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Students across China, studying in the fields of engineering, science and technology, are developing a range of inventions that they hope will one day be marketable.
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ere are three e
examples
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Foot-Controlled Mouse
This new kind of mouse is controlled by the feet
iinstead
2 of the hands to help handicapped people when surfing the
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The new device is called a "surf mouse", and looks like a pair of blue slippers. When users
ppress
4 the slippers with their toes, they are clicking the left mouse button; when people press with their heels, they are clicking the right mouse button; when they roll their feet in the slippers, they can
vview
5 web pages.
Dirty Water Filter
The "pump of life", a filter, can
mmake
6 dirty water drinkable. The pump is over 30 centimetres long and has a diameter of four centimetres. It has an inlet pipe at the
ttop
7 and an outlet pipe at the end. There are two main
pparts
8: the drive zone to pump water and the material zone to eliminate harmful substances.
Transformer Vehicle
The multi-functional vehicle is named Tranfus. By changing the
ssize/shape
9 of tires and the structure of a car, it can become a motorbike or a luggage carrier. Traffic jams can make a
ddriver
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go crazy. Tranfus can change into luggage carrier, and users could walk with it.
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