• Question: is there something that you think should of already been invented

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      Asked by Aoife to Aoife, Brian, Conor, Louise, Matthew on 14 Nov 2016.
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        Louise Mc Grath answered on 14 Nov 2016:

        Hi Aoife!

        Great question! I am not sure actually! I had an idea when I was younger to have tiny wipers on bikers helmets so they could see better in the rain, so I thought that was pretty cool..! I can’t think of anything right now but I will think about it and let you know! =)

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        Aoife Lucid answered on 14 Nov 2016:

        Hey Aoife (good name :P)

        I’m not so sure what we’re really missing in terms of inventions. I think the real problem that needs to be faced is improving inventions that already exist. Like making the production of clean energy more efficient and cheaper, or extending battery life in mobile devices and electric cars!

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        Matthew Kitching answered on 16 Nov 2016:

        Hi Aoife,

        theres lots of things i think would be worth inventing – I’m working on one now! I want to create chemicals that can move to specific locations and respond to signals from there environment!

        So normally chemicals move by diffusion (they just randomly, but eventually evenly spread through a solution) – I’m working on ways to make molecules “walk” along each other, and making tiny bubbles full of chemicals swim in specific directions!

        Ive got some of it working- I can’t wait to publish it and show everyone how it works 🙂

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