Inventor forges a ‘shining star’ – Florida Today

Inventor forges a 'shining star'
Florida Today
Robin Elkins is illuminated by his newest invention — a very efficient light source called Elklight — in his warehouse lab in Melbourne. The scientist was inspired by the song 'Shining Star' to go through the travails involved with getting his first

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New Material May Replace Silicon – Product Design & Development


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New Material May Replace Silicon
Product Design & Development
The result is a one-micrometre thick hybrid material which acts as a semiconductor. By comparison, the silicon semiconductors in use today are several hundred times thicker. The semiconductors' ability to conduct electricity may be affected by
Towards replacing silicon with graphenePhys.Org
Is graphene ready to replace silicon?TG Daily

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Inventions take more than ‘Eureka!’ moment – Suburban Life Publications

Inventions take more than 'Eureka!' moment
Suburban Life Publications
Editor's Note: Due to a production error, the following story did not appear in full in your town's local newspaper. The complete version can be read below. Admittedly, it was an unlikely place for inspiration to strike — a water balloon fight at a

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Weird, wacky inventions honoured with Ig Nobel prize – Hindustan Times


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Weird, wacky inventions honoured with Ig Nobel prize
Hindustan Times
Koji Tsukada yells into his invention the "SpeechJammer" during a performance at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony at Harvard University on September 20. The Ig Nobel prize is an award handed out by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine for silly
Are useless inventions really useless?The Voice of Russia
2012 Ig Nobel Prizes Announced, Celebrate Year's Goofiest Achievements In Geekosystem

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BlackBerry Creator Lazaridis Puts $100M Into Nano Labs (Hugo Miller/Bloomberg)

Hugo Miller / Bloomberg:
BlackBerry Creator Lazaridis Puts $ 100M Into Nano Labs  —  Mike Lazaridis, whose invention of the BlackBerry smartphone more than a decade ago redefined the way people send e-mail, is drawing inspiration from the early days of computing for his next act.  —  Backed by his $ 100 million donation …

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Zike inventor bucks odds to become entrepreneur – Greenville News

Zike inventor bucks odds to become entrepreneur
Greenville News
Nathan Scolari, founder and CEO of Zike, decided to take the plunge and turn his bike-scooter hybrid invention into a business after seeing an idea of his brought to life by another company. / MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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