On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney was granted patent for the cotton gin. ‘Gin’ is shortened form of ‘engine’. This cotton engine separates cotton from…
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Shining laser pointers towards airplanes will land you in jail now
It is well known that shining laser pointers towards airplanes can be dangerous to the flights. FAA reported 3,894 laser events nationwide – and pilots…
Drones to replace police dogs
Amazon has been working on drone technology since many years now. Amazon plans to use drones to deliver goods directly to customers from its warehouses.…
Ingenious Inventions: Fighting fire with bass!
Here is a Chinese patent for a Sound wave fire extinguisher. Fighting fire with bass. Patent Information Publication number: CN204932657 U Patent Title: Low frequency sound…
Latest Patent - LG patented cool wrist smartphone
Patent Information Patent Number: D742,373 Patent Title: Mobile phone Inventors: Ji;…
Boeing plans to play with fire
Boeing seems to be inspired by Ayn Rand’s quote – “I like to think of fire held in a man’s hand. Fire, a dangerous force,…
Terminator-style self-healing material patented by NASA
The iconic scene in the movie Terminator where T-1000 robot heals itself of the bullet holes has now become a technological reality. NASA has invented…
Send Group Gifts on Facebook
Currently, Facebook sends notifications about life events (such as birthday and anniversary) of a user to friends of that user Now, they plan to allowing…
Google patents smart reminder technology
Traditionally, reminders are triggered by a date/time associated with a calendar event or a task. This patented technology triggers reminders based on determining co-presence of…
Design of Project Ara smartphone patented
Project Ara is a modular smartphone from Google that is made of a central module board with which individual modules that can be connected. The…