New Gadgets Featured From Light Attachments To Tiny Hearing Aid
A roundup of new devices includes a lighted telephone dial attachment with an under dial bulb, reusable library card tabs with adhesive, a Moto-sander for home use, an electric or gasoline powered elevator ladder, vinyl coated rayon clothesline, a light plane radio transmitter receiver, an electric knife sharpener with guiding clips, and a miniature in-ear hearing aid with a printed circuit. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 422 from Science Service.
Poisonous lacquer linked to rash on troops in Japan
Reports say American occupation troops in Japan develop skin rashes after leaning elbows on local bars. Japanese lacquer uses sumac relatives like poison ivy, sharing the same toxin. Prevention centers on keeping elbows off surfaces.
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Terror Birds and Moa at American Museum Exhibit
The Chicago Natural History Museum presents a lifelike Terror Bird restoration and a ten foot moa skeleton at a new Sanford Hall of Biology of Birds in New York. Scientist Dean Amadon estimates the Elephant Bird near 965 pounds and the ten foot moa about 520 pounds.
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Science guides 1948 Olympic track meets at Wembley
London July 29 marks the opening of the fourteenth Olympiad where science governs timing and measurement. Remote starting guns, advanced photo finish systems, aluminum pole vault standards, precise sand pits, and calibrated jump indicators aim to ensure equal optics and fair results across all events.
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Ferdinand May Have Needed Some Vitamin A
Science Service reports at Cornell that vitamin A deficiency in young bulls caused eye damage and night blindness. In a test of twenty bulls, three became stone blind, others suffered night blindness and convulsions, delaying maturity and reducing breeding value.
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New York State Veterinary College
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Junior Scientist Land Sailor Model On Smooth Court
Science Clubs of America describes a simple land yacht sailboat built from common materials. The model uses four ball bearing skate wheels, wooden dowels, a sail from fabric, and a few nails and screws to create a knockdown craft for dry land racing on a smooth surface.
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