http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-26/3d-printers-make-whatever-you-want …14-year-old Riley Lewis and a few of his eighth grade friends…The boys can pretty much fabricate anything they can dream up on a machine called the RapMan.
April 2012 archive
Apr 27
Raspberry Pi hopes to inspire the next generation of innovators
…a US$35 (S$43) computer the size of a credit card… …help nurture programming skills at an extremely low cost.
Apr 26
Colorado program to help inventors obtain patents
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20477437/colorado-program-help-inventors-obtain-patents A unique program to connect low-income inventors with patent attorneys to pursue patents before the US Patent and Trademark Office… “It is the first time ever in the world that a group of patent attorneys have gotten together – organized – to set up a program by which inventors who have great ideas but …
Apr 23
SIDA meeting on 19 May 2012
Notice is hereby given that the SIDA General Meeting will be held on Saturday, 19 May 2012 from 2.00 pm. The agenda items are: 1) Meeting Tweeter Upgrade (Version 2.0) — (10 min) 2) Finalization of SIDA 10 years roadmap — (30 min) 3) SAN (Sida Advisors Network) Membership/Survey form — (1 hr) 4) SIAP …
Apr 23
Meeting Tweeter for SIDA meeting on 7 April 2012
20120407B2_MeetingTweeter Above is the meeting tweeter log for SIDA meeting held on 7 April 2012 (http://sida.org.sg/2012/03/06/sida-meeting-on-7-april-2012/)
Apr 12
Auto Lead Pencil
Special mechanical pencil that write without the need to “eject” the pencil lead. It has a mechanism that eject the lead automatically when you write.
Apr 09
NUS Students invent touchscreen sensitive ISGLOVES
Article taken from http://www.todayonline.com/index on 8 Apr 2012 Recounted team leader Charmain Tan:”When I was in Sweden. I faced difficulty using my iPhone…and that was why we came up with this.”
Apr 06
Quirk Station: A company that brings inventions to life ?
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/quirk-station-start-up-office-west-chelsea-anchors-neighborhood-life-article-1.1056977?localLinksEnabled=false For $10, you submit an idea online, follow Quirky users comments and, if chosen, watch as your idea comes to life, working its way through research, design, branding, engineering, and sales and marketing.
Apr 02
Danville inventor’s small idea has big possibilities
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_20299289/danville-inventors-small-idea-has-big-possibilities