New Gadgets Of The Day From Science Service Bulletin
A roundup of new devices includes a transparent storm window with felted side channels to reduce air flow and a sprocket driven sheet. a budget pocketbook with labeled compartments. a driver aid using dual openings on windshield and hood cap to map travel. an ice guard for glasses. a fingernail polish remover tube with built in applicator. a chemical feeder for pipes and tanks. shorthand practice sheets with replaceable transparent pages. and a three cent request for Gadget Bulletin 238 from Science Service.
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Yule Log Traditions and Fireproofed Logs Myth
A historic account notes that a fuel shortage may revive the Yule log tradition once common in grand houses. It recalls how the log was dragged to the hall for wassail, while in the Old South plantations enslaved workers prepared fireproof logs by soaking gum wood to smolder for weeks, delaying field work.
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Old South
New Treatments Promise Shrinkproof Crease-Resistant Fabrics
Postwar fabric advances include shrinkproof wool and crease resistant serges through melamine and formaldehyde compounds. Treatments injected into fibers, or applied at mills, provide durable water resistance and wrinkle control while maintaining feel and appearance. Applications span cotton, rayon, linen, wool, and aramid fabrics with simple home dipping or spraying.
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Ajbe Lew Basel
New Zealand Skies For Seeking Comets
Astronomer Douglas C. Berry of the New Zealand Astronomical Society says New Zealand’s southern skies offer rich opportunities for comet hunting. He notes recent comets seen in Volans and argues amateurs with small telescopes should focus on southern circumpolar regions, as high southern latitudes provide better viewing than Australia or South Africa.
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New Zealands
Douglas C. Berry
New Zealand
Berry
New Zealand Astronomical Society
Otago
Nelson
California
Arizona
Australia
South Africa
Journal of the New Zealand Astronomical Society
Uses for Lithium Postwar Industrial Applications
Lithium, the lightest metal, promises broad postwar industry uses. Once rare, it now finds roles in high-conductivity copper castings, tin and silicon bronzes, aluminum welding, magnesium melting, and metal heat treatment. Dr Hans Osberg of Lithaloys Corporation notes removal of priority restrictions enables new applications.
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Pearl Harbor
Hans Osberg
Lithaloys Corporation
Junior Scientists Drill Holes In Glass And Pottery
A detailed home laboratory guide shows how to drill holes in glass and glazed pottery using a broken file and a brace with turpentine lubrication. It explains steps, from breaking the file to drilling from both sides and making various apparatus such as glass plates for vacuum chambers and drilled plates for aquariums.
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Tangerine syrup and beverage bases developed by Florida researchers
Florida Citrus Commission chemists C. D. Atkins and E. L. Moore, with U.S. Department of Agriculture collaborators, report a light brown tangerine juice syrup and two beverage bases. The process uses pressed juice, filtration, neutralization, and vacuum concentration to create a sweet, vitamin rich product aimed at reducing farmers' costs.
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C. D. Atkins
E. L. Moore
Florida Citrus Commission
Bureau of Agriculture and Industrial Chemistry
Agricultural Research Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Citrus Products Laboratory
Winter Haven
Fla
Atkins
Mr. Moore
J. L. Heid
Fruit Products Journal
Science Service
Fishermen Use Predatory Fish to Boost Pond Catches
Experiments by H. S. Swingle and E. V. Smith at Auburn show largemouth bass can control bluegill overpopulation in ponds. Fertilized ponds yield 500 to 600 pounds per acre versus 40 pounds in unfertilized ones. Proper stocking ratios and seasonal timing maximize growth for bluegill and bass, improving yields and bite rates.
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H. S. Swingle
E. V. Smith
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
Alabama
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