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Paper-thin computers can be rolled up, stuffed in a pocket [Video]
L.A. Times Tech BlogIt's one invention that is sure to set science fiction fans all agog: a paper-thin computer that can be rolled up and stuffed in a pocket. Researchers at the Queens University Human Media Lab in Ontario, Canada, have developed a...... -
WEST BANK: Young Palestinian inventors head to California science fair
Babylon & BeyondAseel Shaar, Nor Arda and Aseel Abu Leil are 14-year-old ninth-graders at the United Nations-run Askar Girls School in Nablus, a West Bank city. The trio is headed to California to exhibit their invention, an electronic cane for the blind,...... -
David Warren dies at 85; inventor of the 'black box' flight data recorder
David Warren, an Australian scientist who invented the flight data recorder famously known as the "black box" to help investigate aircraft accidents, died Monday in a Melbourne nursing home. He was 85. Australian defense officials announced the death but...Tags: India, Science and Technology, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, David Warren
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Vallejo Inventor's Lab to close, go mobile as funding dries up
Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.After serving thousands of students, the Inventor's Lab in South Vallejo will close its doors Saturday and begin its transition into a mobile center. "We lost our funding," said Reyna Hamilton, coordinator of the lab that for two years has been...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Rentals
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The red herring of human gene patents
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....
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Suwanee science club wins Georgia competition with invention for senior citizens
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAn after-school science club's tournament-winning invention likely won't interest kids, or even teens. Members of the First Lego League in Suwanee won over judges and their target audience by designing a product to help seniors get out of chairs -- an...Tags: Justice System, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, LEGO Group, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Crime, Law and Justice
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Northeast High science students have Obama pedaling for clean water
Miami HeraldThe road to the White House isn't easy -- even if you do happen to have an amazing water-purifying bicycle. But thanks to the hard work of many at Northeast High School, and the support of community businesses ranging from a car dealership to a bagel...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Education, Foods and Beverages, Northeast High School , Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Head: Oakland Park students head to White House to showcase invention to President Obama
Two students from Oakland Park’s Northeast High traveled to the third annual White House Science Fair on Monday to showcase their Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam project to President Obama. According to a news release, the students were among...
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At JPL, teens learn rocket science by crafting toilet paper catapults
High school students have been known to sling a roll or two of toilet paper — but not many use catapults or compete with rocket scientists for the longest heave. Yet that was the task Friday at the 15th annual Invention Challenge at Jet...
Tags: Education, High Schools, Students, Invention and Innovation, Science and Technology
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Head of Clean Energy Trust working to change world
Tribune staff reporterAmy Francetic was at a child's birthday party in 2004 when she decided it was time to leave Silicon Valley. "I was sitting there listening to 6-year-olds talk about IPOs and whose house was bigger and how much a wedding dress cost," she said. By...Tags: Research, Personal Data Collection, Science, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Air Transportation Industry
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), Tom Lantos, Diseases and Illnesses, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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UCSD researcher awarded National Medal of Science
SAN DIEGO -- President Barack Obama Tuesday named a San Diego biomedical engineering professor as a recipient of the National Medal of Science.
Shu Chien of UC San Diego is one of seven eminent researchers chosen for the annual honor, The White House...Tags: Chemical Industry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science, Awards and Prizes, Biotechnology
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