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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1948
Page
6
A round up of early 20th century innovations includes a cold frame greenhouse with UV and IR permeable cover, DC television converters for city users, a color printing machine, a high speed railroad car washer, a tunable plastic musical horn, a bath shower control, a butt gauge for doors, a glare filter for car mirrors, and an invitation to request Gadget Bulletin 408 from Science Service.
The article explains how new flower varieties like the Radiance cosmos and Pink Sensation petunia arose from decades of breeding. It traces origins from the Netherlands India and Japan, noting mutations and selective crosses, and highlights a 1948 All American Selection win for Radiance. Badger Seeds, Ltd produced Radiance after a long program beginning with an Indian cosmos sport.
A census of meteoritic material from Canyon Diablo Arizona is underway led by Dr H H Nininger and the American Meteorite Museum Winslow AZ. Report collected specimens numbers and weights to locate buried meteorites and determine the crater’s past. The article also explains plant hybrid challenges and seed kits from Science Service.
A detailed guide explains constructing a low voltage divider from nichrome resistor elements to obtain voltages from a fraction of a volt up to 110 in AC or DC. It covers parts, assembly steps, safety cautions, and voltage estimation by turns or inches, noting hot elements and potential hazards.
Sturgeons rank among the oldest fish lineages once dominating the seas. Newer species displaced them, leaving only a hardy few. For anglers seeking a tough fight the sturgeon offers a large, aggressive quarry that is hard to land.
The text notes that while all 28 known solar system moons are smaller than their primary planets, two of Jupiter rally are slightly larger than Mercury, the smallest planet.
Four new insulating materials are reported by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. One shields jet plane tails from exhaust heat while three function at low temperatures. They range from a sand like product to a foam eight to ten times lighter than cork. Blankets of sand protected planes and crew from jet exhaust. The substance, called
Viscose rayon fibers absorb dye non uniformly with the core taking up dye faster and losing it more quickly than the skin. In tests with Solo phenyl Fast Blue Green BL the core colored first while the skin remained pale until Victoria Blue penetrated both core and skin.
The text describes an experiment where fibers absorb dye, are washed with alcohol to bleed out excess dye, and dried before significant loss from the skin. An end-on view of the fibers was photographed. Dr. P. H. Hermans led the preparation, with full staining details in the Textile Research Journal.
Refrasil a near pure silica fiber from H I Thompson Co notes feels like cotton but is fragile. Florofoam a snow white plastic foam by United States Rubber Co aids low temperature insulation and flotation. Monsanto Chem Co touts Santo cel saves up to 50 percent space versus standard insulation. Dow Chemical Co reports Styrofoam a rigid expanded polystyrene foam for cold insulation.
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