New Gadgets and Inventions Highlight The Patent Feed
The Gadget Bulletin highlights new inventions including a convertible bicycle rear seat basket, a cord-shortening plastic plate, bumper cushions for auto bumpers, an inflatable beach lounge chair, and a lifesaving inflatable bag for swimmers. Also shown are a flat aluminum test tube rack, latchless refrigerator doors with magnetic gaskets, inexpensive paper filters for radioactive particles, and an air drying unit using silica gel. Readers may request Gadget Bulletin 515 by mailing a three cent stamp.
Bentones: A Bentonite Clay Develops Uses for Industry
Scientists at Pittsburgh's Mellon Institute for National Lead Company developed Bentones from bentonite a clay that swells in water and forms a jelly in organic liquids. Treated with ammonia compounds it prevents pigment settling preserves coatings and can convert oil into a lubricating grease under Dr John W Jordan supervision.
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Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute
National Lead Company
John W. Jordan
Science Service
Now On More Sources of Oil to Be Discovered
Director, Science Service outlines that oil will remain abundant for decades with 28 billion barrels of proved reserves and ongoing discoveries. Synthetic fuels from coal and shale may emerge, while natural gas and solar-driven synthesis could expand liquid fuels, hydrogen from water, and broader chemical industry use.
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Texas
Gulf
Mexico
Colorado
Science Service
Do It Yourself Plate Rack for Closet Shelf
A simple rack design to hold plates and saucers on edge increases cabinet storage and reduces chip risk. Use wooden strips dowels or wire with rubber tubing, drill holes, and build a trapezoid or rectangular frame sized to your dishes. Sand wax and avoid paint to prevent chipping. add gaps for cups and larger platters.
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Science Service
Nature Ramblings on Mountain Goats in the Rockies and Cascades
The article notes goat births from late spring through early summer in the mountains of Montana Idaho and Washington. It describes nursery herds forming after the birth period, the separation of adult males, and the goats adapting to cold high altitude life with suction cup hooves and powerful leaping. It mentions the relative isolation and the awe provoked by climbers tracking these animals.
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Rockies
Cascade Mountains
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Tony
Ber
Owen Wister
Goats Challenge Climbers on Sharp Cascades and Abyss
An observer recalls mountain goats choosing perilous routes over treacherous ledges with jewel-like rocks nearby. Frederic Irland details a winter Cascade trip where four goats appeared on the edge of Dantean precipices and fled along dangerous ridges as climbers pursued.
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Frederic Irland
Cascade Mountains
Dore
Science Service
Man, Greatest Predator, Gets Blame for Extinction of Species
The article warns that hundreds of wildlife species face extinction this century, naming 13 birds and 15 animals as at risk. It highlights the dodo and Passenger pigeon cases, notes conservation laws and sanctuaries, and lists other endangered birds and beasts worldwide with emphasis on human impact.
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Science Service
International Union For the Protection of Nature
Unesco
Dr. Jackson
Vasco da Gama
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Michigan
Cincinnati Zoo
U. S
Florida
Dakotas
Big Plains
Montana
Red Rock ‘Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Yellowstone
Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard
Borneo
Jackson
Florida Keys
Fish and Wildlife Service
Key West
Mainland
Plains
Papers From Chicago Fire Restored After 80 Years
A 100 page mortgage case file from the U S Circuit Court records in northern Illinois survived the 1871 Chicago fire in a 314 square mile waste. National Archives technicians restored the fragile sheets by lamination to preserve the pre fire records for future reference.
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Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court
District of
Ilinois
National Archives Establishment
Reval Services Administration
Fertilizer Timing Less Effective in Autumn Says UC Pomologist
Science Service reports that nitrogen fertilizers are less effective in fruit orchards when applied in early fall than in other seasons. Dr E L Proeesting discusses California deciduous fruit experiments in California Agriculture.
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University of California
California
E& L. Proeesting
California Agriculture
Science Service
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