New Gadgets and Inventions Highlighted in Bulletin
The gadget bulletin describes heat resistant resin glassware, an electric fan with dual opposing blades, a push pull boat device, a hinged double wing paddle, a safety holder for babies with a framed cot and straps, precise bending machines for aircraft tubing, and aircraft wheel tire and brake tests. Interest info requests to Science Service in Washington.
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Science Service
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Washington, D. C
Notable Poinsettia and Euphorbia Family Broad Plant Notes
The passage describes Poinsettia as a notable member of the Euphorbia genus, kin to the crown of thorns and snow upon the mountains. It notes poinsettia’s Mexican origin, wide global distribution, and related economically important species such as castor oil plant and rubber tree. It mentions Madagascar and African euphorbias that resemble cacti and can reach tree size.
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Mexico
Madagascar
Africa
Paper Masters Wet Strength For War Use And Beyond
Treating paper with resin and other binders gives high wet strength enabling bags, sacks, and even clothing to endure moisture. Creped kraft parachutes can carry 100 pounds and survive 180 mph. Wet strength paper used for maps, masks, soap tissues, and disposable towels.
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Armed Services
Science Service
Bemis Bro. ‘Bag Co
American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp
U. S. Navy Department
Dennison Mfg. Co
Wholesome Foods Popular With Most Rural Texans
A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station survey shows 90 percent of rural Texans like most foods. 400 families across five counties contributed data on 1689 people, with the least liked items including coffee, carrots, sauerkraut, mutton, sweet milk, chevon, rolled oats, cashaw and squash.
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Jessie Whitacre
Division of Rural Home Research
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Whitacre
Texas
Science Service
Illusion Lets Doll Move With Light and Shadow Technique
Science Service describes a simple illusion using one electric bulb two mirrors and a shutter to make a doll or statue appear to dance. A cardboard stage with back drop black lining and a clockwork shutter balances on a lamp to cast moving shadows as the shutter and mirrors rotate.
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Science Service
Water Fog Aids Firemen At Oil Fires
A. A. Jergins of the Petroleum Administration for War urges wider use of water to cool firemen. He says on oil fires valves near the blaze must be shut and a special water fog nozzle can lower radiant heat, allowing firefighters to reach the valve and retreat to safety.
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A. A. Jergins
The
Petroleum Administration For War
American Petroleum Institute
Glass From Scottish Sands Powers Wartime Glassmaking
Untapped silicate deposits in the Scottish Highlands are now used to produce optical glass lenses and other wartime glassware. Prewar Britain relied on imports for fine glass, but local sand from hillside deposits provides high quality material for making flawless glassware and crystal.
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Scottish Highlands
Britain
Build Pin Ball Game for Young Players and Soldiers
Instructions to craft a pin ball style game from cardboard or thin wood 18 by 24 inches or larger with a frame of box strips and a guided marble arc. A single marble release using a clock escapement style mechanism and a plunger made from rod and spring directs shots toward scoring circles marked with nails. A miniature pocket version uses a skate wheel bearings and a mail box base for servicemen.
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Science Service
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