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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1946
Page
6
A roundup of new devices including a touchless soap dispenser that triggers a beam to operate, a compact eraser tube on a motor shaft, a fast humidity sensor, chimneyless oil furnaces with vacuum draft, a lightweight plastic globe for navigators, anti slip rubber ring for hangers, a radio tele facs system for ship reporting, and a film sound recorder capable of multiple tracks. Readers may request Gadget Bulletin 314 by mail.
The lady's-slipper Cypripedium, also called Venus' pet, is native to our woods and a member of the orchid family. While tropical Cypripediums are sold by florists, the native wildflowers here are just as fine and handsome.
Science Service reports on the wide use of 2 4 D herbicide to kill broadleaf weeds while sparing grasses. It notes selective action, potential drawbacks to bent grasses, soil behavior, and comparisons with ammonium sulfamate. Farmers and homeowners weigh costs, concentrations, and application safety.
A 1946 Science S article explains a beginner friendly electric motor you can assemble at home with no soldering. Using nails fiber washers a glass dropper and wire it guides readers through winding two armature coils and attaching brushes and a commutator to create a working motor.
Two rings build into the objective and light control reveal phase-difference images that show minute, unstained structures in living cells. The technology, seized from Germany and advanced by U S scientists, promises safer research use and potential applications in geology and propellant inspection.
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