Patent office rule changes stir ‘outrage’
Patent office rule changes stir ‘outrage’
San Diego Union-Tribune - The number of patents issued by the federal government declined by 11 percent in 2005, the second consecutive year to show a decrease in granted patents. Yet, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says that patent applications increased last year by
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Beauty and the Beast at local theater
Fayetteville Observer - The little girls come to see the tale as old as time for the beautiful Belle. The boys watch for magic, humor and how cool the beast looks. Mom and dad come for the love story and the music, which is among the best of any modern musical
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Man wins prize for weighing elephant
- BEIJING, Jan. 26 — A Shenzhen man won first prize for weighing an elephant with a self-made scale during a CCTV-hosted program on inventions last week, the Daily Sunshine reported yesterday. Wang Dongru, a 42-year-old resident in Longgang District
Source: news.xinhuanet.com
Behind the mind of a founding father: Bruce Museum sheds light on Ben
Greenwich Time - “Apparently he was an athlete and quite fit as a young man,” says Carolyn R. Rebbert, curator of science at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, which will open “Ben Franklin’s Curious Mind” Saturday to commemorate the tricentennial of the statesman’s
Source: www.greenwichtime.com
The Top 50 Inventions
Popular Mechanics - In the past half-century, scientific and technological advances have transformed our world. PM convened a panel of 25 experts to identify innovations that have made the biggest impact, from the hospital to outer space to the kitchen. Here, then, are
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