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When Edison Got His First Patent And Napster Lunched: This Week In Tech History

Edison wrote in his patent application: “The object of my invention is to produce an apparatus which records and registers in an instant—and with great accuracy—the votes of legislative bodies, thus avoiding loss of valuable time consumed in counting …
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A chemistry professor has invented the world’s first drug-sniffing car

Dr. Guido Verbeck created the prototype by equipping a silver 2015 Ford Fusion Energi hybrid sedan with an advanced mass spectrometer, and tested his invention by setting up a fake meth lab in a mobile home and emitting drug fumes through the vents.
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Magnolia and Duplass Brothers Announce First Oscar Campaign for Transgender Actresses

His low-budget triumphalism and mother-of-invention ingenuity hews to a familiar heroic indie-film arc, though more remarkable still is Mr. Baker’s casting of Ms. Rodriquez and Ms. Taylor, both fluid, forceful screen presences. He met Ms. Taylor at the …
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The world’s first hack: the telegraph and the invention of privacy

Concern over personal data interception did not start with GCHQ and the NSA – hacking can be traced all the way back to the 19th century T the Telegraph Museum in the Cornish village of Porthcurno hosts the Cooke-Wheatstone device used to catch …
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First humanoid robot in space wins NASA invention award

Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, that can work alongside astronauts during spacewalks has been selected as the NASA Invention of the Year for 2014. While Robonaut 2 resides aboard the International Space Station (ISS), many of the …
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Why Designers Must Put Invention First

To fulfill their potential, designers should create conditions for proactive, not reactive, thinking, argues Paddy Harrington. The business of design tends to be project focused. A task is established, and a designer is hired to complete it. Usually a …
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