drbigglesworth

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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   How does this comment not violate the site guidelines re civility? Respectfully Thomas, ever since the election I've read an unbecoming undercurrent in your comments that wasn't there before.
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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   The focus on sample size is misplaced: small sample sizes frequently have sufficient power to be statistically significant. The error you are making is in placing too much faith in a single study, and possibly in the journalists/blogge
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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   They are just pictures, but they are very specific pictures. The USPTO's Design Patent Application Guide ( https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/patent-basics/... ) might be of interest. Of specific i
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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   The design patent in this case doesn't cover the corners of the device, it only covers the face of the device. The patented design of a design patent application are the solid lines---broken lines are used to denote additional context
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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   Nanocrystals (semiconductor quantum dots) are already being used for some LCD displays to increase color gamut. Using QDs for LED emitters is an area of active R&D.
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   by drbigglesworth 10y ago

   I'm in this boat now: engineering PhD 5 years ago, well-published at the end of my PhD (sufficient for a faculty application) but instead created a startup to commercialize cancer surgery tech I invented, startup folded beginning of th