Check out our monthly digest of rather unreliable science and technology mini-stories. Pity the engineer with gremlins in their gizmo. Both neologisms seem to spring from World War Two - military slang that has passed into everyday life, and onwards into the world of invention. Search for 'gizmo' in WIPO's Patentscope database and nearly 400 entries arise. Two are shown below, with a third that is a gremlin in the works. Can you detect it?
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