New Gadgets and Machines Highlighted for Home and Industry
A review describes innovations including a universal television receiver operable on AC or DC, a seven inch direct-view screen, and 17 tubes. It also notes asbestos-based insulation tape, heat resistant yet nonflammable, a drafting aid plastic plate for bolts, a convertible infant crib, and a movable non tipping base. Other items include inflatable dress forms, a portable photo copying unit, a solid tire for factory trucks, and a teacher bulletin request for Gadget Bulletin 429 from Science Service.
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Universal Television
Night Marauder Rooftop Gardens Face Raccoon Raids
A garden and pantry raided at night signals raccoon activity, leaving small hand like prints in moist earth. The nocturnal marauder targets garden sass and sweet corn, proving hard to trap or deter. Raccoon intelligence is limited yet strategic in avoiding humans.
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Weetcorn
Coonie
Solar Static Interferes With Television and Radio
Solar noise interrupts ultra high frequency reception and TV, with bursts causing screen distortion and radar blackout. Giant mirrors and radio saucer antennas in the United States and abroad study sun radio emissions, linking sunspots to radio energy and expanding understanding of solar atmosphere and energy distribution.
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Earth
National Bureau of Standards’ Radio Propagation Laboratory
Sterling
Army Signal Corps
Grote Reber
Bureau of Standards
Naval Research Laboratory
Anacostia
D. C
Navy
J. P. Hagan
F. T. Haddock
K. G. Jansky
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Holmdel
N.J
Jansky
Milky Way
Sagittarius
G. C. Southworth
Raber
R. H. Dicke
Radiation Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Science Service
National Bureau of Standards Radio Propagation Laboratory
Cornell University
Quick Homemade Netting and Hammocks From a Simple Mesh Stick
A detailed guide explains a DIY method to make fishnets hammocks and shopping bags using a simple mesh stick and a needle. It describes materials cords and steps to create loops weave patterns form a seine or hammock, and notes variations for different net sizes and uses.
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Science Service
New Study Finds Some Sun Rays Damage Cloth More Than Others
U S Department of Agriculture researchers report that ultraviolet and blue light cause the most damage to cotton sheeting, with long wavelength yellow and red rays also weakening fabric over time. Experiments used filters and controlled exposure to sun light and found directional exposure increased harm.
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P. J. Fynn
J. E. Sands
K. S. Campbell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
Beetle Battle Aids Fight Against Invasive Snail
Tests in Hawaii examine Tefilus the long legged beetle as a potential ally against the Achatina fulica snail. If successful the beetles may be introduced to Guam Saipan and other Trust Territory islands to curb the snail damage and further African beetles could be imported.
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Tefilus
Pacific Islands
Hawaii
Africa
F. X. Williams
Pacific Science Board
National Research Council
Guam
Saipan
Trust Territories
Graphs Predict How Far You Can See By Science Service
The Camouflage Section of the National Defense Research Committee produced graphs from over 2000 visual-target observations to predict naked eye range. Dr Seibert Q Duntley of MIT describes them as simplifying distance estimates under different contrasts illumination atmosphere and target size for detec tion.
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Science Service
Camouflage
National Defense Research Committee
Seibert Q. Duntley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Optical Society of America
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Ottawa
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J. F. Dennis
Laboratoire de l'Ecole Normale Superieure
Paris
National Bureau of Standards
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Dennis
Australia
J. L. Pawsey
Council of Scientific and Industial Research
England
M. Ryle
D. D. Vonberg
Cavendish Laboratory
Cambridge
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Science Clubs of America
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