Tiny Stanford invention purifies water in minutes using the sun

Is that a piece of bark in your drink? A bug, maybe? Nope. It’s a tiny water-purifying tablet powered by the sun. The device comes from scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University’s Institute for …
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JPL Annual Invention Challenge – 2016 Rules

The JPL Annual Invention Challenge is ready for its nineteenth year. The title for this year’s contest is the “Don’t Waste a Drop Contest”. The objective and rules are listed below. Questions related to this contest should be directed to …
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Patent No. 2564163A: Receptacle With Elastic Bag Insert And System For Filling And Emptying The Same

Today in 1951, US Patent 2564163 A was issued, an invention of Jean Emile Lucien Leperre, for his “Receptacle With Elastic Bag Insert and System For Filling and Emptying the Same.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes these …
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Patent No. 409056A: Water Coil Boiler

Today in 1889, US Patent 409056 A was issued, an invention of Everett D. Moore, for his “Water Coil Boiler.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes these claims: The object of my invention is to provide an effective and …
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Students’ invention allows quadriplegics to use tongue to control devices

You’ve probably never heard of the phrase “tongue-controlled independence,” but thanks to five enterprising college students, that’s about to change. They’ve just invented life-changing technology: a retainer for quadriplegics that allows them to move by …
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Apple’s latest invention application describes a device that’s better at watching your health

Apple, like many tech companies, applies for a countless number of patents each week. The vast majority of the time, these don’t amount to anything. Sometimes, though, the inventions they present are at least interesting to consider, if only to get a …
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