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Back in the Day - The Death of Magnetic Tape 25 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
Today's dying media spotlight is magnetic tape. By definition magnetic tape "is a plastic ribbon coated on one side with an iron-oxide material that can be magnetized by electromagnetic pulses for sto...
How A Photovoltic Cell Works 25 Aug 2013 | 03:25 am
The "photovoltaic effect" is the basic physical process through which a PV cell converts sunlight into electricity. Sunlight is composed of photons, or particles of solar energy. These photons contain...
Inventions are Interdependent 18 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
The first microphone was a telephone transmitter invented by Emile Berliner for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The invention of radio, spurred the invention of better quality broadcasting microphones....
Pictures From The Industrial Revolution 17 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
Enjoy a stroll down yesteryear with our pictorial timeline depicting the major textile-related inventions of the industrial revolution. View the Newcomen steam engine. Find out what a flying shuttle i...
Inventions That Didn't Quite Make It - Spray-on Condoms 15 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
In 2006, German inventor Jan Vinzenz Krause of the Institute for Condom Consultancy created the spray-on condom aka the Sprühkondom . The concept was that men could buy a kit that they could use to ma...
Annual Independent Inventor Conference October 11-12 at the USPTO 10 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) 18th Independent Inventor Conference will be held October 11-12, 2013. After taking place in other regions of the country for the last few years...
Are You An ENTP Personality Type? 4 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am
That's the personality type called the "rational inventor" according to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. The Sorter is a personality questionnaire or temperament analysis designed by Doctor David M. Ke...
Why the YKK on the Zip Tab? 3 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
Have you every wondered why the initials YKK are stamped on most zippers? That's because today most zippers are made by a Japanese company founded in 1934 called YKK, the largest ... Read Full Post
Gerardus Mercator 3 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
The Mercator projection was developed in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator as a navigation tool. Gerardus Mercator was the leading mapmaker of the 15th Century. Terrestrial Globes, Terrain Model Maps, & Armi...
Who Said It? 30 Jul 2013 | 07:45 am
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Answer ... Read Full Post
