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www.pinktentacle.com — Space toilet -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to develop a next-generation space toilet, which they hope to complete within the next five years. Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a ...

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Japanese space scientists develop the diaper toilet
Newlaunches.com — ... Apart from all this it manages keep the user clean and odor free, we sure hope this technology limits its usage to space only. Nobody wants to walk by a severely constipated person in a public area. Source

Scientists creating wearable toilets for space travel
Gizmo Watch — ... are supposed to wear these diaper-like around their waste at all times, and sensors in the toilets spring into action as soon as they detect that the user is about to relieve himself/herself. The sensors than activate a suction unit that channels the waste into containers using tubes, and wash and dry the user after each use. Unwanted odor and sound are also taken care of. There could be some use of these toilets on the ground, especially for medical patients. Via: PinkTentacle

Oops! I Crapped My Pants: Japanese space diapers to the rescue
CrunchGear — Not content to repeat the great space toilet fiasco of 2008, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency has developed a wearable space toilet. Yes, that’s right: a wearable space toilet. It’s only a matter of time before this thing gets turned into a consumer product, too. According to Pink Tentacle: “Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction ...

Thanks, Japan: Diapers for astronauts under development
DVICE Atom Feed — ... a space diaper, one that uses powerful suction to collect waste when nature calls in orbit. Sensors let the diaper know when to activate, and it will even dry and clean up its wearer after the fact. Now that's one smart latrine. JAXA, Japan's national space agency, wants to have the diaper fully developed and ready within the next five years. The agency also sees other uses for the technology, including aiding the incontinent elderly. Via Pink Tentacle

Japanese Invent High Tech Space Diapers [Wearable Toilet]
Gizmodo — ... former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak drove cross country in a couple of years back. These can detect when you relieve yourself, remove the waste with suction and clean you up after each use. They can even eliminate unpleasant sounds and odors. Unfortunately, the wearable toilet project won't be completed for another five years—but I can see a market for this outside of the space program. It's perfect for the incontinent, elderly and just plain lazy. [Yomiuri via Pink Tentacle] ...