Science lab construction interrupted by elevator problem
Wooden Sculpture of Science Genetics
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Free picture of a wooden sculpture about science, genetics and human creativity.
This figure of a playing boy is hand carved out of wood and is supposed to represent the understanding of the human genetics as we are about to discover the true nature of life by applying scientific research to biology and genetics.
This carving art looks so realistic that is is almost like a living child, if you look at it from a distance.
This foto was created in the university of Barcelona. The author of this sculpture is Professor Efraïm Rodriguez Cobos. See more of his work at efraimrodriguez.net
The original version of this sculpture had different colors. Maybe they were corrected to reflect the standardized colors that are used in Genetic Science.
Science lab construction interrupted by elevator problem
Workers have resumed construction of an interim science laboratory at the 4,850-foot level in the old Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, following a three-week delay caused by a mechanical problem with the elevator in the main access shaft.
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Reflections from Science
Science, it is sometimes claimed, is neutral: it is up to society to decide how to employ research findings. Yet society often struggles with its end of the deal. That is because science can also hold up a mirror to the results of our culture’s choices–and we may not like what we see. Consider antibiotics. Since their discovery decades ago, these “wonder drugs” have been used far more widely …
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Science Olympiad set for Jan. 17
Science Project 1974
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In 8th Grade, I invented a safety feature for electrical outlets. It uses an attachable magnet that goes on the male plug (and stays on the plug when you unplug the appliance) and a magnetic reed switch inside the electrical outlet. The current doesn’t turn on inside the outlet until a magnetic field is present. That keeps kids with forks or knives poking into the outlet from being electrocuted.
I won 1st place in Physical Science at the school and the Regional Science Fair that year. I didn’t get to go to State because I was only in 8th Grade. If I had been a Freshman, I would have been invited to go to State competition.
My Dad commissioned a law firm in 1975 to do a patent search. They found in Argentina (U S Patent 3,868,160), someone had a similar invention that used a magnet and two others (No. 3,846,598 and No. 3,699,285) that used the ground prong to push the circuit into a closed state and one other (No. 3,596,019) that was just like my idea except it used a pin attachment on the plug to turn on the circuit in the outlet. Another similar invention was a power cable coupler (Patent 3,496,500) intended to be used in marine environments that had a sliding collar with a magnet in it that matched a reed switch inside the coupler housing and actuated it after the cable was plugged in and locked. I never saw those items on the market. The lawyer said otherwise it was a perfectly patentable idea.
Other ideas I’ve had but other people patented first:
Legos with batteries, wires, lights and motors inside and put together to form a circuit. I have a rejection letter from Samsonite (the owner of Lego products at the time). Now Lego is selling my idea.
Dental Floss Picks (I came up with this idea in the mid ’70′s too, but didn’t do anything with it)
GPS Enabled Polaroid Cameras (now Ricoh has announced a GPS Enabled Digital Camera)
Urinal Toy (pee on a sensor and get a high score)
I have a couple more ideas that I haven’t seen patented yet… but can’t afford the process of getting the patent! It is frustrating waiting too long and seeing your ideas make someone else money.
Are there any other frustrated inventors out there?
Science Olympiad set for Jan. 17
LIHU‘E — Science Olympiad is sponsoring a tournament from 7:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jan. 17, for Kaua‘i student teams from allpublic high schools plus Island School and two middle schools,according to Lenda Hesler, regional director.
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Science’s breakthrough of the year: The first quantum machine
( American Association for the Advancement of Science ) Back in March, a group of researchers designed a gadget that moves in ways that can only be described by quantum mechanics — the set of rules that governs the behavior of tiny things like molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles. In recognition of the conceptual ground their experiment breaks, the ingenuity behind it and its many …
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