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Discovery of Structure of Acetylcholinesterase

My grandmother works in the Weizmann Institute, where her discovery took place.[Editor's note: According to the Weizmann Institute of Science, "Molecular structure [of Acetylcholinesterase was] solved...

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Aerogard Bug Spray

In the 1960s, Australian scientists invented Aerogard for the visiting Queen as bugs irritated her.[Editor's note: According to the CSIRO company history, "Insect repellent Aerogard has been keeping...

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The Legacy of Dr. InBae Yoon

On January 31, the Lemelson Center in collaboration with Cricket Media launched its 7th annual invention competition. Not only does it offer students the opportunity to develop important skills like...

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Portable Defibrillator

Professor James Francis Pantridge who was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland transformed emergency medicine and paramedic services with the invention of the portable defibrillator. This...

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Inventing Green: Inventor Profiles

Sunil CherianSunil Cherian, the founder and CEO of Spirae, Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado, works on smart grid technology that balances variations in supply and demand from diverse energy sources to...

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Partogram Labor Progression Monitor

Partogramme for monitoring mothers in labour was designed by Professor Philpott.[Editor's note: According to "To Women's Health," the personal website of David A Viniker MD FRCOG, "An important...

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The Cochlear Implant

The cochlear implant was invented to help over 180,000 deaf and hearing impaired people hear.[Editor's note: According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a cochlear implant is an "electrical device...

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The Automated Asthma Chamber

I used old materials and created an amazingly helplful artifact/machine that helped with my proccess of taking a inhaler puff, since I have asthma.

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Open Heart Surgery

In 1950 Dr. Wilfred Bigelow learned how to lower the body's core temperature to a point that made open heart surgery safe. His open heart research was applied on a person for the first time in...

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Transplantable Stem Cells

It was in 1961 that 2 researchers discovered transplantable stem cells at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto.[Editor's note:  According to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, "In collaboration, Dr....

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