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Modern solar technology (photovoltaics) is the result of NASA and military research and development projects. The goal was: Find power sources that are reliable, maintenance free, and with no moving parts or need for refueling. Photovoltaics proved to be the answer, which is why almost all modern sa... |
Bush flown to hospital for heart trouble Condition is common irregularity Drug can prevent further occurrences
May 05, 1991|By Jonathan Bor
Doctors said yesterday that President Bush suffered common irregularity of the heart that, given his history of vigor and good health, probably does not signal a life-threatening... |
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Engineering students at Olin College spent three months and a $250 budget to construct a face-tracking marshmallow cannon for their Principles of Engineering course. The Confectionery Cannon, as the four young engineers call it, was programmed using Python and ... |
Fracking, Chemicals, and Our Health: EPA Considers a Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Rule
, , Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy | July 16, 2014, 10:43 am EST
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What’s in the water? What are the chemicals being used? Will they harm me? Or my family? Or my animals? What kind ... |
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