Reynolds Wrap
The entrepreneurial spirit clearly runs in the Reynolds family: Richard S. Reynolds, creator of "Reynolds Wrap" was the nephew of tobacco king R. J. Reynolds. In fact, the younger Reynolds worked for his uncle during the summers of his youth, .. [... more]
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SlimCell Battery
Canada native Donald Robert Sadoway has devoted much of his career to developing technology aimed at using energy and resources more efficiently in order to lessen harmful effects to the environment. Holder of a dozen patents, his research on ... [... more]
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Mini-Z
Terahertz radiation, which consists of electromagnetic waves sent at Terahertz (trillion cycles-per-second) frequencies, is among today's most often-touted breakthrough technologies for sensing and imaging. It can "see" through a variety of ... [... more]
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THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
The crossword puzzle, which has been called "the most popular and widespread word game in the world," was invented by Arthur Wynne in 1913. Wynne was an immigrant from England who worked for the New York World. One day, his editor asked him to . [... more]
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Synthetic B-Chain Magainin Derivative
Biotechnologist Emilie Porter was fortunate enough to get involved in research very early on in her education. This was the factor, she says, that helped her accomplish an important discovery in her field while still a graduate student at the ... [... more]
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Aspirin
No doctor's office or medicine cabinet is complete without a supply of aspirin, the world's most popular and in many ways miraculous painkiller. This multi-purpose drug was first stabilized and patented during a three-year span from 1897-1900 by ... [... more]
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Pyrotechnic signaling system
Widowed at the age of 21, Martha Coston of Philadelphia (born 1826) met the challenge of providing for her four children by inventing a system of maritime signal flares that later would help the North win the Civil War. Coston found the idea for ... [... more]
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Bull Ex
Workplace fires cause billions of dollars in damage each year. Unfortunately, in many cases much of that damage could be prevented if an individual who happened to discover the flames early enough knew how to properly use a fire ... [... more]
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The Gamow Bag®
Rustem Igor Gamow - scientist, classicist, professor, adventurer - has invented a number of items that make it easier and safer to explore the outdoors. Gamow is the son of the famed physicist George Gamow, a co-author of the Big Bang Theory and ... [... more]
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Catalytic Cracking
The crude oil upon which we depend for so many types of fuel and other products does not come out of the ground ready for all of its various uses. It must be converted into simpler molecules via processes known in the petroleum industry as ... [... more]
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Rubber Bandits®
A seemingly simple idea sometimes can become an incredibly successful, mass-market product that makes life a little bit easier for millions. Such is the case with Rubber Bandits®, oversized rubber bands equipped with tear-resistant, waterproof ... [... more]
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Bili Bonnet
When babies are born prematurely, they frequently require days or weeks of special care in hospitals' neonatal intensive care facilities. These tiny patients present a variety of challenges for the nurses and doctors who care for them; their ... [... more]
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