Archive for June 10th, 2011
Today in Entrepreneurial History: June 10
1935– Dr. Robert Smithtakes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymousis founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. 1944– In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhallof the Cincinnati Redsbecomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. 1947– Saabproduces its first automobile. 1977– Appleships its first Apple IIpersonal computer. 2002– The first direct [...]
Fast Electric Car Refueling Coming
Soon, refueling your electric car may be as simple as draining and refilling a tank full of a Gatorade-like solution of electrolytes. Autoblog has more on the discovery: A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students may have come up with the perfect solution to our electric vehicle charging woes. Instead of relying on lithium [...]
Made in China: Human Milk from Cows
NewsCore: Chinese scientists have genetically modified dairy cows to produce human breast milk, and hope to be selling it in supermarkets within three years. The milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk, scientists at China’s Agricultural University in Beijing said. [...]
Moose Defense: An Instantly Inflatable Moose
Guardian: When a big bear approaches, some people choose to quietly stroll away. To give them an extra measure of safety, Anthony Victor Saunders and Adam Warwick Bell invented what they call a “pop-up device for deterring an attacking animal”. Saunders, a London-based mountain climber, and Bell, a California patent attorney, applied for a patent [...]
Generate Power While Sunbathing: iKini
An inventor has decided it is not enough to get a great tan while sunbathing during the summer. Andrew Schneider has decided the bikini needs to also generate power. So, according to All Headline News, he created the iKini. The swimsuit … is made with 40 highly flexible and thin photo-volcanic panels takes over 80 [...]
Lighting Up Computer Keyboards
All Clinton Fleenor wanted to do was light up his computer keyboard. He never could have expected his idea to be picked up by Quirky and showcased on the Home Shopping Network. However, that is exactly what has happened, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch. The result is the Mantis, a battery-powered clip-on light that can be used [...]
Young Entrepreneurs Polishing Business Skills
If you’re a high school student near Ashville, a local community college is offering you the opportunity to hone the necessary skills to become a successful entrepreneur. According to Citizen-Times.com, they are not asking kids to run a simple lemonade stand. The students are asked to come up with unique ideas that would make viable [...]
