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If the looks of this wheelchair aren't enough to scare you away, then wait till you hear what it can do. Created by Swedish researcher Sven Ronnback, the intelligent wheelchair has the ability to drive itself, navigating through obstacles and open areas with equal ease.... | web |
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The Sun is entering a period of seriously intense solar activity, releasing huge volleys of charged particles and plasma blobs into space, including the recent Valentine's Day X-class flare, the most extreme in years. So how much of a threat do these flares really pose, and how prepared are we for a seriously disruptiv... | web |
Indian Ocean Traffic: Introduction
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Like the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean has been a privileged site of cross-cultural contact since ancient times. In this special issue, our contributors track disparate movements of people and ideas around the Indian Ocean region and explore th... | web |
Humans want to believe that they're the smartest creatures on the planet. But the more we understand octopuses, the more it seems that we may not be alone in our ability to solve problems, make complex connections between ideas, and survive by wits alone. A growing body of evidence — a lot of it still anecdotal — sugge... | web |
Tree Based Survival Shelters
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Biomedical Microdevices
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Rapid circular microfluidic mixer utilizing unbalanced driving force
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-006-9009-3
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We’ve told you about how the birth rate in the United States has gone down to historically low levels. Now we’re going to tell you why it’s happening.
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The End of the Mayflower
"Mayflower's End," by Mike Haywood.
The "Mayflower Barn" in Jordans, England. This barn was identified in the 1920s as having been made from the remnants of the Mayflower. The evidence is entirely unconvincing, but that has not stopped it from becoming a tourist attraction nonetheless. I... | web |
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Where in the Ocean Do Manatees Live?
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Where in the Ocean Do Manatees Live?
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Gaphyl: A genetic algorithms approach to cladistics. This research investigates the use of genetic algorithms to solve problems from cladistics - a technique used by biologists to hypothesize the evolutionary relationships between organisms. Since exhaustive search is not practical in this domain, typical cladistics so... | web |
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The Women's Suffrage Movement--It's About Time!
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The United States has offered to destroy Syria's chemical weapons on an American ship, and is looking for a suitable Mediterranean port where the operation can be carried out, the world's chemical weapons watchdog has said.
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There are more risks than just losing capital. All investment portfolios, when being constructed, need to comprehend and analyze all of the risks that investors face. Below is a list of the major risks all of us face.
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Environmental Conditions and Training
Weather is the one omnipresent variable in sport. From unexpected windstorms in a cycling race, to a malfunctioning air conditioning system that renders a basketball gymnasium insufferable, athletes in every sport must train and compete in less-than-desirable environmental conditi... | web |
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Forgot where you put your glasses? A Japanese robot can find them for you, and guide you to where they are.
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When the weather is nice, I take my 5th graders, some chalk and some beanbags out to the blacktop. We group ourselves into teams of five or six. We write musical symbols on the sidewalk and take turns calling out the names of the symbols. The first person to get his/her ... | web |
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Oobleck is made of ingredients you probably have in your home already! Cornstarch or cornflour is often used to thicken sauces, among other things, but when you mix it with water something amazing happens. ... | web |
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The Herd Instinct
Its benefits and its costs
Roger Sandall (assisted by Sir Francis Galton)
Most of us are herd animals. Nothing wrong with that of course—or not at first sight. Our sociability makes us happy to walk an extra mile to help a friend, makes us keen for teams and political parties, and ... | web |
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To Bluff, Or Not To Bluff? That Is The Question
University of Miami economist uses modern-day game theory techniques to examine legendary military bluffs and explain why they worked
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What If Tunguska Was A Methane Explosion?
Here is a hypothesis based on abiotic methane leaking out of the ground, I did some the figuring for this a while back:
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Ever wonder what pilots do up in the flight deck of an airliner before takeoff?
The folks at Baltic Aviation Academy produced the comprehensive videos above, showing the procedures on a Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, from dark to taxiing. I won't attempt to explain all the technical stuff in the video. But it's worth not... | web |
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In India, questions are being raised over how a possible economic downturn in the United States will impact India's fast-growing economy. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, India's economy is expected to ... | web |
Last week I posted about the history of the Drachma and Greece.
Thought it would be interesting to share the history of the Roman empire and its currency. The following is based on a speech by Joseph R. Peden given in 2009.
Scholars have devoted a great deal of energy to examining the problem of how the Roman Empire l... | web |
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Older homes often have two-pronged outlets that need to be replaced with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFI or GFCI) receptacle. Some newer houses may likewise have an outlet that was not ground... | web |
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Types of Art
The most common types of objects found are carved masks, which have been stylistically compared to Japanese art. They also carve standing reliquary figures, which watch over the bones of the deceased.
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I just viewed this production that is part of the PBS series Voces, which deals with Latino figures. Rebel tells the story of Loreta Velazquez, a Cuban-American, who served as a soldier in the Confederate Army, later to serve as a spy for the Union. Her story, largely forgotten ... | web |
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The POR gene provides instructions for making the enzyme cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase. This enzyme is required for the normal functioning of more than 50 enzymes in the cytochrome P450 family. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are involved in the formation (synthesis) and breakdown (me... | web |
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Scientists in China have developed a new “smart” window which doubles as an energy-generating solar cell.
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Hannibal Barca is the famous Carthaginian general, who is especially renowned for his successful campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War in 218 BC. Hannibal won some of the most famous victories against a numerically superior Roman arm... | web |
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And spin he did. Levant calls his catchphrase a “debate changer”. I would go further, and call it a debate stopper. Deploying the terminology of ethics in this controversial environmental issue evokes an emotional response in people. It makes people forget about the environmental impacts and devastation it ha... | web |
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1. We are a nation of multi-screeners. Most of consumers' media time today is spent in front of a screen – computer, smartphone, tablet and TV
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If you have a good reason to learn a language and are highly motivated, you’re more likely to succeed in your efforts than those who only have a vague idea why they want to learn a language and go about it in a half-hearted way.
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What Does Transit Do For Regional Mobility?
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As a reef tank becomes established, coral compatibility will change as corals grow and require more space.
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A funny microbiology joke is, "At the National Institutes of Health, the sign on the door of the microbiology lab reads 'STAPH ONLY!'" Others are, "Old microbiologists never die. They just get put out to Pasteur," and, "Don't let a microbiologist fetch your lunch!... | web |
How do you tell if something is made of real tortoise shell?
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To identify real tortoiseshell from material substitutes, apply a hot pin to a hidden spot. If the smell resulting from the hot pin smells similar to burned hair and a black spot develops, the item is likely real tortoiseshell; however, if the... | web |
How big is the human mouth?
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The average size of the human mouth is 50 millimeters. The size of the mouth varies according to the size of the head. People with larger heads tend to have bigger mouths. As children grow older, the jaw bones tend to widen and the mouth gradually becomes bigger.
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What is the structure of the phenyl ring?
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The structure of a phenyl group is a six-carbon ring that has alternating double and single bonds. The general formula for the phenyl group is C6H5. Phenyl groups are functional groups in organic chemistry. They can also be called phenyl rings due to their struc... | web |
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