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Last update: Oct 27, 2003
Building An Evolutionary City In 24 Hrs In A Room Oct 27, 2003
He
will lead the experiment supported by teams of artists, thinkers,
builders, musicians, architects, inventors, chefs, scientistsours,
friendsis project is being developed and funded through the joint
initiative of 3 independent Art- and Architecture studios including
Pavlov Medialab (Groningen), S333 Architecture + Urbanism (Amsterdam),
and Onix Architecten (Groningen), with additional support from Platform
GRAS (Groningen Architecture Center) en Peter de Kan Grafisch ontwerp.
NOTES TO T HE EDITOR (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand).
At sea with Manet Oct 26, 2003
The sea has challenged inventors, bewitched mariners, enriched merchants, put food
on fishermen's ... of a fine, new show of water-related paintings at the Art ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)
Sports stars gather to give testimony in steriod hearing Oct 26, 2003
Smarts
aside, he added, THG's inventors can't change certain elements of
anabolic steroids. "I doubt there is anything they can do to make
something that will give you huge muscles but won't also shrink your
testicles," he said (Houston Chronicle, TX).
Numerous events ring in state's bicentennial Oct 26, 2003
Wilbur
and Orville Wright, the inventors of the airplane, are two famous
Ohioans. Likewise, John Glenn, who made history in 1962 as the first
American to orbit the earth, is a native Ohioan (Coshocton Tribune,
OH).
Wright-Dunbar business corridor bouncing back Oct 25, 2003
Orville
and Wilbur Wright, inventors of the airplane in 1903, and Paul Laurence
Dunbar, famed poet, grew up and conducted business in the area that
bears their name. Dunbar and the Wrights historical landmarks are
preserved throughout the Wright-Dunbar business district (Dayton Daily
News, OH).
Community notes Oct 24, 2003
Roundtable
discussions include "Innovators and Inventors Journey into the Future,"
which brings scientific leaders together to discuss the most innovative
and groundbreaking discoveries and the challenges that lie ahead, and
"What Is This Year's Biotechnology Fashion? What's Hot What's Not,"
where venture capitalists, investment bankers and Big Pharma business
development professionals will highlight the hottest technology
"fashions" in biotechnology. As in years past, Ernst and Young will
also use the venue to present "Resilience: The Americas Biotechnology
Report 2003." (Allston Brighton TAB, MA).
Evoking the spirit of Diz: Long-time colleagues play tribute to ... Oct 23, 2003
...his death in 1955, so do the spirit and art of trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie,
who was, along with Parker and Thelonious Monk, one of the inventors of ... (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)
American Idol of Inventions Underway Oct 20, 2003
NEW
YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventor Rich Errera is one of the 33
proud semi-finalists in the United Inventors Association / Inventors'
Digest 2003 National New Products Hunt, which was sponsored by the
Procter & Gamble Company. The Patents Pending "Roller" and
"Stamper" were elected from a field of more than 400 entries, which
were submitted by inventors from across the United States (Yahoo News
(press release)).
White supremacy doctrine thrives on lies Oct 19, 2003
According
to Kevin Campbell, in his article titled How Black Inventors Changed
America (Ebony February 1997), without the efforts of Lewis Howard
Latimer, we would not have electric bulbs. Indeed, most of the
inventors never got due recognition for their genius, as they and their
inventions were "owned" by their masters (Harare Herald, Zimbabwe).
Carnegie Science Center Welcomes New Director; Receives National ... Oct 21, 2003
"I'm
joining an institution devoted to creating life-long learners,
explorers, inventors -- people who aren't afraid to experiment and try
new things, and that's exciting to me." Haas begins her work at the
Science Center on November 1. "We look forward to working with Jo,
whose strong belief in the importance of reaching out to the community
mirrors the convictions of the Science Center staff, its board, and its
many volunteers," said Howard Bruschi, chairman of the Carnegie Science
Center Board (Yahoo News (press release)).
American Idol of Inventions Oct 18, 2003
Inventor
Rich Errera, is a proud semi-finalist in the United Inventors
Association / Inventors' Digest 2003 National New Products Hunt, which
was sponsored by the Procter e Company. His two unique Patents Pending
food embossing inventions were elected from a field of more than 400
entries, which were submitted by inventors from across the United
States, having strong competition (Emediawire (press release)).
Compelling Comedy Oct 21, 2003
All are creative creatures, artists, writers, inventors, and yet none of them have
let a ... off from reality but very happy in her own world of play writing, art ... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
3Com mulls R&D center outside US Oct 21, 2003
During
the past two decades, 3Com's team of inventors and engineers has earned
more than 917 U.S. patents, with over 873 additional applications
pending. According to the information the 3Com site, in 2001 the
company was ranked 76th in total U.S. patents secured, well ahead of
major networking competitors (CIOL, India).
Patents received Sept . 23 Oct 15, 2003
Crucible
Materials Corp. for "Clad power metallurgy article and method for
producing the same, No. 6,623,690." Inventors were Frank J. Rizzo,
McMurray, Brian A. Hann, Pittsburgh, Joseph F. Perez, Elizabeth. PPG
Industries Ohio Inc., for "Coating compositions having improved
adhesion, coated substrates and methods related thereto, No. 6,623,791.
Inventors were Richard J. Sadvary and Lawrence G. Anderson, both of
Pittsburgh, Shiryn Tyebjee, Allison Park, Thomas R. Hockswender,
Gibsonia. Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to
coating compositions comprising at least one reactive functional
group-containing polysiloxane, at least one reactant comprising at
least one functional group that is reactive with the functional
group(s) of the polysiloxane, and at least one boron-containing
compound selected from boric acid, boric acid equivalents and mixtures
thereof. Other embodiments of the present invention are directed to
cured coatings formed from the foregoing coating compositions. Further
embodiments are directed to substrates coated with the aforementioned
compositions. PPG Industries Ohio Inc., for "Multilayer heat
processable vacuum coatings with metallic properties and method of heat
processing, No. 6,623,794 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA).
Business calendar Oct 19, 2003
Paul. Free. Call 651-293-0892. Topic: Tour of training center. Inventors Network
monthly meeting. ... Call 952-897-7303. Topic: The art of the possible. ... (Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN)
Tumult in the Clouds Oct 20, 2003
The
Wright brothers displayed singular gifts as systematic investigators of
aviation history, as inventors, and as research scientists in the
laboratory. They had no interest in stunt flying and trained themselves
for nearly a decade as careful, adept, patient, resourceful pilots (The
New York Review of Books).
Song from Nature's Depths Oct 08, 2003
A
pioneer in whale heart research as a basis for human applications,
Reynolds was one of the inventors 45 years ago of the pacemaker, an
electric stimulator that regulates heart contractions, used worldwide
by people who suffer heart arrhythmia. The cantata "Pacificanto", which
in the final phase involved the labour of more than 400 people and the
sponsorship of 35 state and private firms, has meanings that transcend
art, said the respected Colombian engineer (Inter Press Service).
The Almanac Oct 18, 2003
In
1931, Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in
history, died in West Orange, N.J., at the age of 84. In 1959, the
Soviet Union announced an unmanned space vehicle had taken the first
pictures of the far side of the moon (Washington Times, DC).
EP in favour of a legal framework for the patentability of ... Oct 15, 2003
In
the absence of such a harmonization, "the situation would become even
more unclear, uncertainty would become a common factor among inventors
and the patentability of pure software would not even be guaranteed".
Exclude pure software from patents The draft directive caused many
controversies (Fenetre Europe, France).
Top 10 Patent Myths Oct 03, 2003
"I
believe investors or lenders are very impressed by patent protection.
Seldom will an angel invest in a project that does not offer patent
protection," said Jack Lander, president of the United Inventors
Association, vice president of the Yankee Invention Exposition and
founder of the Inventor's Bookstore. Patents give you an excuse to
participate in inventors-entrepreneurship conferences, which is a great
way to schmooze and get ideas you would never think of otherwise
(Entrepreneur).
Dine Time Oct 08, 2003
The
Belgians the actual inventors of french fries, by the way use
mayonnaise. For us, there is fry sauce (Salt Lake City Weekly, UT).
Those Daring Young Men In Their Flying Machine Oct 10, 2003
...the Wrights, decided to take a risk with the plane, much as the inventors ... how these
men and their invention captured the public's imagination in songs and art ... (Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY: Expo honors ND progress Oct 14, 2003
The
technology forum is drawing inventors and big-name entrepreneurs
worldwide. This year's guest list includes popular Web site eBay
insider Jim Griffith, Qwest Communication CEO Richard Notebaert and
famed California inventor Woody Norris, who's invented the
single-passenger helicopter and a device that can focus and disperse
sound the same way light can be controlled (Grand Forks Herald, ND).
Woodstockhausen lures esoterica out of the basement Sep 25, 2003
What
has enticed these innovators and inventors out of the depths of
anonymity. The sixth annual Woodstockhausen, with taped music tonight
at Cayuga Vault and live music Saturday at the UC Santa Cruz Recital
Hall is one lure (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA).
Chaldeans preserve history Oct 12, 2003
Museum
organizers dream of reproducing part of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
and of crafting a timeline of the entire 5,000-year history of the
Chaldean people -- the inventors of the wheel, the first lawgivers, and
some of the first Christians in the world, converted by St. Thomas the
Apostle in the first century. Still, even in Metro Detroit, home to the
largest Chaldean population this side of Iraq, "nobody knows who we
are," said Rosemary Antone, chairwoman of the cultural center committee
(Detroit News, MI).
InventQjaya aims to be the best Oct 05, 2003
Inventors,
he said, work best when they are provided a role model, the best tools
and a long-term vision of a credible institution, and InventQjaya is
confident it can attract the best scientists, as well as funding. Using
the best equipment and rewarding excellence as part of the work
culture, InventQjaya will provide a place for Malaysian scientists and
technologists abroad to return home (The Star, Malaysia).
On Burgundy's Chateaux Road Sep 28, 2003
In
a long, 19th century gallery full of vintage scientific equipment left
by several well-to-do Thenard inventors, I further learned the more
plausible fact that three things -- the lead pencil, a peculiar blue
dye and hydrogen peroxide -- were each invented here. The current
count, affable Jacques Thenard, reportedly calls the room his "torture
gallery," a painful reminder of greatness lost (San Francisco
Chronicle, CA).
Company Information Center Sep 25, 2003
Inventors
to-be can go online to www. An expert panel of inventors and
entrepreneurs will decide who walks away with a $25,000 prize (Business
Wire (press release)).
Appeals court narrows landmark patent ruling – a little Oct 02, 2003
Very
few US patent applications succeed without some degree of amendment, so
the decision, in November 2000, made inventors nervous. It threatened
to render thousands of patents worthless (Out-Law.com, UK).
Software patents limited by European Parliament vote Sep 25, 2003
Parliament
has made a great mistake by proposing a number of damaging amendments
which will roll back patent protection for Europe’s inventors in
sectors as diverse as telecommunications, motor vehicles, information
technology, machine tools and consumer electronics.. He went on
(Out-Law.com, UK).
BIG BROTHER'S JON TO LAUNCH DESIGN CONTEST IN ABERDEEN Oct 03, 2003
Budding
North-east inventors are being urged to take the first steps to success
by registering for a competition which is being launched in Aberdeen
tonight. The Ideasfactory: Think Design competition, which is backed by
Channel 4, Scottish Enterprise and Aberdeen City Council, will be
launched at 8pm at Triple Kirks, on Belmont Street, by Big Brother's
Jon Tickle (North Scotland Press and Journal, UK).
MIT's HexFlex Manipulates The Nanoscopic ; Could Impact Fiber - ... Oct 01, 2003
The
HexFlex, developed by MIT inventors led by Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering Martin Culpepper, has won a 2003 RAward. The
awards honor the 100 most technologically significant new products and
processes, as determined by the editors of Rzine and more than 50
experts (Science Daily).
Inventing the absurd Sep 25, 2003
"It's
impossible to generalise about what we have in the exhibition or the
inventors themselves except to say that they like to create. "Because
we're fringe," he says, "we do look for things that are a bit
inspirational. I mostly reject the banal (The Age, Australia).
