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POPSHow to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate multi-tasker: an accomplished scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer. If you want to be a Renaissance Man (or Renaissance Woman), you can learn a lot from how Leonardo da Vinci lived and thought. Based on studying the life and work of this famous polymath anyone can emulate da Vinci with the following steps.
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POPSInventor creates a new type of hybrid car The engines are named for Robert Stirling, a minister in Scotland who first applied for a patent on his "economiser" engine in 1816. They use external heat to drive internal pistons, creating clean, quiet power for almost unlimited applications. They have been used on occasion to power submarines, coal mine pumps and generators. But engineers have yet to figure out a method of manufacturing them economically for mass use. Kamen said he is not optimistic that struggling American carmakers will embrace Stirling engine technology.
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POPSThe Great Radio Controversy This article proves that Jagadishchandra Bose, an Indian scientist had invented Radio Transmission technology well before Mr. Marconi, however, just fitting to be an Indian, he never attempted to get a patent or get a commercial benefit out of it. And the world as ever goes always behind the things that shine and glitter.
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POPSStephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press
Great stuff. The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution that shaped the modern age. It is the machine that made us who we are today. Stephen…travels to France and Germany on the trail of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press…Along the way he discovers the lengths Gutenberg went to keep his project secret, explores the role of avaricious investors and unscrupulous competitors, and discovers why printing mattered so much in medieval Europe. But to really understand the man and his machine, Stephen gets his hands dirty - assembling a team of craftsmen and helping them build a working replica of Gutenberg's original press. He learns how to make paper the 15th-century way and works as an apprentice in a metal foundry in preparation for the experiment to put the replica press through its paces.
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POPS Free of acid - Blotter art - magnificent! "Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008 ) was a Swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)".
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POPSSafety lighting for bicyclists This light illuminates the rider's legs as they pedal, to make it easier for drivers to realize "oh, hey, that's a bike up there, maybe I shouldn't drive into it."
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POPSBlack Inventors and Scientists- Elijah McCoy Supposedly, after failed attempts by competitors to make counterfeits of his lubricant to avoid using a product created by a Black man, the phrase "real McCoy" was used to refer to his authentic product.
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POPSA transportation revolution Sep 28 - Half-motorbike, half-bicycle - an Austrian inventor says his creation, the "ErockIT", is a cool electric vehicle. "ErockIT" riders have to pedal to get the bike going, and the faster they pedal, the faster the motor goes. The bike can reach speeds of up to 80 kilometres, or almost 50 miles, per hour and its inventor says it could revolutionise transport. Joanna Partridge reports.
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POPS'The Great Pyramids of Russia" Other research has found possibilities for improved immune system functioning, reduction of radioactivity, increasing oil viscosity to improve output and higher crop yields. Crystalline structures placed in the pyramids have been taken to the MIR space station and used in jails for further research. Russian scientific institutions are researching the pyramid's effects as they explore ancient roots of what could be modern healing practices.
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POPSGSInnovate On Demand Manufacturing Software A detailed list of manufacturing software and solutions... Detail Capacity Planning (DCP), Electronic Kanban (eKanban), Inventory, Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Materials, Requirements Planning (MRP), Physical Inventor
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POPSThe Dream Car 123 Inventor Greg Zanis of Sugar Grove, Illinois, has recently patented an electric car, he calls Dream Car 123. This futuristic, one-person, safety vehicle uses today's technology, but eliminates many of the traditional car systems, producing a car that is more efficient, faster and safer to drive than today's mechanical car on the street.
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POPS Keyboard Technology Developer's New Entry: SWYPE Kushler says he can type 55 words per minute on his product. Discount the developer's advantage: Real human beings should be able to motor along at about half that, we estimate. The development team is focused on Windows Mobile (smartphones) and also the tablet version of XP and Vista, and Surface. However, Kushler mentioned how great the iPhone hardware was for his method. While no deal with Apple is pending, I do agree with Kushler that his technology would improve the iPhone experience. The company may also develop Swype for other platforms such as Linux and Symbian. Challenges for the company: Selling the technology. For it to work best for users, it should be embedded at the operating system level.
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POPSThe Evolving AI Ecosystem He takes his theory further, all the way in to the tubes of the internet. In collaboration with Professor Tim Berners-Lee – the co-inventor of the World Wide Web – the pair have been investigating the next generation Web. “What is emerging now is a digital ecosystem,’ says Professor Shadbolt, ‘involving lots of simple systems which connect millions of complex ones – humans!” And there begins to be a certain amount of logic and a lessening of the fear I feel for the day when I am some robots whipping boy. We see such developments already in websites such as Facebook and Flickr, and programs such as Google Earth and World of Warcraft. We are being linked together, ever so slowly by a collective consciousness.
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