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Say “hello” to Mr. Robotic Poker Dealer
The iDeal automatic poker dealer gets rid of all your suspicions that the house is trying to cheat you. It uses infrared sensors, looking for bike reflectors mounted on stands, to determine how many players are at a table and ultrasonic detection to know how far to throw a […]
Segmented “nanoworms” composed of magnetic iron oxide and
coated with a polymer are able to find and attach to tumors.
Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system and—like tiny anti-cancer missiles—home in on tumors.
If you’re like most people, your computer keyboard is probably either black, white or some shade in between. If you happen to have an older PC or Mac, maybe it’s a cigarette smoke-tinged beige. These handpainted USB keyboards couldn’t bend the rules more.
Available in several precisely detailed patterns ranging from flowers to swirlies, these dramatic […]
USPTO Commissioner John Doll talks abouts plans to expand the USPTO
Patent Hoteling Program at a recent DaVinci Institute event
As a solution to the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) difficulties in recruiting and retaining high caliber patent examiners and other critical personnel to move to the Washington, DC area, the agency has embraced a telework […]
Happy Breast Food (With Dramatic Packaging)
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Airplane”, you might recall a scene in which the jet is being shaken up by turbulence. The camera zooms in on two mounds of Jello jiggling like crazy, then pans up to a well-endowed lady’s, erm, endowments jiggling similarly. It was a funny gag, […]
Going Green Gets More Complicated
Californians who converted their cars to run on vegetable oil pride themselves for saving gas money, as well as promoting alternative or “greener” fuels. Unfortunately, they are also learning that no good deeds go unpunished, especially by the gub’ment:
Dave Eck, a Half Moon Bay mechanic, had attracted a media spotlight with […]
Colorful Fields of Flowers
The cultivation of flower bulb began more than 400 years ago and today Holland produces more than nine billion bulbs every year, of which two thirds are exported overseas.
The $90 million Loess Hills Wind Farm
Rock Port Missouri, population 1,300, is the first 100% wind powered city in the US. Loess Hill Wind Farm, with four 1.25-MW wind turbines, is estimated to generate 16 gigawatt hours (16 million kilowatt hours) of electricity annually. 13 gigawatts hours of electricity have historically been consumed annually by […]
Anthropometry is the study of the dimensions of the human body
Having short arms and legs may raise a person’s risk of developing memory problems later in life, US researchers said on Monday.
They said women with the shortest arm spans were 50% more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than women with longer arm spans. […]
Love hath no bounds when sent through a text message
The tools of courtship have changed. Move over SMS, MMS and texting, the latest trend is sexting - the sending of x-rated text messages or photos to someone on the cellphone. It’s like having a complete foreplay experience via text messaging.
Online promotions account for 22% of overall interactive marketing spending
Spending on online promotions, including contests and coupons, will nearly triple to $22.8 billion by 2012 from $8 billion in 2007, according to Borrell Associates‘ “Online Promotions: The Big Shift” report.