"Invent Help" Invention Newsletter - September 2010

Kid Inventors Stretch Imagination with Rubber Band Invention Contest

The Akron Global Polymer Academy (AGPA) of The University of Akron is hosting the third annual Rubber Band Contest for students currently in grades 5 - 8. Students have the chance to show their ingenuity by creating an original invention that incorporates rubber bands. The contest features two separate categories: Arts & Leisure and Science & Engineering. The first place winner in each category wins a $1,000 savings bond!

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2010 Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart Preview

September 30th will mark the start of the 6th Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart, held at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall. This Year’s exhibition themes include "intelligent life", "health and medical care" and "green energy," and the event is expected to attract more than 80,000 visitors.

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Who invented the electric motor?

Michael Faraday, British physicist and chemist, is best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis, but his biggest breakthrough in electricity was his invention of the electric motor.

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