On August 4th, 1693, Champagne is said to have been invented by Dom Pierre Pérignon, a French monk
Month: August 2016
IBM Research breakthrough in neuromorphic computing
Building artificial intelligence that faithfully mimics the human brain has been an alluring dream of scientists and engineers. Although we have the technology to put billions…
On August 3rd, 1874, a Canadian patent for an “Electric Light” was issued - This Day in Patents
On August 3rd, 1874, a Canadian patent for an “Electric Light” was issued to inventors Dr. Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans, of Toronto, Ontario. They…
Print your own Diamond Jewelry at home
If you thought designing your own jewelry was amazing enough, then brace yourself. You can soon not only design diamond jewelry but also have it…
Facebook might replace typed emoticons with user photos
Emoticons are quite popular on Facebook. Earlier this year, Facebook introduced new emoticons to allow users to express themselves better. The new tmoticons included “love”…
Patent granted for the popular selective map marker aggregation
Traditional, mapping applications typically display pinpoints of information corresponding to various relevant data points on a map. This limits the usefulness of maps as using…
This technology magnetically levitates buildings during earthquakes
Arx Pax is an innovative company popular for its Hendo hoverboard. Possibly inspired from “Back to the future”, the Hendo hoverboard is the first board…
Robin Williams could have been saved by this patent
Suicides are shocking. Not only due to the loss but also because of its sheer unpredictability. Suicidal signs, if at all present, are subtle and…
On August 2nd, 1892 George A. Wheeler, of New York City, patented ideas for the first practical moving staircase, though it was never built - This Day in Patent History
Patent Information Publication number: US479864 A Patent Title: Elevator Publication type: Grant Publication date: Aug 2, 1892 Filing date: Mar 5, 1891 Inventors: George A.…