Failed New York City startup Quirky has risen from the dead. Quirky was founded in 2009 with the goal of “making invention accessible” by creating a platform for inventors to submit their ideas, which Quirky could then manufacture and sell. But the …
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The US has produced some of the world’s most important inventions but which are the most significant to come out of each state? Using info collated by MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas, we take a look at the most notable inventions that have emerged …
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Nicole Krauss is an internationally bestselling author. Her novel, The History of Love, (2005) was shortlisted for the Orange, Médicis and Femina prizes and won France’s Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger. In 2007, she was selected as one of Granta’s …
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From a motion-powered hairdryer to a BUTTER grater: The most bizarre Japanese inventions ever made (and some …
Daily Mail Some, like the hairdryer which is powered by the wearer's footsteps, are plainly absurd and impractical, but amusing nonetheless. Others, the baby's onesie which doubles up as a floor mop, for instance, are actually quite clever. Gadget-lovers could be … |
Taking apart old electronics is like “destroying history,” said 11-year-old Jacob Gasiorowski. “We get to dissemble old parts, like old CD players. I also took apart a radio of some sort and a speaker,” said Gasiorowski, who will be a sixth-grader …
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Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have designed a new nano material that can reflect or transmit light on demand with temperature control, opening the door to technology that protects astronauts in space from harmful radiation.
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