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Ω AbioCor artificial heart invented by Abiomed - the Abiocor represents groundbreaking medical miniaturization technology. Nuvaring birth control invented by Organon. ΩArtificial liver invented by Dr. Kenneth Matsumura and Alin Foundation. ΩFuel cell bike invented by Aprilia. ΩSelf-cleaning windows invented by PPG Industries. ΩOn October 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer. ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2001 ΩBraille Glove invented by Ryan Patterson. ΩPhone tooth invented by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau. ΩNano-tex - nanotechnology wearable fabrics invented by Nano-tex LLC. ΩBirth control patch invented by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical. ΩFoveon Camera Chip invented by Richard Merrill. ΩDate Rape Drug Spotter invented by Francisco Guerra. ΩSolar Tower invented by Jorg Schlaich. ΩVirtual keyboard invented by Canesta and VKB. ΩICOPOD invented by Sanford Ponder. ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2002 ΩOptical Camouflage System invented by Susumu Tachi, Masahiko Inami, and Naoki Kawakami ΩToyota's Hybrid Car ΩIce Bike invented by Dan Hanebrink ΩNew 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. ΩNew Fabrics, Salmon Skin Leather invented by Claudia Escobar and Skini, and Luminex a glowing fabric invented by Luminex. ΩJava Log a log for your fireplace made from used coffee grinds and invented by Rod Sprules ΩInfrared Fever Screening System used in public buildings to scan for people with a high temperature from a fever or sars invented by Singapore Technologies Electronics and the Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency ΩThe No-Contact Jacket invented by Adam Whiton and Yolita Nugent, protects the wearer by electric shocking any attackers. ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2003 ΩPopular Science Best of What's New 2003 ΩAdidas 1 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. ΩTranslucent Concrete developed by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi and called LitraCon and is based on a matrix of parallel optical glass fibers embedded into the concrete that can transmit light and color from the outside. However, this is not the Ωonly translucent concrete out there. Inventor Bill Price has been developing another variety. ΩKa-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. ΩIntel Express Chipsets - Grantsdale and Alderwood are the code names of Intel's newest chips that will provide superior and inexpensive built-in sound and video capacities for the PC including the ability to do high definition video editing without additional computer cards. ΩSonoPrep invented by bioengineer Robert Langer, is a device that will deliver medication by sound waves rather than injection. According to the Sontra Medical Corporation, SonoPrep's manufacturer: The small, battery-powered device applies low-Ωfrequency ultrasonic energy to the skin for 15 seconds. The ultrasound temporarily rearranges lipids in the skin, opening channels that let fluids be delivered or extracted. After about 24 hours, the skin returns to normal. ΩPopular Science Best of What's New 2004 ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2004 ΩYouTube - 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. ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2005 ΩModern Inventions of 2006 Ωsmog-earing cement, high altitude flying windmills, bionic contacts, pig-urine plastic. ΩInventors' Pick for Top Inventions of 2008 ΩTime Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2008 ΩPopular Science Best of What's New 2008 Ωa new computer interface called the sixth sense, and a retinal implant for the blind.
 * Here Is a list of inventions and technological advancements during 2000-2010