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2. William Emery Nickerson - Wikipedia

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   This time, after longer review, he "envisioned machinery that would harden and sharpen the thin steel blades to a keen cutting edge." [18] He was so confident, that he offered to take company stock as compensation. [19] Nickerson first met Gillette at this time, [20] and Gillette's company was organized at the end of September 1901. [21]

3. Best cutting-edge health and fitness tech from CES 2025 - AOL

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   The Elehear Beyond Pro is an innovative over-the-counter hearing aid that combines cutting-edge AI technology with user-friendly features. This smart hearing wearable offers real-time translation ...

4. Tanbark - Wikipedia

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   The words "tannin", "tanning", "tan," and "tawny" are derived from the Medieval Latin tannare, "to convert into leather." Bark mills are horse- or oxen-driven or water-powered edge mills [2] and were used in earlier times to shred the tanbark to derive tannins for the leather industry. A "barker" was a person who stripped bark from trees to ...

5. Bark mill - Wikipedia

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   Overshot waterwheel at Combe House Hotel in Holford, Somerset, England. Bark mill - 1892 illustration in Popular Science Monthly Volume 41. Bark mills, also known as Catskill's mills, are water, steam, horse, ox or wind-powered edge mills [1] used to process the bark, roots, and branches of various tree species into a fine powder known as tanbark, used for tanning leather.

6. Holograms, Robots, and the Coolest Tech We Saw at CES 2025

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   "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." CES 2025 didn’t disappoint. In just a few days, I saw hundreds of new products—from AI-powered ...

7. The year in cancer: Advances made in 2024, predictions for 2025

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   A: Lifelong sun protective measures, such as wearing sunscreen, avoiding direct UV exposure during peak hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and avoiding tanning beds continue to be important starting at ...

8. Tanning (leather) - Wikipedia

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   Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound derived from the bark of certain trees, in the production of leather. An alternative method, developed in the ...

9. Ostrich leather - Wikipedia

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   Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its pattern of vacant quill follicles, forming bumps ranged across a smooth field in varying densities. It requires an intricate, specialised, and expensive production process making its aesthetic ...