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Inventions of 1948
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The most important inventions and discoveries of the humanity |
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- fifth discovery was named the invention of the optical microscope in the 17th century;
- invention of concrete by John Smeaton was placed on the sixth place among the inventions;
- the seventh invention in the list was given to the steel processing, found about year 300 B.C. in India;
- brass processing in about 5000 B.C. on the present territory of Turkey has taken the eighth entry in t... |
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New Electronic Display to Be Used on Clothes and Beer Cans |
 ...One of the latest inventions in the field of light emitting devices might change the way people light their homes and design clothes. The device represents a thin film of plastic able to conduct electricity and create solar power.
Scientists working on the international project are looking forward to bring the organic light emitting devices to the masses. Thus the invention could significantly cut costs by billions of ... |
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Nano-nose to help identify illnesses |
 ...Nanoparticles are used by U.S. researchers to 'smell' the scent of illnesses in fluids of the body. The researchers used nanoparticles of gold with different coatings to distinguish among different proteins and detect the illness, as reported by the New Scientist.
According to Vince Rotello from the University of Massachusetts the human nose has a series of receptors, which react differently to different compounds. Thu... |
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The 2007 Winners of Ig Nobel Prize Who Made us Laugh and Think |
 ... 4. The Ig Nobel Prizes that are parodies of the real Nobel Prizes, are awarded annually to celebrate unusual, creative and improbable achievements in science, medicine and technology. Some of these inventions may seem weird and hilarious nevertheless they are truly breakthroughs in science.
Medicine
Brian Witcombe of Gloucester, UK, and Dan Meyer of Antioch, Tennessee, USA, was awarded for the in-depth report that a... |
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Prizes $27,000 Worth For the Best Undergraduate Inventor |
 ...n event meant to encourage young inventors will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 11th and 12th in the University of Wisconsin Madison.
The UW-Madison Invention Days competitions will house 14 inventions designed and built by 49 UW-Madison undergraduate students. Among the presented inventions there will be solutions for ice fishermen, for tailgaters, for potato farmers, for modern laptops and even for airlines.
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Biofilm Bacteria Protect Themselves With Chemical Weapons |
 ...According to the researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, they were able to discover the strategies that biofilm bacteria use.
In most cases biofilm bacteria develop in crowds and squat on areas where they create a community with other bacteria. They can develop on any surface to which bacteria can affix to. It is interesting to note that these biofilms cannot be destroyed by any disinfectants and a... |
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