New Gadgets and Machines Spark Innovation Bulletin
A wide range of new devices is showcased. Automatic car door locks use engine vacuum to secure doors during operation. Bit-weight control for oil drilling manages downward force up to 18 000 feet. Aluminized steel promises better welding and lower costs for vacuum tube parts. A drying time recorder tracks film drying on a rotating daily pin. An eye testing and training instrument aids vision correction and binocularity. A compact dryer suits small shops for prints and blueprints. Ribbonwriter attachments enable multi copy typing without carbon. For more, send a stamp for Gadget Bulletin 428.
Snow on the Mountain Lights Western Prairies
Bright patches of summer snow appear on the hot western plains where no mountains exist and snowfall is unlikely for weeks. The unusual spectacle contrasts with the season and landscape, drawing attention to the fading alpine imagery in plain terrain.
Chemists Find New Weapons To Battle Flames
Chemists report Wetter water fog foams and fire-extinguishing chemicals replacing plain water to fight fires. New agents like Unox Penetrant and Drench enhance penetration, while fog-foam Aids oil and gasoline fires and Navy uses foam on ships.
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United States
Hard Boiled Eggs Spin When Fresh and Not Raw
Junior Scientists describe a spinning test using a hard boiled egg on an inverted plate and a raw egg in a cup. The hard boiled egg spins longer and reverses, while the raw egg stops quickly, illustrating how liquid contents damp motion.
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L. G. Hoxton
University of Virginia
Humble introduces remote control drilling rig for deeper wells
Humble Oil and Refining Company unveils Big No 30 with remote control power tongs and a pipe rack to ease derrick operations. Derrickman seats operate the system reducing fatigue and boosting safety as wells reach 10 000 to 18 000 feet. The device automates bit changes and pipe handling, enabling sustained faster drilling.
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Humble
Rough-Fish May Be Converted Into Feed By Science Service
Minnesota Conservation Department funds a project to convert rough fish species not desired by anglers into high protein fish meal for livestock and poultry. Portable presses will remove water at shore sites, then the de watered mass goes to a central plant for processing. Currently rough fish are wasted or discarded as fertilizer, but the plan aims to turn them into a modest profit.
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Science Service
Fish Grow Faster in Enclosed West Scotland Sea
Dr Fabius Gross of the University of Edinburgh leads a 1942 experiment with Marine Biological Station Millport and Imperial Chemical labs to fertilize an enclosed sea off Loch Craiglin with sodium nitrate and phosphates. Small flounders and plaice feed on fertilized plants, and a new experimental area is planned after five years of success.
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Scotland
Fabius Gross
University of Edinburgh
Marine Biological Station
Millport
Imperial Chemical Companies
Britain
Loch Craiglin
Gross
Scientists Fooled by Birds From Zoo in Ireland Visit
British and Irish bird students tracked three American blue snow geese that appeared with wild gray lag geese at Wexford Harbor Ireland. They investigated zoos and private collections to explain the sighting, noting a prior incident of clipped wing blue geese from Whipsnade Zoo that may have escaped and bred. The mystery of whether American blue snow geese can reach the British Isles remains unsolved.
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Wexford Harbor
Ireland
British Isles
Whipsnade Zoo
England
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