the first truly autonomous Life Form capable of
emotions that allow personal engagement.
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iCans Headphones
Ultrasone of America
The iCans use Natural Surround Sound and convey an almost threedimensional sense of each instrument's location.
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Autonomous Robotic Fish
University of Essex - Department of Computer Science
This self-guided robot fish uses artificial intelligence and built-in sensors to
avoid obstacles and respond to environmental changes.
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Man-Made Bladder
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have discovered
a process for growing bladders in the laboratory that have been successfully
transplanted into patients.
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Giant Collector's Knife
Wenger NA
This unique piece manufactured by the maker of the Genuine Swiss Army
Knife, contains all 85 tools currently produced by Wenger.
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MW12 USB Mixing Studio
Yamaha Corporation of America
The MW12 is a comprehensive tabletop mixing studio that provides highquality multi-track mixing/recording capabilities along with a USB audio
interface to quickly transfer high quality audio files to a computer.
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ZScanner 700
Z Corporation
The ZScanner 700 brings needed speed, ease-of-use and unprecedented
versatility in 3D Scanning. Scan any object in the tightest spaces and do it in
real-time with one continuous scan.
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