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Popular Science has announced its Best of What's New awards for 2008; they are all brilliant inventions, but some are phenomenal! There were 11 categories of best invention awards ranging across a wide spectrum of technology, from automobile to security technologies. One of the 11 winners was named the Grand Award Winner.

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Auto Tech Award: 2009 Nissan GT-R



One of the fastest cars on the road, the Nissan GT-R was rated as the "sports-car value of the year, if not the decade." Popular Science say that the 193 MPH, $77,000 sports car has at least the performance of a $200,000 sports car.



Extremely high performance, the GT-R revs up faster than a Lamborghini, going from 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. Twin clutch system, aluminum block engine that heats up fast, adjustable shock absorber, and a control panel that may tell you more than you need to know are just some of the extraordinary features of the 2009 Nissan GT-R.

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Aviation & Space Award: NASA Mars Lander




Was there life on Mars? Well, we finally have a pretty strong clue that there may indeed have been life there (Martians, you think?), thanks to NASA's solar-powered Phoenix Mars Lander. The Lockheed Martin-built space craft was equipped with the most sophisticated robotic equipment ever to mount a spaceship, and was able to detect water-formed ice crystals just a few inches from the top of the soil.



The robotic laboratory, including microscopes, electro-chemistry analyzers, high-temperature furnaces, and mass spectrometers broke down the materials all while on Mars, and (Beam me down, Scottie) sent the information back to the scientists at the University of Arizona. The Phoenix Mars Lander was also able to take the best photographs ever taken from space. The Martian may shut the spacecraft down for good, as Mars becomes totally dark for several months; however the solar-powered Lander has been outfitted with a "Lazarus mode," to help it survive the winter and bring it back to life in the spring.

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Computing Award: Maxis Spore



Spore, the growingly popular computer game is the brilliant creation that allows players to create their own characters, one body part at a time, from a selection of body parts offered. Same is true for objects and surroundings. And once you have concocted your characters, Spore animates them for you, very intelligently, even giving your character a personality. Your character then gets to interact with other characters created from Spore's database of 30 million other creatures.

Spore was also named as one of Popular Mechanics10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2008. Spore is available for sale here.

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Gadget Award: 3M MPro 110



Ushering in a new wave of digital displays, the 3M MPro (micro-projector) uses LED technology to bring a projector size down to the size of an iPhone. Right now the device is an accessory to a computer or other handhelds, but by next year it is "projected" to be an embedded component of handheld technologies from cell phones to cameras. The 3M Pro displays at standard TV quality (640 by 480 pixels) and projects up to a 50 inch diagonal image in a dark room -- a 10 inch diagonal in bright rooms.


Health Award: Recellularized Heart



Under the heading Believe It Or Not, a biologist at the University of Minnesota, Doris Taylor, has discovered a way to make heart transplants more successful. By removing the cells of the donor heart and replacing them with the patient's cells, a "recellularized heart" would reduce waiting time for donated heart organs and minimize the risk of patient rejection of the new heart.

Currently, about half of the patients receiving heart transplants die within five years, despite current repair procedures and drugs available to minimize rejection. Ms. Taylor has perfected her procedure in rats and expects, if all goes well, that the new transplant procedure will be available for humans in about 10 years

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Security Award: Thruvision T5000 Security Camera



Security is not just about what 's going on at the airport check-in or the stadium entry. Today's security focuses on a greater range of detection, on what's outside of the "checkpoints" as well. British firm Thruvision has created an electromagnetic camera that picks up T-ray (terahertz wave) signals from persons and objects in its scope. Called the T5000, the camera detects the unique signals of objects from a distance of up to 80 feet, while detecting the human signals as well. The picture that is recorded, however, is a "G" rated human silhouette, not an X-rated one. Thus, without using x-ray devices that can be harmful and impinge on personal privacy, the T5000's can spot a range of concealed devices that have potential danger, like weapons, drugs, and liquids. The T5000 cameras are already in several U.S. airports and are being used by the U.S. Defense Department.

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