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Cellophane, nylon, Teflon, Velcro, acrylic, Plexiglas, spandex, polyester, PVC, that famous line in The Graduate...
...cell phone, that nifty digital clamshell, has conquered campus. Where once you permanently stowed it in the AC-adapter cradle for the weekly dime-a-minute long-distance call to your parents, now you clip it to a belt, velcro it to a bookbag or carry it like a baton in the loneliest long-distance relay...
Bustamante had refined his techniques sufficiently by 1997 to grasp a single protein and, applying forces only a trillionth as strong as those the earth exerts on an apple, pull it apart like molecular Velcro. Why bother? To study how proteins and nucleic acids fold into their complex structures. That's a matter of considerable interest to drug designers, who tailor molecules to monkey-wrench the proteins that make us sick...
STYLE FILE Belt clips aren't the only way for geeks to carry their gear. The Scott eVest ($160), made of a water-repellent, cotton-blend fabric, conceals a dozen pockets that are designed for everything from laptops to PDAs. Velcro tabs along the edges hold wires in place, and an opening near the neckline keeps your cell phone's earpiece handy. The eVest comes in black and khaki. A version for women...
...NASA also produced a device called the Supercritical Air Mobility Pack that allows firefighters and hazardous materials workers to be able to breathe longer with a greater margin of safety during emergency situations. In addition to these more technical innovations, NASA has brought us commonly-used products like Tang, Velcro and the Astronaut...