Patents and Inventions

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: An office in the United States government has helped protect 1)the property rights of inventors for more than two-hundred years. Its job

TED演讲:请相信你可以进步(2)

I'll tell you what they do next. 让我告诉你他们的表现。 In one study, they told us they would probably cheat the next time instead of studying more if they failed a test. 在一项研究中，他们告诉我们， 如果他们某次考试未

US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

30岁之前要懂得30个人生道理(1)

1.There comes a point in life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything, but its not giving up. Its realizing you dont need certain people and things and the drama they bring. 1.人生中总有些时候你会厌倦追赶他人

2006年VOA标准英语-Cholesterol Drug Patent Expiration Could Mean S

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake

美国国家公共电台 NPR Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have the story this morning of a patent - a very, very lucrative patent. DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is for a tool called CRISPR. Sounds like a kitchen instrument, doesn't it? But it's actually a high-tech gene-editing tool. INSKEE

过来人的十大箴言

过来人的十大箴言

PBS高端访谈:当下的青少年女孩在社交媒体上遭受性骚扰

GWEN IFILL: In the eight years since Apple unveiled its first smartphone, an entire generation of young users has spring up who never knew a world without a device in hand. That's the starting point for the latest addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf,

Apple awarded broad patent on touch screen

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. has been awarded a long sought-after patent for touch screen functionality on portable devices, a set of exclusive rights expected to play into its current litigation against its counterparts in the mobil

Google to bid for Nortel patents

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in the bankruptcy auction for the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. In a press release, the Toronto-based Nortel

享受一个人的独处时光

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all lifes greatest tests alone. -Agnes Macphail 不要完全依赖另一个人，无论他/她有多么珍贵。生活中最大的考验，我们只能独自经历。加拿大首位

Obama Signs Patent Reform; Campaigns for Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to speed the process of approving U.S. patents. The president says the new law is part of his initiative to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. President Obama visited a high school for science and

U.S. jury finds Samsung infringed Apple's patent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal court jury on Friday said it has found Samsung infringed six of Apple's patents and ordered it to pay more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple. The verdict was read in a U.S. district cour

失恋告诉我们的7件小事

1. Everyone needs free space 每个人都需要自由空间 Many people think that a true love means that they should spend 24 hours a day together with the person they love. Such schedule will make you lose your identity in a quite short period of t

自拍臂让自拍不再孤单

Selfie sticks, for better or worse, have taken the world by storm. 无论结果是好是坏，自拍杆已经席卷全球。 However, a pair of US artists believe they have gone one better, with a selfie arm. 然而，两位美国艺术家相信，他们

常对你身边的人说这十句话

1. I miss you. If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale. Nicholas Sparks 1.我想你了 如果我们的谈话是抒情诗，笑声是音乐，

让人受益无穷的人生格言

Whether you are young or young at heart, it is never too late to change or incorporate some new (and better) practices into your daily life. Here are 10 wise lessons that I wish I knew when I was younger: 不管你是真的风华正茂，或是心态年

Microsoft reaches Android-related patent deal with LG

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Thursday announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering the South Korean manufacturer's tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices running Google's Android or Chrome operating

悦己者更容易有好运气

I cherish being around people who are totally comfortable with who they are. There always seems to be an aura of love and acceptance that follows these folks around. 在我眼里，悦己的人非常可贵。他们身上总是闪耀着爱和接纳的光

过来人的10句箴言

10 Wise Lessons: What I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger 过来人的10句箴言：年轻的时候懂这些道理就好了 As I recently celebrated another year of life and am entering a new phase of mid-life (whatever that is) I began to contemplate t