In 1960, the son, Bob Gore discovered how to transform PTFE into a strong, porous, adjustable membrane by expanding it into ePTFE. PTFE and ePTFE are chemically identical, but the expanded version can be made with pores of various sizes, and it is much less dense, so its mechanical properties are different.

While de Mestral’s invention became the source of much ridicule early in its inception, his perseverance allowed him to perfect the hook-and-loop technology for commercial use. By patenting Velcro in 1955, he helped give his company a competitive edge over other would-be imitators, as evidenced by his company reaching the point selling more than 60 million yards of Velcro per year during de Mestral’s lifetime.

Equity Partners HG, based outside Baltimore provides investment banking services and has completed in excess of 500 engagements throughout the United States since 1988.

“The one year abroad added a line in my resume, but that was about it,” said Lee, who returned to Korea in February after working as a cook at the JW Marriott hotel in Texas. “I’m back home and still looking for a job.”

“It’s so drivers can see what is behind them, even if the rear windshield is covered,” Van Derlofske said. “There’s a switch that lets drivers change between mirror and camera [mode].”

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Makita gives you a loophole for this problem. Its power supply comes with a belt clip, and it can be rerouted through the jacket in order to clip the battery to your belt. There’s also a USB port so that you can charge up your smartphone while you work.

Less than a month after his peers had backed him, Boeing abruptly removed him from the program even before conducting the testing he’d advocated.

Most laptop casings these days are made of plastic. Being thin too, the body has a tendency to flex. It may not matter much if only the outer casing flexes a bit. The problem is that the motherboard inside might also flex because they are all screwed together into one piece. The motherboard, for instance, has hair-thin conductive traces and delicate connections that can break if it is not your day.

Porsche’s legacy began 71 years ago with a car called Roadster Nr.1, a mid-engined two-seater that owed a great deal to the VW Beetle. And a large proportion of its survival and subsequent success in the United States can be put down to the first Porsche Speedster. Based on the 356, it was a cheaper, faster access point to Porsche’s line-up built to meet a price point set by Max Hoffmann (the official Porsche importer to the US) in order for him to grow his fledgling Porsche concession.