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Your support makes all the difference.In Britain, we have seen the development of the artificial sweaty foot, invented by a leather company in Northamptonshire to assist shoe design. According to a report, an average pair of feet will produce in a day's trekking enough sweat to fill a soft drinks can.
In Japan, however, they have developed a laptop computer that can withstand being dropped from a height of 70cm (28 inches) or having coffee spilled on it.
Other inventions this year:
From Hungary: the musical condom that plays a tune when unrolled.
From Malaysia, the "Tara Clamp", a disposable circumcision device said to resemble a corkscrew and available in different sizes to fit various ages.
From Austria, the "liquid condom", which the user paints on to provide skin-tight protection.
From Switzerland, a battery-powered suitcase on which a traveller may ride.
From Denmark, the "olf", a unit of smell for assessing environmental health and the need for ventilating the workplace.
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