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Tree that can bear 40 types of fruits [Ingenious Inventions]
Sam Van Aken, an art professor at Syracuse University, has invented a tree that can bear 40 types of fruits. He used chip grafting, which…
Treadwall, the Rotating Climbing Wall [Ingenious Inventions]
Rotating Climbing Wall This is Treadwall, the rotating climbing wall for training and recreation. It moves by body weight alone, so it automatically matches your…
This Day in Tech History - Linux was announced by Linus Torvalds [August 25, 1991]
Linus Torvalds, then a 21-year-old university student in Finland, announced his “little” project (which would become Linux) on user group “comp.os.minix”. His post was titled,…
Inventor Spotted - He has set relationship goals for all of us
Most of the time, necessity is the mother of invention, but sometimes it is just love! Here is a patent for a cart having a…
This day in Tech History - Pepsi-Cola invented [August 28, 1898]
Caleb Bradham made the drink at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was named after the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used…
This day in Tech History - First flight of a jet plane [August 27, 1939]
First flight of the turbojet-powered aircraft Heinkel He 178 was accomplished this day in 1939. It was the world’s first jet aircraft. Dr. Hans von…
This day in Tech History - Chinese invent toilet paper [August 26, 580 CE]
It is believed that Chinese invented toilet paper, this day back in the year 580 AD. Before this invention, humans relied on tree barks, leaves, moss,…
Humans have a limited battery life!
A lot of research has gone into increasing the capacity of humans to do physical work. This includes development of exoskeletons. The first exoskeleton was…
Robot scores a hole-in-one
Robot scores a hole-in-one The robot might be an ideal replacement for Tiger Woods. The game of golf as we know it is going to…