Nov 18, 2015 08:36 PM
Is this really much different than the "paint by numbers templates" that have been around forever, except minus the predetermined choice of colors and restriction to stay within the lines?
You Can Go Back Again -- Crayola Launches Coloring Books For Adults
http://inventorspot.com/articles/you-can...for-adults
EXCERPT: Coloring books have become a huge trend among adults lately. It is a chance to relive a small part of our childhoods and has been reported to be just as therapeutic as meditation for people. So it should come as no surprise that Crayola, the crayon giant, has come out with their own line of Crayola Color Escapes Coloring Pages for adults. Some believe that the trend likely started with a whimsical, garden-themed adult coloring book by Scottish artist Johanna Basford in 2013 and from there the industry exploded. If you ask me it started when we were kids and we reluctantly hung up our crayons. I remember secretly buying a Suzy's Zoo coloring book in my early 20s and having a private splurge. How many others have done the same? Now the can is open and the coloring worms are all over the place. I have a number of friends who are finding coloring a great way to relax and come down off the stress of the day.....
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World's Thinnest Artificial Blood Vessels Grown & Tested Inside Rats
http://inventorspot.com/articles/worlds-...inside-rat
EXCERPT: Japanese researchers have developed the world's thinnest artificial blood vessels by growing the exceedingly narrow tubules underneath the skin of lab rats. [...] Nakayama's bold confidence in the new medical technology stems from the team's overcoming the main stumbling block to effective artificial blood vessels: blood cells tend to adhere to the linings of conventional artificial blood vessels; quickly clogging them and blocking blood flow.
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Biogas Backpack Makes Alternative Fuel Easily Portable
EXCERPT: The production and use of biogas as an alternative energy source has been picking up speed. It’s now used in Europe, Asia, Africa and both North and South America with increasing regularity. Just recently BMW announced that they were going to be using biogas for supplying energy to their automotive assembly plant in South Africa.
EXCERPT: Now that biogas has become more prevalent, scientists, environmentalists and industry leaders are looking for more ways to introduce it to poor rural areas. [...] That’s why a few years ago the “empowering people. Network” (epN) got involved in finding a workable solution for retrieving the gas. What they came up with is the biogas backpack, an inflatable, pillow-shaped bag made of flexible, gas-tight material with straps attached for transporting it from the source to wherever it needs to go. All anyone has to do is slip the lightweight bundle on their back and start walking. Fully loaded it weighs less than 10 lbs. [...] Many women and children spend their days searching for firewood to provide them with the fuel they need just to survive. This tedious and often dangerous work is backbreaking and can eat up a significant part of your day. [...] Backpack is filled with alternative fuel from biogas plants using simple pressure equalization instead of pumps or compressors. [...] there is no risk of explosion because of the limited amount of biogas in the bag, the high content (30 to 60 percent) of non-flammable CO² in it, and the non-pressurized status of the gas itself....
You Can Go Back Again -- Crayola Launches Coloring Books For Adults
http://inventorspot.com/articles/you-can...for-adults
EXCERPT: Coloring books have become a huge trend among adults lately. It is a chance to relive a small part of our childhoods and has been reported to be just as therapeutic as meditation for people. So it should come as no surprise that Crayola, the crayon giant, has come out with their own line of Crayola Color Escapes Coloring Pages for adults. Some believe that the trend likely started with a whimsical, garden-themed adult coloring book by Scottish artist Johanna Basford in 2013 and from there the industry exploded. If you ask me it started when we were kids and we reluctantly hung up our crayons. I remember secretly buying a Suzy's Zoo coloring book in my early 20s and having a private splurge. How many others have done the same? Now the can is open and the coloring worms are all over the place. I have a number of friends who are finding coloring a great way to relax and come down off the stress of the day.....
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World's Thinnest Artificial Blood Vessels Grown & Tested Inside Rats
http://inventorspot.com/articles/worlds-...inside-rat
EXCERPT: Japanese researchers have developed the world's thinnest artificial blood vessels by growing the exceedingly narrow tubules underneath the skin of lab rats. [...] Nakayama's bold confidence in the new medical technology stems from the team's overcoming the main stumbling block to effective artificial blood vessels: blood cells tend to adhere to the linings of conventional artificial blood vessels; quickly clogging them and blocking blood flow.
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Biogas Backpack Makes Alternative Fuel Easily Portable
EXCERPT: The production and use of biogas as an alternative energy source has been picking up speed. It’s now used in Europe, Asia, Africa and both North and South America with increasing regularity. Just recently BMW announced that they were going to be using biogas for supplying energy to their automotive assembly plant in South Africa.
EXCERPT: Now that biogas has become more prevalent, scientists, environmentalists and industry leaders are looking for more ways to introduce it to poor rural areas. [...] That’s why a few years ago the “empowering people. Network” (epN) got involved in finding a workable solution for retrieving the gas. What they came up with is the biogas backpack, an inflatable, pillow-shaped bag made of flexible, gas-tight material with straps attached for transporting it from the source to wherever it needs to go. All anyone has to do is slip the lightweight bundle on their back and start walking. Fully loaded it weighs less than 10 lbs. [...] Many women and children spend their days searching for firewood to provide them with the fuel they need just to survive. This tedious and often dangerous work is backbreaking and can eat up a significant part of your day. [...] Backpack is filled with alternative fuel from biogas plants using simple pressure equalization instead of pumps or compressors. [...] there is no risk of explosion because of the limited amount of biogas in the bag, the high content (30 to 60 percent) of non-flammable CO² in it, and the non-pressurized status of the gas itself....