New Gadgets And Machines Highlighted In Science Bulletin
A collection of novel devices includes a key carrier with a twin key coupling for trunk access while ignition stays in the lock. A chlorine solution feeder shows sterilizing water under pressure, with a transparent container to view the hypochlorite flow. An airfire gun uses a ping pong ball as a projectile, with a movable handle on a central rod. A television tube tester records the full visible spectrum automatically in under a minute. A carbon dioxide powered firetransceiver drives dry powder into flames from 20 to 30 pounds, designed for portable use. For more information, request Gadget Bulletin 448 from Science Service.
Antibiotics Means Life Saving Germ Fighters
The term antibiotic comes from bios life and anti against. It explains how antibiotics like streptomycin and penicillin fight disease germs. Some originate in plants such as tomatin from tomatoes. humans also manufacture one.
Potent immune serum globulin boosts measles safety
The article explains immune serum globulin from Red Cross blood programs reduces measles deaths and complications, with antibodies from donor plasma aiding prevention and milder disease. It notes wartime plasma work, the shift from dried plasma, and the 1947 48 measles year and the 1948 regional blood program launch in Rochester.
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Metals Memory Reveals Strain History Effect
University of California scientist Prof J E Dorn reports metals have a memory of their mechanical history. If two identical metals undergo the same strain rate at different temperatures, they become structurally different, challenging the idea of fixed stress strain rate temperature relations.
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Snow and Soil: How Snow Protects Winter Grain
The piece explains how a thick snow cover reduces evaporation and insulates dormant winter grains, preventing heaving and frost damage. It notes glaze ice risks, air- starved leaves, and the long term water benefits after snow melts, linking snowfall depth to next summer grain yields.
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Home Frozen Foods Prove Bacteria Free in Tests
Scientists at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station tested peas and corn to compare freezing methods. They found that foods frozen in still air at zero Fahrenheit show no noticeable bacterial increase during frozen storage, indicating home freezers can keep foods reasonably bacteria free.
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New Diet for Bossy Proves Less Tasty
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Dairy Industry reports an experiment at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station comparing by product diets with standard grain feeds for dairy cows. Dried citrus pulp dried sweet potatoes and peanut meat were offered and found to be equally nutritious and cheaper, but cows repudiated the pulp sweet potato peanut mix as less tasty.
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Do It Yourself Kitchen Window Ventilator from Fan
A take down shelf supports a medium sized electric fan to vent a kitchen. Keep odors out and walls from smoky repainting by mounting two shelf brackets and a brass strip hanger. The unit can be removed. the window closes with the shelf and ventilator in place when not in use.
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Foods of Tomorrow Taste Test Showcases Future Dishes
A U S Department of Agriculture luncheon showcased future foods developed in government labs and fields. Dishes included Peerless lima beans, a new Comanche wheat bread, green peas from dehydrofreezing, and cheeses with a novel cheese spread. Most items await further testing before wide release, promising better eating in years ahead.
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