On February 11, 1847, Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio, the youngest of seven. The inventor – famed for reading Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire before the age of ten, and for vowing at age 12 to read the entire contents of the Detroit Public Library – was largely self-taught.
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Barley yellow mosaic virus
Yellow mosaic virus disease leads to substantial losses – up to 50 % of the yield – in susceptible barley varieties . The disease is caused by different strains of Barley yellow mosaic virus and Barley mild mosaic virus .
Say it’s a quote, Junko
I’d have appreciated it if your headline had read something like, “Trump: Man Without Scruples, China Official Says”. Then it would have been obvious that you were quoting someone else’s opinion and not Trump-bashing on your own.
Five questions with Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science
Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force. Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force.
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The British firm, based in Twickenham, London, is one of the world’s fastest growing technology companies, producing stylish yet protective cases for the latest devices and tablets. The internationally recognised Investors in People Silver award is held by just 14,000 organisations across 75 different countries and celebrates what it takes to lead, support and manage people well for sustainable results.
Negritude and economic growth a ” Part 2
My Dad spoke warmly of Marcus Garvey and Liberty Hall, which mimics the Irish Diaspora in New York, and with a wry smile said, “But he could not fool the white man.” He had lived in America.
It’s child’s play at Swindon theatres
With breath-taking dance moves, replica costumes and powerhouse performances, this is a high-energy act, packed with Little Mix’s greatest hits. Meanwhile at the Arts Centre children will embark on an action-packed adventure with Monstersaurus on Sunday.
mimiron 0.1.1
He once resided at the Temple of Invention, but is absent during the time of Loken’s rebellion. Mimiron a CLI tool whose purpose is to be the glue between your tfvars and Terraform config.
Edison Awards Announces Product Finalists that Will Change the World
“Our finalists represent innovators who have globally influential ideas. Beyond their ideas, the finalists represent the incredible dedication, effort, and persistence required to bring dreams to life.”
Syracuse is Sicily at its charming and eccentric best
Sigmund Freud described Sicily as ‘the loveliest region of Italy: a stunning orgy of colours, scents, and lightsa a great delight’, and Siracusa in the south east of the island has been inspiring people for ever. Local inventor and mathematician Archimedes was famously moved to run naked into its streets shouting ‘Eureka’ after his discovery about volume upon stepping into the bath and Cicero said it was ‘the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all’.
Skinning fish minus the mess! Home-grown idea goes viral
Perry Parks turned his passion for fishing into a growing business. He’s the inventor of Skinzit: a high-speed, hand-held tool to scale and clean fish.
Architectural Coatings Trends and T…
“Necessity is the mother of invention” drives technology development in many markets, and is especially true in architectural coatings. Increasingly strict regulations regarding the environment, people’s health and sustainability have accelerated and driven innovation.
Discovery Education Monthly STEM Content Highlights – February 2017
Thomas Edison was born 170 years ago on February 11th, and he made a enormous impact on life as we know it! Edison is credited with inventing over 1,100 items, however he was only scratching the surface of innovation. Many people, including students, think everything worth inventing has been already invented.
Dyson invents a future beyond vacuum cleaners
Deep in the heart of Wiltshire, engineers at Dyson’s research centre check products for electromagnetic interference in a darkened laboratory where lamp light is leeched away by specially tiled walls. In another room, a mechanical claw runs its fingers through a mannequin’s wig to test a Dyson hair dryer.
John Klier Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
The new class of NAI fellows will be inducted April 6 as part of the academy’s Sixth Annual Conference at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Andrew H. Hirshfeld, U.S. commissioner for patents, will give the keynote address.
The New Caribbean Patent Convention And Caricom Stasis
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Universal Basic Income Explained – How a fringe idea could redefine the welfare state
It’s the theory that connects everyone from civil rights leaders to American founding fathers, from left-wing politicians to titans of industry, a dream conceived in left-wing Academia, and possibly realised in Fife. Universal Basic Income , the idea that everyone should be given a set amount of money each month, might seem like a money haemorrhaging fantasy, but it is gaining more traction in mainstream politics.
Netflix sued by patent troll over its offline download feature
American entertainment company Netflix has recently been sued by a company called Blackbird Technologies regarding its offline download feature, which was introduced back in November . Blackbird is one of the companies that are described as “patent trolls,” which are firms that do not have any products or assets, except for patents.
Bellingham museum’s MegaZapper is electrifying
I felt like Houdini, in one of those old movies, where they wrap the master magician in 20 feet of chain secured with 20 padlocks, drop him into a swimming pool, then wait for him to swim victoriously to the surface. But I was inside a cage – playfully called the “Cage of Doom” – perched on what looked disturbingly like an electric chair .
Bacon? Berries? Des Moines inventor tastes the future of tofu
Bacon? Berries? Des Moines inventor tastes the future of tofu Bob Rees wants to make your tofu taste as good as your flavored yogurt. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kGJsj0 Bob Rees, a 59-year-old Des Moines inventor, shows his idea for flavored tofu using jello mix and soymilk, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
Seniors welcome new robot friends
Welcoming a robot into her family was never Maxine Duncan’s idea of a support aide in her older years. But this winter, she and her partner, Herbert Yarbrough, signed up to test a telepresence robot in their retirement community in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Google Ventures, BMW, Lowe’s Invest in Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal, an emerging startup with the mission to bring metal 3D printing to all design and manufacturing teams, announced today it has raised a total of $97 million in equity funding since its founding in October 2015. The announcement comes as the result of the latest Series C investment of $45 million, led by GV , as well as BMW i Ventures and Lowe’s Ventures.
Great Scott! Build Your Own Self-Lacing Nikes with LEGO
Back to the Future II showed us so many cool and futuristic inventions, but one of the coolest were the sneakers that automatically laced themselves. The problem is that even though Nike is finally producing them for real, they cost over $700 a pair – if you can even find them.
Great Scott! Build Your Own Self-Lacing Nikes with LEGO
Back to the Future II showed us so many cool and futuristic inventions, but one of the coolest were the sneakers that automatically laced themselves. The problem is that even though Nike is finally producing them for real, they cost over $700 a pair – if you can even find them.
A commutera s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car
Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.
Patient Safety Movement Announces Innovation Award Winners at 5th Annual Summit
The annual summit convened hundreds of medical professionals, hospital administrators, medical technology executives, and patient advocates to discuss the challenges and innovative processes and procedures that will help eliminate the more than 200,000 preventable patient deaths that occur in US hospitals, and millions more worldwide, annually. The three 2016 Innovation Award winners were selected from among more than 100 innovative products and processes submitted by inventors and entrepreneurs, all focused on helping to eliminate preventable patient deaths.
Serralves Museum presents “Philippe Parreno: A Time Coloured Space”
Philippe Parreno, Quasi Objects: Marquee . Disklavier. Piano. My Room is a Fish Bowl, 2014.
Entrepreneurs race to develop flying cars
Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.
Pong’s Inventor Unveils Three New VR Arcade Games – Including Pong
Pong’s creator is now “a grizzled guy in his mid-70s” who believes there’s a market for people who’d prefer to try out virtual reality headsets at videogame arcades. An anonymous reader quotes MIT Technology Review: In 1972, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell invented Pong, a version of table tennis that, in many ways, launched the video-game industry.
Since when did social media become an authority on our lives?
It’s no question that in moderation, social media with its ability to bring millions of people together is one of the greatest inventions of our times. Platforms like Facebook are not only a source of entertainment and information but they also give us a chance to indulge in the ingrained human desire to talk about ourselves.
NOSTALGIA: Entrepreneur’s wacky invention fails to get lift off
INVENTOR Peter Brown, of Cheddon Fitzpaine, was certain he hadn’t boobed with his latest creation – a water-filled bra – although he can’t make people take him seriously. Speaking in the week of February 7, 1992, he said he had the idea ten years before, but not until the health scare over silicone implants did he decide to take it further.
Guitarists Who Forged Their Own Axes [News]
In the world of successful bands and professional guitarists, getting an endorsement from a big name company is a dream come true -and getting a signature model from your endorser would definitely be the best part. These days though, it seems like everyone’s got a signature guitar on the shelves.
Wildebeest chess a fine variant
As promised last week, this time around the game of the week is Wildebeest Chess. Wildebeest Chess is a chess variant created by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1987.
January Week 5
If you need to know what’s important for the developer, you can rely on I Programmer to sift through the news and uncover the most relevant stories. Our weekly digest gives a handy summary.
Zircore, LLC v. Straumann Manufacturing, Inc.
Zircore sued Straumann Manufacturing for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas of three patents including U.S. Patent No. 7,967,606 .
10-year-old boy invents device to prevent hot car deaths
Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be forgotten in a hot car. Photo: Curry Bishop GoFundMe Bishop Curry V, a 10-year-old Texas boy, has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country by alerting parents and keeping the child cool if for some reason it were to be … more A 10-year-old Texas boy has invented a device that could eventually save the lives of babies across the country.
TX: San Antonio Chosen as ‘Proving Ground’ for Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Feb. 03–Senior research analyst Marc Alban sat behind the wheel of a Lincoln MKZ hybrid as it smoothly made figure-eight loops while maneuvering through the Southwest Research Institute’s cone test track. “This one I’ve crept through real slowly and not hit anything,” said Alban as the vehicle’s steering wheel rolled back and forth, the car driving itself deftly through the narrow cone track at about 15 MPH.
Young inventors highlighted at 2nd annual fair
An automatic fish feeder and henna tattoo remover were among the problem-solving ideas that won cash at last year’s Inventors Fair. The fair, presented by the Post-Bulletin’s Newspaper in Education program, will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29, at Autumn Ridge Church, 3611 Salem Road SW, Rochester.
Expert F\# 4.0
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The Invention of the Downtown Art Scene
In 1964, Petula Clark had a hit with “Downtown.” But the songwriter Tony Hatch has said he was inspired by Times Square-a solecism forgivable from a Brit.