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5 Genius Inventions That Make It Possible To Nap Pretty Much Anywhere
Huffington Post There's nothing quite like a good nap — but for most of us, an afternoon snooze is hard to come by. There are obvious barriers to napping, like having to pick the kids up from school, tackle work deadlines or avoid the boss's watchful eye. There are … |
National Geographic |
Opinion: Why More Inventions Don't Win Nobel Prizes, and Why That's a Good …
National Geographic When Alfred Nobel wrote a will leaving his fortune to underwrite annual prizes for intellectual achievement, he specified that one be given "to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics." To … Complete list of 2014 Nobel Prize winners, updated daily |
Telegraph.co.uk |
How Victorians patented inventions but didn't get round to making them
Daily Mail A host of ridiculous Victorian inventions so strange they were never made it into production have been revealed for the first time. The quirky designs, which include a corset with inflatable bust, a portable bath and a ventilating hat, have been held … The Anti-Garrotting Cravat: the quirky inventions that never got made Patently daft designs: Useless inventions from the Victorian age that were … |
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Images Showcase Wacky Inventions of Yore
NBCNews.com A bike with wings and a personal submarine are some of the innovations featured in an image collection of 20th Century British life. Stilltime Collection / Easyart. 1. Not cramped at all: A submarine for one. As children, almost everyone dreams of … |
USA TODAY |
5 inventions that made average folks millionaires
USA TODAY Have you ever watched a commercial for a successful product and thought to yourself: "I should have thought of that!" Some of history's most successful ideas and inventions are simple, practical things that clever people have turned into something more … |
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UCLA launches effort to bolster inventions and revenues
Los Angeles Times UCLA on Wednesday launched a new, not-for-profit affiliate and advisory board that will seek to increase the number of patents stemming from faculty research, then get the inventions and discoveries into the commercial realm faster. Westwood Technology … |