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With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Air Flow Tracker

Camera which tracks and visualizes the flow of air.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Odour Alarm

Device which alerts the user to a congested condition through smell.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Body Air Filter

Air filter system inside the body, embedded in the lungs.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Air Curtain

Device for public transportation which controls the flow of air between people.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air as Substance

Air Mask

Mask producing air flow to the face to prevent the virus being inhaled.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air as Substance

Wearable Air Curtain

Shield for people, especially young children, who cannot wear face masks.

With CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Water Flow Management

Water Flow Surveillance 'Fish' Robot

Fish' robot which manages water flow to ensure the safety of water in swimming pools and public baths.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Infection Test X Things

Infection Test Ticket

Microneedle patch used as an entry ticket for live concerts or large-scale gatherings.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Infection Test X Things

Self-Test Patch

Microneedle patch connected directly to a mobile phone for a self-test for infection.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Infection Test X Things

Microneedle Fabric

Fabric for clothes in which a microneedle is interwoven to test for infection.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Infection Test X Things

Morning Routine Patch

Microneedle patch which is programmed to test for infection every morning.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Infection Test X Things

Emergency Patch

Microneedle patch programmed to carry out a personal test for infection, making this easy.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Ways of Vaccinating

Bullet Medicine Patch

Microneedle patch fired from a distance like a bullet to deliver a dose of medicine.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Ways of Vaccinating

Vaccine Patch Calendar

Microneedle patch integrated with the calendar as a kit for immunization.

With CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Ways of Vaccinating

Two-way Microneedle

Microneedle patch that can be used for both vaccine injections and cosmetic masks.

With CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Streamlining Inspection Processes

Capillary Measuring Knife

A kitchen knife that can measure the condition of capillaries and store health data.

With CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Streamlining Inspection Processes

Capillary Measuring Key

Key that can measure the condition of capillaries and store health data.

With CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Speech-free Health Measurement

Health Concierge Ring

Health concierge in the form of a ring for the finger that measures capillary data.

With CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Talkless Health Measurement

Baby Capillary Monitor

Measuring instrument for checking the capillary health of babies

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Virus Detection

Infection Breath Test

Device to scan and test people's breath for viruses.

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Virus Detection

Virus Monitor

Virus monitor incorporated into the ventilation systems of public spaces, such as hospitals.

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Virus Detection

Remote Virus Scanner

Telescope that detects viruses in distant places.

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Health Care at Home

Disease Sensor Camera

Camera that detects disease in the person being photographed.

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Visualization of the Virus

VR Virus Visualizer

VR goggles that detect and visualize viruses.

With CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Visualization of the Virus

Audible Virus Indicator

Enables the increase in infrared rays that indicate the presence of a virus to be audible as music.

With CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Visualization of Corona Impact

COVID-19 Impact Map

Map visualizing the positive/negative impacts of Coronavirus on a global scale.

With CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Visualization of Corona Impact

Airborne Virus Detector

Detector identifying airborne viruses in rain and wind.

With CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Crowdsourced Visualization

Quiet Shop Finder

App examining the airflow in local shops to identify those that are less crowded.

With CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: Re-coding of Education

Dialogue Generating System

System to identify common interests among students working online, to generate dialogue.

With CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: Re-coding of Education

Tactile Sensation Simulator

Synchronized vibrating pen that simulates a craftsperson's tactile activity physically/virtually.

With CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: New Types of Contact Sensing

Non-tactile Sensation Simulator

Touch simulator mimicking haptic activity in order to avoid physical contact with surfaces.

With CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: New Domestic Functions

Targeted Sounds

Sounds which can be heard only by a targeted person.

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: Active Creation of Clean Air

Virus Filter

Ventilation filter that removes viruses

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: Active Creation of Clean Air

Portable Air Purifier

Portable and wearable air purifier.

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: Active Creation of Clean Air

Virus-killing Chewing Gum

Chewing gum that kills Coronavirus and cleans the inside of the mouth.

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: New Air Requirements

Clean Air Service

Clean air provided as a public service.

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: New Ways of Working

Soundproof Mask

Soundproof mask with a built-in microphone that can't be heard by others.

With CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: New Ways of Working

Remote Meeting Spaces

Safe spaces for remote meetings in public places (cafes, public facilities, etc.).

With CORONA

Category: Human Centered Urban Informatics

Concept: New Ways of Working

New Working Style Index

Index calculated by tracking the correlation between the level of telecommuting and the economy

With CORONA

Category: Human Centered Urban Informatics

Concept: Safety Visualization

Infection Prevention Map

Map showing how people can avoid infection and reach their destination safely.

With CORONA

Category: Interactive visual intelligence

Concept: Visual Experience

VR Coronavirus Patient Experience

VR experience demonstrating how Coronavirus patients are discriminated against visually by others.

With CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Non-tactile Solutions

Non-tactile Transportation

Transportation that is fully equipped to reduce contact and prevent infection.

With CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Non-tactile Solutions

Single-seater Compact Car

Single-seater autonomous vehicle that can travel to a destination with no tactile contact.

With CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Non-tactile Solutions

My Drone

Personal drone that can be operated by physical gestures, with no tactile contact.

With CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Non-tactile Solutions

Sign Language Translator

Translator that enables conversations in sign language, thus avoiding infection from droplets..

With CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Non-tactile Solutions

Non-tactile Alternative Switch

Non-tactile button that works as an alternative control switch for devices, operated by the human eye.

With CORONA

Category: Design of Architecture

Concept: Flexible Urban Living

Mobile City Homes

Mobile urban home that provides appropriate spacing between homes to manage population density.

With CORONA

Category: Design of Architecture

Concept: Flexible Urban Living

Public Teleportation Point

Urban facility from which objects can be molecularly scanned and teleported

With CORONA

Category: Biophysical Engineering

Concept: Active Creation of Clean Air

Nose and Mouth Masks

Masks that can be worn separately on the mouth and nose.

With CORONA

Category: Biophysical Engineering

Concept: Corona Measures for Fashion

Virus-proof Fashion

Clothes made from a fabric which repels viruses.

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Automatic Room Cleaning.

Walls and floors on which dust floats and that self-clean automatically using air flow.

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Management

Breathable Architecture

Buildings that are designed to be self-ventilating

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Quality

Artificial Wind

Artificial breeze to make people feel more comfortable, improving their mental health.

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Quality

Private Air Space

Air conditioning that keeps each person's space free of other people's odours in an enclosed environment.

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Air Quality

Floor Air Conditioning

Air which blows up gently from the floor, like underfloor heating.

Post CORONA

Category: Interfacial Transport Engineering

Concept: Water Flow Management

Microplastics Catcher

System creating a physical flow of water to collect microplastics in the ocean.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Utilizing body fluids data

Smart Patch Watch

Smart watch integrated with a microneedle patch to collect data on the physical condition of the body.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Utilizing body fluids data

Health Check Cosmetics

Patch that can be used for eyeshadow, for instance, that also collects data on the condition of the skin.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: Utilizing body fluids data

Emotion Detection Patch

Microneedle patch that can detect emotions from data on body fluids.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Use for a Microneedle

Microneedle Patch for Diabetes

Microneedle patch that painlessly replenishes diabetics with insulin to lower blood sugar levels.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Use for a Microneedle

Microneedle Patch Sheet

Sheet of microneedle patches from which individual personalized medicine dosage can be cut.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Use for a Microneedle

Microneedle Perfume Patch

Microneedle patch with essential oils with a pleasant smell that can penetrate the skin.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Use for a Microneedle

Microneedle Tattoo Patch

Microneedle patch which can be used as a temporary fashion tattoo.

Post CORONA

Category: Micro Components and Systems

Concept: New Use for a Microneedle

Microneedle Patch for Plants

Microneedle patch for plants with which the plant's condition can be managed.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Health Care at Home

Health Forecast

Health forecast that measures capillary data and predicts the status of an individual's health.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Speech-free Health Measurement

Animal Capillary Health Checker

Measuring instrument to assess an animal's capillary health.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Health Literacy

Self-health Check Training

Training for self-health checking, teaching people about health conditions from subjective symptoms.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Health Literacy

New Unit of Capillary Health

Unit of blood flow that communicates details of the health of blood vessels (e.g. cc/s, viscosity).

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Health Literacy

New Words for Capillary Health

New words to describe an individual's condition of health and raise self-awareness.(e.g. capillary beauty)

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Multipurpose Use of Capillary Data

Capillary Monitoring for Diabetes

Capillary monitoring system to identify diabetes.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Multipurpose Use of Capillary Data

Capillary Talk

Communication tool that presents capillaries visually as cartoon characters.

Post CORONA

Category: Medical Biotechnology

Concept: Capillary Measurement Method

Capillary-measuring Spectacles

Spectacles (eyeglasses) that measure the condition of fundus capillaries and store health data.

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Health Care at Home

Breath Health Scan

Health scan that analyses an individual's breath to measure its chemical composition.

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible Danger

Air Pollution Monitor

Air pollution monitor (NOx/Nitrogen oxides and SOx/Sulfur oxides).

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible Danger

Carbon Monoxide Detector

Instrument that detects and measures poisonous carbon monoxide in a space (e.g. room / car).

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible Danger

Exhaust Gas Monitor

Instrument attached to a vehicle that monitors and measures the quality of its exhaust gas.

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible Danger

Food Poisoning Detector

Sensor that detects the bacteria that cause food poisoning.

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible/Useful Information

Plant Chemicals Communication Detector

Flowerpot that detects chemicals being released, to enable beneficial communication between plants and the air.

Post CORONA

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Concept: Detecting Invisible/Useful Information

Pheromone Detector

Detects pheromones from endangered breeds to help them reproduce properly.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Crowdsourced Visualization

Shelter Guide

App that tracks evacuation movement and predicts shelter capacity and availability.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Crowdsourced Visualization

Traffic & CO2 Impact Map

Citizen science platform that visualizes and displays levels of traffic congestion and CO2 emission.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Environmental Impact Literacy

CO2 Tag

Tag that displays the amount of CO2 emitted in the process of producing a product.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Utilization of Environmental Data

Food Waste Reduction Tool

Food demand forecast that uses environmental data analysis to reduce food waste.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Utilization of Historic Data

Future Disaster Calendar

Calendar predicting future disasters from data on the time / frequency of earlier disasters.

Post CORONA

Category: Isotope Meteorology

Concept: Utilization of Historic Data

Ancient Language Translation App

App that translates ancient documents into modern languages.

Post CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: Enabling Physical Presence

Virtual CEO

Android that can reproduce the physical presence of a CEO.

Post CORONA

Category: Management of Project

Concept: Enabling Physical Presence

Virtual Security Guard

Visible virtual security guard which detects the presence of people and prevents crime.

Post CORONA

Category: Urban Energy Engineering

Concept: Active Creation of Clean Air

Oxygen Chewing Gum

Chewing gum that produces oxygen when chewed.

Post CORONA

Category: Human Centered Urban Informatics

Concept: New Ways of Working

New Working Time Definition

New definition of the working / non-working day, moving from 'weekday/weekend', to 'online day/offline day'.

Post CORONA

Category: Human Centered Urban Informatics

Concept: Visualization of Hope

Guide to a Better Future

Platform that shows the achievement of SDGs by obtaining data from the city.

Post CORONA

Category: Human Centered Urban Informatics

Concept: AI x Visualization

Hope Concierge

App which advises which of people's hopes are achievable and closest to their ideal life.

Post CORONA

Category: Interactive visual intelligence

Concept: Visual Experience

Experience Monitor

VR monitor that visually guards the elderly and guarantees their safety.

Post CORONA

Category: Interactive visual intelligence

Concept: Visual Experience

Online Communication Manager

App that automatically adjusts the viewpoint in online images to match that of the viewer.

Post CORONA

Category: Interactive visual intelligence

Concept: Visual Experience

Craftsperson's Viewpoint Archive

Archive offering the chance to experience visually how a traditional craftsperson sees their working process.

Post CORONA

Category: Interactive visual intelligence

Concept: Non-tactile Communication

Wink Catcher

Accessory attracting visual attention to identify those who are interested (events/crime prevention).

Post CORONA

Category: Visual Media Engineering

Concept: Visual Experience

Tactile Map Guide

Map with ultrasonic tactile feedback for visually impaired people.

Post CORONA

Category: Design of Architecture

Concept: Mental Health Care at home

Mental Care Room

Interior space that changes colour according to brain waves, helping to stabilize the mind.

Post CORONA

Category: Design of Architecture

Concept: Community Management

Harvest Sharing App

App that identifies people to share surplus vegetables harvested from the garden or allotment.

Post CORONA

Category: Biophysical Engineering

Concept: Air Quality

Cat Allergen Absorption Robot

Autonomous 'cat' robot that absorbs and collects cat allergens.

Post CORONA

Category: Biophysical Engineering

Concept: Air Quality

Against Pollinosis Architecture

House where all the interiors inhale pollen, enabling the inhabitants to avoid allergic symptoms.