New Gadgets and Tools Featured in Gadget Bulletin 459
A collection of new devices includes a moisture absorbing salt shaker, a tri-faced instrument sharpener, a solar angle device with a rotary model table, a rear window wiper for curved glass, a multi use scalloper, lawn edge trimming shears, automatic hot water radiator valves, a rain resistant Panama type hat, and a 30 pound capacity plastic fish bag. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 459 by sending a three cent stamp to Science Service in Washington.
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Science Service
Washington, D. C
Nobel laureates aid research at U S National Institutes
Three Nobel Prize winners work as special research fellows at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda and Woods Hole studying life origins through muscle chemistry and atomic theory. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi highlights muscle as life’s starting point, while Otto Warburg advocates plant efficiency and Bernardo Houssay stresses gland balance in health and disease.
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Otto H. Warburg
Germany
Bernardo A. Houssay
Argentina
Szent-Gyorgyi
National Institutes
Muscle Institute
Woods Hole, Mass
Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
U. S. National Cancer Institute
Otto Warburg
Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute For
Berlin-Dahlem
Dean Burk
National Cancer Institute
Sterling B. Hendricks
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Warburg
Nature
National Institutes of Health
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Budapest
R. E. Dyer
You Can Do It Number Screens With Nails To Avoid Seasonal Mix-Ups
Home science advice suggests using round head brass nails or brads to mark storm sashes and screens for easy, paintable, durable labeling. Mark each sash with a simple corner reference and a numeric code so replacements fit correctly, even in the dark, avoiding seasonal mix ups.
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Science Service
Glass Sash Hammering How-To Tips from Early Workshop
Instructions describe careful hammer use on glass and screens to prevent breakage. It advises resting the hammer on glass for brad driving and sliding the hammer head along surfaces. A sheet of cardboard is suggested behind the wire when working on screens.
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Science Service
FIDO fog clearing system adapts for commercial use
The FIDO project, named from fog and intensive dispersal of, uses burners to heat air over runways to raise saturation and absorb water vapor in fog. Originated by Britain in WWII to clear English bases fog, now transitioning to commercial applications.
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Science Service
Sugar Scientists Waking Up Cane Plants to Boost Yield
Hawaiian researchers at the Sugar Planters Association experiment station report midnight lighting can prevent tasseling in sugar cane. Dr George O Burr explains a one minute light exposure interrupts the flowering hormone, improving control of sugar production and guiding chemical spray research. Experimental plots on Oahu show no tasseling since tests began last August.
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George O. Burr
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association Experiment Station
Kahuku
Oahu
Burr
Bossy Tried as Heater For Farmer's Home
A Swedish experimental farm at Ugerup tests harvesting barn heat for home heating. Cows and other livestock in barns October to May heat air, which rises to copper coils, warms a refrigeration like solution, feeds a compressor, and heats radiators at the farmer's house with promising fuel savings.
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Sweden
New Kenaf Fiber Grows in Cuba and El Salvador
Kenaf fiber now grown in Cuba and El Salvador offers a viable substitute for imported jute in sugar and coffee bags and burlap. The plant Hibiscus cannabinus reaches 8 to 12 feet in 100 days, yields strong long fibers, and also produces oil from its seeds, matching the sugar industry cycle and labor needs.
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Cuba
el Salvador
India
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Ugerup
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