The Chronicle of Higher Education
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PREVIOUS INVENTIONS COLUMNS

  • Using Mushrooms to Grow Environmentally Friendly (but Inedible) Insulation (7/13/2007)

  • A Safe Way of Treating Wood (3/22/2007)

  • To Test for Body Fat: Ditch the Calipers and Just Lie Down (2/2/2007)

  • A Device to Test Blood-Sugar Levels Without Blood (10/6/2006)

  • A Safety Net to Block That Puck (6/16/2006)

  • A System to Prevent 'Wrong-Site Surgery' (2/17/2006)

  • A Dental Test That's Nothing to Spit At (12/9/2005)

  • A New Guidance System to Train the Blind to Walk Without Veering (10/28/2005)

  • Protecting Plants From Heat and Drought With a Fungus (9/23/2005)

  • A Sprinkler Nozzle That Conserves Water (11/26/2004)

  • A New Anticancer Agent That Was 6 Decades in the Making (9/24/2004)

  • A Test to Detect a Date-Rape Drug (7/16/2004)

  • The Search for a Safer, More Natural Breast Implant (6/11/2004)

  • 'Smart Gun' Technology Comes to Grips With Recognizing the Shooter (4/16/2004)

  • Helping Musicians Really Feel the Beat (2/20/2004)

  • A Flu Vaccine That Skips the Needle (1/23/2004)

  • Treating Fibromyalgia With Testosterone (12/12/2003)

  • A Tool for Those Employees Who Must Wash Their Hands (11/21/2003)

  • A Concrete Use for Discarded Beer Bottles (and Other Recycled Glass) (9/19/2003)

  • A Treatment That Brings a Tear to the Eye (8/8/2003)

  • Better Healing Through Infrared Technology (6/13/2003)

  • Got Termites? A Warning System That Will Tell You (5/16/2003)

  • Using Shock Waves to Locate Unexploded Land Mines (4/4/2003)

  • Ceiling-Fan Patents Yield Royalties for the University of Central Florida (3/7/2003)

  • At the University of Iowa, an Unusual Treatment for 2 Chronic Diseases (2/7/2003)