Childhood toys lost in a war-torn field have inspired an odd-looking invention which its young Dutch inventor hopes can help save thousands of lives and limbs in his native Afghanistan.
Engineering
Jan 3, 2013
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What are you going to do with that can't-miss gadget idea you've had in your head all these years?
Internet
Mar 31, 2011
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A University of Edinburgh engineer has been named among the top inventors in the world in high-profile publications.
Engineering
Dec 21, 2011
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(Phys.org) —What is an Obake? Two definitions have emerged; MIT inventors would enjoy close attention on the newer one. The older definition is that they are creatures in Japanese folklore that shift shapes. The second ...
As a boy growing up in Croatia, Marin Soljacic wanted to be an inventor. But he wasn’t interested only in designing new products; he wanted to discover physical phenomena that would enable completely new technologies.
General Physics
May 14, 2012
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Research by Myriam Mariani and Karin Hoisl calls for actions to ensure equal wages for equally performing or skilled employees and to encourage female students to engage in scientific studies, as females are only 4.2 percent ...
Economics & Business
Feb 19, 2016
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British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a second celebration of his 70th birthday due to illness, organisers said late Thursday.
General Physics
Jan 20, 2012
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(Phys.org)—An effort by two engineers and a medical student has resulted in a second glove prototype designed so that doctors can use it as enhanced data. The idea is to enable doctors to quantify touch, said Elishai Ezra, ...
US President Barack Obama handed out awards Wednesday to top US scientists and inventors, including the engineer behind the digital camera and the Intel team that designed the first microprocessor.
Other
Nov 18, 2010
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The inventor of the modern cleanroom, Willis Whitfield, will be honored posthumously by the National Inventors Hall of Fame for a technology that revolutionized manufacturing in electronics and pharmaceuticals, made hospital ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2014
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