Inventions
Public
A twine featuring interesting, new, odd or noteworthy inventions.
Recent Activity
Items
-
Bookmark
How Eurocentric Is Your Day? by M. Shahid Alam | P U L S EAt the outset of the classes I teach, I always address the question of bias in the social sciences. In one course – on the history of the global economy – this is the central theme. It critiques Eurocentric biases in several leading Western accounts of the rise of the global economy. This fall, ...
Amira's items
added
2 weeks ago
-
Home - iENAInnovation needs communication! Approx. 800 inventions from 34 countries are in the spotlight Largest joint participation: 38 German SIGNO ...
aggregators
added
3 weeks ago
-
Web 2.0: GE’s Jeff Immelt shows off “stethoscope of the 21st century” | VentureBeatWeb 2.0: GE’s Jeff Immelt shows off “stethoscope of the 21st century” Jeff Immelt, the chief executive officer of General Electric, showed off what he called the “stethoscope of the 21st century” at the Web 2.0 Summit today. He held up a white gadget with a flip-out screen and a control ...
Nova Spivack
added
5 weeks ago
-
iRobot Unveils Morphing Blob Robot (w/ Video)iRobot Unveils Morphing Blob Robot (w/ Video) The blob bot uses a jamming mechanism to change its shape and roll, enabling it to squeeze into small spaces. Credit: iRobot. (PhysOrg.com) -- iRobot's latest robot is unique on many levels. The doughy blob moves by inflating and deflating - a ...
Nova Spivack
added
5 weeks ago
-
First black hole for light created on Earth - physics-math - 14 October 2009 - New ScientistAn electromagnetic " black hole " that sucks in surrounding light has been built for the first time. The device, which works at microwave frequencies, may soon be extended to trap visible light, leading to an entirely new way of harvesting solar energy to generate electricity. A ...
Nova Spivack
added
6 weeks ago
Comments
-
Honda shows small light 'personal mobility' device - Yahoo! NewsLooks like a better Segway...Nova Spivack added 2 months ago
-
Necessity the grandmother of a Pinellas Park inventionThis is a brilliant idea, one that I am surprised hasn't come up sooner!Angela Shupe added 6 months ago
-
99Patent Law Blog (Patently-O): The Death of Google's Patentsvery very interesting.. very interesting indeed, and released on my birthday.. I got a present I didn't expect.Kurt Laitner added 12 months ago
-
DailyTech - MIT Students Develop Revolutionary Solar Dish That is Hot Enough to Melt Steel... and if we're lucky, we'll see this technology on the market in 10 years (at the earliest). Conceptually, this is not new -- NOT at all. But their approach is unique and cheaper than the existing Stirling method. I could add literally dozens of new advances in solar tech each month, but ...David Scott "Lightman" Lewis added 17 months ago
-
The Future Of Voice May Be VoicelessI've been tracking this for a while. This is related to research done for NASA a few years ago.Nova Spivack added 20 months ago
Members
Active
-
Started Jan. 25, 2008
-
Rules of this twine
This Twine has open membership.
Comments are allowed.
Members may ,add items ,invite people
Twine is about discovering, collecting and sharing the content that interests you. Learn More
Join Twine