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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1948
Page
6
A catalog of inventions includes a car door lock using engine vacuum to lock from start, a bit-weight control device for oil drilling to sustain constant restraining force, aluminized steel for vacuum tube parts, a drying time recorder for coatings, an eye testing and training instrument, a prints dryer for home use, a ribbonwriter adding copies to typewritten letters, and a call for more gadget bulletins via Science Service.
The Summer Snow plant, a tall euphorbia with broad white leaf margins around flower clusters, brightens hot western prairies and plains where mountains do not exist. Widely grown in gardens, it escapes to the East as a popular ornamental.
Chemists outline wetter water fog foams and specialized gases that penetrate burning materials and seal in vapors. Commercial preparations like Unox Penetrant and Drench show strong penetration. fog-foam aids oil and gasoline fires. Foam systems on Navy ships and tugs illustrate wide adoption, while flame retardants and treated textiles cut fire risk and save lives.
Junior scientists show hard boiled eggs spin longer than raw ones. Using a plate and a cup, they demonstrate that liquid contents damp rotation, while a solid yolk and white move as a single unit. Prof. L. G. Hoxton presents this science demo at the University of Virginia.
Humble Oil and Refining introduces Big No. 30, a lighter remote controlled drilling rig enabling a derrickman to operate power tongs from a seated position. The system reduces fatigue, speeds bit changes, and suits deeper 10 000 to 18 000 foot wells while improving safety.
Minnesota Conservation Department funds a project to convert rough fish like buffalo fish into high protein fish meal for livestock and poultry. Portable presses remove water on shore, mass sent to a central plant for processing, turning a net loss into potential profit.
Scientists fertilize a west of Scotland sea with sodium nitrate and phosphates to boost growth of plankton that feed fish. Dr Fabius Gross of Edinburgh University leads a 1942 project with Millport Marine Biological Station and Imperial Chemical Company labs. Loch Craiglin hosts a closed area to test doubled growth of flounders and plaice, with plans for more experiments after five years of success.
British and Irish ornithologists misled by three American blue snow geese mingling with wild gray lag geese off Wexford Harbor Ireland. After weeks of field study, researchers checked zoos across the British Isles but could not confirm whether American blue snow geese can reach the British Isles. The origin remains unsolved with the Whipsnade Zoo birds cited as a possible prior escape.
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