Modular

We've heard about campers, kitchens and even tiny homes that fit in pickup truck beds, but the PreCare system is decidedly more altruistic. It's a truck-bed-based popup healthcare center, designed to serve remote and impoverished communities.

While it's nice to own multiple styles of shoes, each one of the things has a rubber sole that will ultimately end up in the landfill. Made2Share shoes are different – they incorporate a single set of soles that accommodate various zip-on uppers.

Scotland's Albatern is putting a modular spin on renewable energy generation. WaveNET is a scalable array of floating "Squid" generator units that convert wave energy into electricity, as their buoyant arms rise and fall with the motion of the waves. The bigger the grid, the more efficient it gets.

DARPA's recently announced Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program aims to develop more lifelike prosthetic limbs that bring some sense of being part of the the wearer’s body, not something just strapped on.

Dhairya Dand's prototype ThinkerToys are edutainment modules designed to put functional e-waste such as PS/2 keyboards and mice to good use.

Eco-PERCH is a prefabricated treehouse that provides a low-impact hideaway for four guests.

GreenRay SunSine AC modules are "solar appliances" that make designing and installing home solar systems more affordable, simpler, and safer.

Trexa has revealed an apllication-based development platform for car builders

New Energy Technologies has moved another step closer to the real world application of its MotionPower system for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles by expanding the durability field tests of the device.

The mini-mobile-modular (M3) “smart” water desalination and filtration system could help determine the feasibility of using available water as a source for a large-scale desalination plant.