Air Purifier
Air purifiers evolved in response to people's reactions to allergens like pollen, animal dander,dust, and mold spores. Reactions (sneezing, runny nose, scratchy eyes, and even more severeconsequences such as asthma attacks) are the result of antigens found in the home.
Amber
Although considered a gem, amber is a wholly-organic material derived from the resin of extinctspecies of trees. In the dense forests of the Middle Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, between 10and 100 million years ago, these resin-bearing trees fell and were carried by rivers to coastalregions.
Aneroid Barometer
Earth's atmosphere weighs about 6.5 × 1021 (5.98 × 1024). Spread out across Earth's entiresurface area, it exerts an air (barometric) pressure of about 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi)(101 kilopascals [kPa]) at sea level.
Bank Vault
A bank vault is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents can be stored.Vaults protect their contents with armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with acomplex lock.
Binocular
Modern binoculars consist of two barrel chambers with an objective lens, eyepiece, and a pair of prisms inside. The prisms reflect and lengthen the light, while the objective lenses enhance andmagnify images due to stereoscopic vision.
Brandy
The name brandy comes from the Dutch word brandewijn, meaning "burnt wine." The name isapt as most brandies are made by applying heat, originally from open flames, to wine. The heatdrives out and concentrates the alcohol naturally present in the wine.
Breath Alcohol Tester
There is a serious need to ensure that alcohol-impaired drivers stay off the roads. It is estimatedthat one person is killed every 32 minutes and another person is injured every 26 seconds inalcohol-related accidents.
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile, often a pointed metal cylinder, that is shot from a firearm. The bullet isusually part of an ammunition cartridge, the object that contains the bullet and that is insertedinto the firearm.
Cash Register
The cash register is an essential business tool that is often overlooked as one of the transformingmechanizations of the industrial age. A cash register records the amount of a sale, supplies areceipt to the customer, and keeps a permanent journal of daily transactions.
Catheter
A catheter is a flexible tube made of latex, silicone, or Teflon that can be inserted into the bodycreating a channel for the passage of fluid or the entry of a medical device. For many years, theepidermal catheters used were plain tubes made of available industrial compounds, and designwas largely based on current need.
Corset
The corset is an undergarment traditionally made of stiffened material laced tight to the body inorder to slim a woman's waist. Evidence shows that some type of waist-cinching garment wasworn by Cretan women between 3000 and 1500 B.C., but narrow waists became the fashionamong women in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Cyclotron
The modern cyclotron uses two hollow D-shaped electrodes held in a vacuum between poles of an electromagnet. A high frequency AC voltage is then applied to each electrode.
Diving Bell
Commercial divers doing underwater construction or salvage often use a diving bell for transportation to the underwater site. Use of a diving bell (also known as a Personal Transfer Capsule, PTC) and a pressure chamber extends the amount of time a diver can safely stayunderwater.
Dry Ice
Dry ice is the name given to carbon dioxide when it is in a solid state. Carbon dioxide is found inthe earth's atmosphere; it is a gas that humans exhale and plants use for photosynthesis.
EEG Machine
An electroencephalogram (EEG) machine is a device used to create a picture of the electricalactivity of the brain. It has been used for both medical diagnosis and neurobiological research.
Electric Guitar
Developed in the early part of the twentieth century, the electric guitar has become one of themost important instruments in popular music. Today's solid-body electric guitar derives from theacoustic guitar, an instrument first introduced in America as the Spanish-style guitar.
Electric Tea Kettle
The sole purpose of the tea kettle is to boil water. Water for coffee and for many cooking usesdoes not have to be boiled, but fresh, cool water that is brought fully to a boil is essential for tasty tea.
External Defibrillator
An external defibrillator is a device that delivers an electric shock to the heart through the chestwall. This shock helps restore the heart to a regular, healthy rhythm.
Fabric Softener
A fabric softener is a liquid composition added to washing machines during the rinse cycle tomake clothes feel better to the touch. These products work by depositing lubricating chemicalson the fabric that make it feel softer, reduce static cling, and impart a fresh fragrance.
Felt
Most fabrics are woven, meaning they are constructed on a loom and have interlocking warp (thethread or fiber that is strung lengthwise on the loom) and weft (the thread that cuts across thewarp fiber and interlocks with it) fibers that create a flat piece of fabric. Felt is a dense, non-woven fabric and without any warp or weft.
Fluoride Treatment
A fluoride treatment is a mineral solution applied to teeth in order to strengthen them and help prevent cavities. Fluoride containing products include commercially available toothpaste andmouth rinse, as well as more concentrated liquids and gels used professionally by dentists.
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