Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| 7811704 | Method of making zinc electrode including a fatty acid A composition, method of its preparation, and zinc electrodes comprising the composition as the active mass, for use in rechargeable electrochemical cells with enhanced cycle life is described. The electrode active mass comprises a source of electrochemically active... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7758875 | Vaccine The invention provides a vaccine comprising secreted protein derived from Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (M. ptb) substantially free of whole organisms of that species either dead or alive. The secreted protein may be obtained from a cultur... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744905 | Immunogenic polypeptide isolated from mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and uses thereof The present invention relates to an immunogenic polypeptide isolated from Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and variants of the polypeptide. The polypeptide and variants may be used in vaccines against Johne's disease and in methods for detectio... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7622277 | Process for the production of biodegradable, functionalised polymer particles, and use thereof as pharmaceutical supports The invention relates to a method for producing biodegradable, functionalised polymer particles, and to the use of the same as medicament carriers. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7391215 | NMR apparatus A magnetic assembly for a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus includes a number of primary permanent magnets 1 disposed in an array about a longitudinal axis, the arrangement and/or characteristics of the plurality of magnets being such so as to create a zon... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387773 | Vaccine The invention provides a vaccine comprising secreted protein derived from Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (M. ptb) substantially free of whole organisms of that species either dead or alive. The secreted protein may be obtained from a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7049492 | subspecies for cadmium and zinc recovery A cadmium and zinc hyperaccumulating subspecies from Thlaspi caerulescense and methods for removing or recovering cadmium and zinc from soils by cultivating the Thlaspi caerulescense subspecies on soils containing cadmium and zinc. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6911483 | Ion exchangers The present invention is related to a new quaternary amino (QA) anion exchanger comprising QA derivatized, hydroxy (C2-C4) alkylated and cross-linked regenerated cellulose, in which the level of derivitization with the QA-groups is 1.4 milli-eq... | 06/28/2005 |
| 5789578 | Methods for the preparation of resins with ligands attached thereto through a linking group comprising sulfide, sulfoxide or sulfone functionality Disclosed are methods for the preparation of resins comprising a support matrix having ligands capable of binding a target compound covalently attached thereto through a linking group comprising sulfide, sulfoxide, or sulfone functionality. Specifically, ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5024845 | Method of reducing L-malic acid in juice medium A mutant strain of Schizosaccharomyces #442 (ATCC46954) requiring both glucose and L-malic acid for growth has been produced which is capable of completely utilizing L-malic acid without substantial depletion of glucose. The mutant strain is known as Schi... | 06/18/1991 |
