Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120448 | High frequency nanotube oscillator A tunable nanostructure such as a nanotube is used to make an electromechanical oscillator. The mechanically oscillating nanotube can be provided with inertial clamps in the form of metal beads. The metal beads serve to clamp the nanotube so that the fundamental res... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8039438 | Synthetic peptides that cause F-actin bundling and block actin depolymerization Synthetic peptides derived from sucrose synthase, and having homology to actin and actin-related proteins, sharing a common motif, useful for causing acting bundling and preventing actin depolymerization. Peptides exhibiting the common motif are described, as well a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7816055 | Compact fuel cell A novel electrochemical cell which may be a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is disclosed where the cathodes (144, 140) may be exposed to the air and open to the ambient atmosphere without further housing. Current collector (145) extends through a first ca... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7483509 | Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a suspect container. The system and its method include irradiating the suspect container with a beam of neutrons, so as to induce a thermal fission in a portion of the special nuclear m... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7474725 | Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a suspect container. The system and its method include irradiating the suspect container with a beam of neutrons, so as to induce a thermal fission in a portion of the special nuclear m... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7277521 | Detecting special nuclear materials in containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a container. The system and its method include irradiating the container with an energetic beam, so as to induce a fission in the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma rays tha... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261871 | Fabrication of carbon nanotube films from alkyne-transition metal complexes A simple method for the production or synthesis of carbon nanotubes as free-standing films or nanotube mats by the thermal decomposition of transition metal complexed alkynes with aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl substituents. In particular, transition metal (e.g. C... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7136757 | Frequency-dependent processing and interpretation (FDPI) of seismic data for identifying, imaging and monitoring fluid-saturated underground reservoirs A method for identifying, imaging and monitoring dry or fluid-saturated underground reservoirs using seismic waves reflected from target porous or fractured layers is set forth. Seismic imaging the porous or fractured layer occurs by low pass filtering of the window... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126139 | Device and method of positionally accurate implantation of individual particles in a substrate surface A device and a method for positionally accurate implantation of individual particles in a substrate surface (1a) are described. A diaphragm for a particle beam to be directed onto the substrate surface (1a) and a detector provided thereon... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6984369 | Process for making surfactant capped metal oxide nanocrystals, and products produced by the process Disclosed is a process for making surfactant capped nanocrystals of metal oxides which are dispersable in organic solvents. The process comprises decomposing a metal cupferron complex of the formula MXCupX, wherein M is a metal, and Cup is a N-... | 01/10/2006 |
