Accidental invention could lead to easier methods of screening drugs and toxins

Almost every cell in the bodies of humans and other living organisms contains DNA, which encodes genetic instructions. Damage to DNA from toxins can have serious effects on health, while other …
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Brooklyn man says his low-tech invention thwarts ‘package pirates’

Helayne Seidman “I’m chasing my tail, but it’s early in the game,” he says. “You look at anybody who’s successful. It took time.” The Bedford-Stuyvesant native boasts his invention is a natural for …
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Best jazz albums of 2019: A year rife with invention and resistance

With new ideas continuing to burst at the seams connecting genres and artists, jazz enjoyed a fertile, far-reaching renaissance in 2019. In these recordings, familiar instruments extended their …
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Naperville bartender’s invention wins Daily Herald martini contest

It started out as a special request from a customer looking for a vodka-based cocktail that was fruity but not sweet. “It was a dealer’s choice,” said Graham Essex, 24, of Chicago, who tends bar at …
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Jelly invention can heal itself like human skin

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have invented a new jelly material that mimics biological matter such as skin, ligaments and bone, and which is very strong, self-healing and …
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2019 Seoul International Invention Fair Awards Go to Highly Professional Inventions

This year, SIIF served as an arena to witness global consumer and technology trends from an array of invention exhibitions. It also presented traveling global inventors with K-pop performance by MUSTB …
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