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El Paso Inventors101: We are getting 100 mpg, bacteria that glow not grow, and fighting Alzheimer's
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Here in El Paso inventors have patents on new drugs for Alzheimer's disease and glow-in-the-dark.
Getting to know the best inventors of El Paso. This article covers four of the greatest inventions ever to come out of that far southwest tip of Texas. El Paso's highlights range from a glow-in-the dark cup of microbes to the amazing Oglemobile which gets 100 mpg.
Ogle's Car is not available in El Paso anymore. The year was 1977 and Tom Ogle is about to prove his 1970 Ford Thunderbird gets 100 mpg. The "Oglemobile" could have changed the way cars run. Reports and experts watch as 24-year-old Tom came back to El Paso from Cloud Croft on his 200-mile journey on a mere two gallons of gas, according to K-Via reporter. He was bringing the gasoline to the engine as a pressurize gas instead of a sprayed fluid. Big talk in '77, but this invention caused problems and killed the engine because only some parts of gasoline was being vaporized, allowing an unsafe fluid to settle in the engine.
On the University of Texas at El Paso Web site, new drugs for fighting Alzheimer can be found. The article was published in 2006 but this battle started in 1985. Dr. Donald Moss faces off with Alzheimer today. His team of scientists are certain they have the breakthrough of the decade. His focus is to improve the memory parts of the brain. This allows patients the ability to remember many more little tasks. That can make it less difficult to eat and walk which are sign of the disease’s eventually fatal stage. Dr. Moss still awaits the arrival of his new drug methanesulfonyl fluoride, or MSF. He expects huge results when it does become available.
Explosions can be used to make heat energy convert directly into electricity. It is only shockwave fabrication of thermoelectric materials, are you scared yet? Don't worry because local inventor Dr. David Nemir holds the patent. His team makes these gadgets of the new era. They use a special kind of explosion that combines chemicals without having any solids burn or melt. The end product is a thermoelectric material that can steal solar heat and convert it directly to electricity. To make matters worse for the Sun, the current plan is to set up these devices on highways. With that kind of highway robbery, it may cause some solar storms he, he.
Brewing a cup of a different kind is Dr. James Becvar. He is responsible for a glowing cup of bacteria. His bacteria glow in certain lights and the colors they shine are used to identify the bacteria in the glowing brew. This can be used to identify toxins for the water or even from the air. The secret is the luminescent biological agent employed which can be used to attach to other bacteria or toxins. According to Dr. Becvar, this invention is necessary for the fields bio-detection capability and may ward off bio-terrorism.
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