New Gadgets And Tools In A European Gadget Bulletin
A roundup of new devices includes circular maps with dual hemispheres rotatable together for true relationships, a waist belt leash harness with automatic release, non cracking motion picture screens of flexible fabric, a wrist attached purse with movable cross piece, Tailwind magnetic instrument to regulate engine power, lightweight plywood lifeboats, a collapsible desk cabinet table, and ice creepers for shoes with a shifting heel position. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 231 by sending a three cent stamp to Science Service in Washington.
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Science Service
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Washington, D. C
Bitter-Sweet Vine as Winter Bouquets Favorite
The winter bouquet favorite is the bitter sweet vine with thick clusters of bright orange red fruits. Its yellow leaves drop, but the berries hang on. Its botanical kinship to holly adds a poetic autumnal note.
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By Science Service
Postwar Travel and Rocket Use Beyond World War II
Postwar travel and fishing may utilize rockets for rapid long distance mail from New York to London, weather data collection, and rescue lines. Rockets on vehicles, ships, and planes promise fast transport, sea fishing aids, and potential rocket cars, with research by U.S. agencies aiming to apply the technology safely.
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New York
London
Ati
Kublai Khan
Copenhagen
Waterloo
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Junior Scientists Show Magnetism Affects Metals
A classroom experiment demonstrates that a permanent magnet induces eddy currents in aluminum and copper disks. The rotating magnet makes the disks spin, contrasting with nonmagnetic behavior, and a galvanometer confirms the induced currents.
Flavin Protein Linked to Firefly Lantern Glow
Harvard chemists Dr. Eric Ball and Pauline Ramsdell found flavin-adenine dinucleotide in firefly lanterns and in the body, suggesting the same vitamin B related molecule powers glow. They burned fireflies, analyzed residues, and compared glow quantities to establish this link.
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Eric G. Ball
Pauline Ramsdell
Harvard
Ball
Miss Ramsdell
American Chemical Society
Science Service
Blind typist aids radiologist in X ray dept
A blind typist works in the X ray department of a Scottish base hospital transcription remarks of the radiologist while he screens patients. The arrangement eliminates the need for the radiologist to rely on memory or post examination notes.
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Department of Health
Scotland
British Medical Journal
Wildlife training mirrors air combat in rapid recognition
Ensign George A. Petrides proposes that Wildlife students could census duck flocks deer herds and quail coveys with the same split second speed used to estimate enemy fleets. Lightning fast photo quizzes would teach spot recognition of birds mammals and possibly plants in the field.
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George A. Petrides
Naval
Washington, D. C
Ensign Petrides
Skeleton Tank Train Teaches Tank Mechanics In 24 Day Course
Captain Neil J. DeSanders at Fort Riley Kansas leads an 80 percent practical 24 day tank mechanics program using a live power train. The platform mounted engines let students see and test operations, failures, and repairs outside the hull.
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Neil J. DeSanders
Fort, Riley
Kans
DeSanders
U. S. Army Signal Corps
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Normandy
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Grumman Avengers
U. S. Army Air Forces
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