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Unnatural Acts of Discovery and Invention

On December 2, the centennial anniversary of Einstein’s publication of his general theory of relativity, science fans everywhere will reflect on this amazing act of genius that fundamentally reshaped our understanding of gravity and introduced the world …
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Apple invention uses electrodes to dry out wet iPhone innards

An Apple invention published on Thursday points to work on water resistant portable devices capable of expelling water from speaker and microphone cavities using varied electric charges and acoustics, while another document covers the touch-sensitive …
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Invention Of The Week? Comet Is A Floating Smartphone

Well over 82.5 million smartphones have been destroyed by water and thousands end up lost in restrooms, pools, beaches and oceans. Good news smartphone addicts, Comet has just hit the market and it’s the first of its kind mobile device that is ideal for …
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Invention allows mom-baby contact during C-section

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — About one-third of births in the United States each year are by cesarean section, and often those moms don’t get to have immediate skin-to-skin contact with their babies. That didn’t seem fair to registered nurses Kimberly Jarrelle …
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Mother of invention: Calgary mom makes the Polar Stroller a reality for cross-country parents

Winter will be a little more bearable for new parents wanting to take their little ones for a stroll, thanks to a Calgary couple’s invention. The brainchild of Kelly And Glenn Patterson, the Polar Stroller sees skis attached to the wheels to allow for more …
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Why Adolphe Sax’s Musical Invention Wasn’t Taken Seriously

It took decades—a century even, depending how you count—for Adolphe Sax’s invention to take its place in history. The Belgian instrument maker, born 201 years ago, on Nov. 6, 1814, patented the saxophone in the 1840s. The new instrument, with a …
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