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Ivins stood to gain financially from anthrax scare
Bruce E. Ivins, the government biodefense scientist linked to the deadly anthrax mailings of 2001, stood to gain financially from the huge federal spending in the fear-filled aftermath of those killings, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Ivins is listed...Tags: Vaccines, Invention and Innovation, Lawyers, U.S. Postal Service, Hospitals and Clinics
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UCSD researcher awarded National Medal of Science
SAN DIEGO -- President Barack Obama Tuesday named a San Diego biomedical engineering professor as a recipient of the National Medal of Science.
Shu Chien of UC San Diego is one of seven eminent researchers chosen for the annual honor, The White House...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Medical Research, University of Pennsylvania, Biotechnology, New York University
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Paper-thin computers can be rolled up, stuffed in a pocket [Video]
L.A. Times Tech BlogIt's one invention that is sure to set science fiction fans all agog: a paper-thin computer that can be rolled up and stuffed in a pocket. Researchers at the Queens University Human Media Lab in Ontario, Canada, have developed a...... -
Will-I-Am Takes On Segway Inventor In Robot Battle
KPLR11.comOn Friday, teams from around the world brought their best robots and to compete in the F.I.R.S.T. championship. Inventor Dean Kamen founded F.I.R.S.T., which stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. "I always thought that...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Science
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Ideas, Discoveries and Aeronautics at Lincolnwood’s Annual Science Fair
TribLocal - EvanstonIn a packed gym last Thursday, February 10th, a record number of aspiring scientists and inventors took part in the annual Lincolnwood School Science Fair. …... -
Students top scientists in contest
Two hundred and sixty middle- and high-school students flocked to JPL's campus Friday to compete in the 13th annual Invention Challenge.
A total of 34 teams (19 student and 15 JPL teams) were challenged to create devices that would lift a ping-pong ball...Tags: Science, South Pasadena
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Book review: 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World' by William Rosen
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
William Rosen
Random House: 372 pp., $28
A young Steampunk's dream, William Rosen's "The Most Powerful Idea in the World" manages to make sense of the many threads that...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Fiction, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Ecosystems, Alternative Energy
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Camp Invention Makes Learning Science a Fun Thing to Do
AnchorKids in the Fayetteville Independent School District are back in the classroom this summer. They're learning more about science while having some fun! It's called Camp Invention. "I love science and taking things apart. Since the camp was right here,...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Science
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David Warren dies at 85; inventor of the 'black box' flight data recorder
David Warren, an Australian scientist who invented the flight data recorder famously known as the "black box" to help investigate aircraft accidents, died Monday in a Melbourne nursing home. He was 85. Australian defense officials announced the death but...Tags: India, Sydney (Australia), Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons, Melbourne (Australia)
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Igor (D)
87 min. Rated PG Directed by Anthony Leondis (Director; Lilo & Stich 2) Have you ever seen a kid's movie that was completely not for kids? But not in that, "oh, the humor is for adults, and it's too sophisticated for kids" kind of way... but...Tags: Movies, John Cleese, Invention and Innovation, Suicide, Fiction
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WEST BANK: Young Palestinian inventors head to California science fair
Babylon & BeyondAseel Shaar, Nor Arda and Aseel Abu Leil are 14-year-old ninth-graders at the United Nations-run Askar Girls School in Nablus, a West Bank city. The trio is headed to California to exhibit their invention, an electronic cane for the blind,...... -
Kids Experiment at Camp Invention
Instead of spending the summer playing video games or watching cartoons, some young people in the Poconos are becoming inventors.
"I want to be a scientist," said 11-year-old Sean O'Connor.
Jacob Molinaro, 10, said, "An author or a blacksmith."
"I have...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Elementary Schools, Gaming, Science, Schools
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