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Revisiting: Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"? - The Scholarly Kitchen:

Revisiting: Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"? - The Scholarly Kitchen: Is access to the research paper really the same thing as access to the research results themselves? What about patents on publicly funded research? Revisiting a 2013 post to re-examine...
Source: sspnet.org

Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera: Samsung has been granted a patent for smart contact lenses

Samsung patents smart contact lenses with a built-in camera: Samsung has been granted a patent for smart contact lenses with a built-in camera that activates when you blink.
Source: mashable.com

NASA offers 1,200 patents to startups, with no upfront licensing costs: Here's your chance to make a collapsible plane or

NASA offers 1,200 patents to startups, with no upfront licensing costs: Here's your chance to make a collapsible plane or handheld laser flashlight.
Source: arstechnica.com

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's

Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's expensive breast cancer drug Kadcyla to allow for the import or manufacture of cut-price copies.
Source: reuters.com