News tagged with cap screws
Describing soils: Calibration tool for teaching soil rupture resistance
A new calibration tool was recently developed to help students and soil scientists calibrate their thumb and forefinger for the correct amount of pressure.
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Message in a bottle: Professor's letter surfaces 14 years later
Perhaps, the lucky numbers of his stateroom – 711 – inspired his experiment. Leaving Honolulu far behind on the way to French Polynesia sometime after the equatorial crossing ceremonies aboard Holland-America’s ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Be cautious with food after floods, expert advises
After floods strike, people try to salvage what they can from their affected homes, shops and gardens. However, they should play it safe when it comes to food, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Researchers find a 'great fizz' of carbon dioxide at the end of the last ice age
Imagine loosening the screw-top of a soda bottle and hearing the carbon dioxide begin to escape. Then imagine taking the cap off quickly, and seeing the beverage foam and fizz out of the bottle. Then, imagine ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Forget your medicine? This device won't let you
Just what the doctor ordered: Annoying little gizmos that help remind you when you fail to take your medicines. The stuff of science fiction? Maybe not.
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less
(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our ...
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Dec 04, 2009 |
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Pathway Genomics launches public DNA testing
A young US start-up brimming with medical research veterans brings genetic testing to the masses on Wednesday with an affordable, comprehensive DNA service for the public.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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'Green-collar' jobs ruffled by recession, but may rebound
"Green-collar" hiring took a hit during the current recession, but may accelerate beyond its 1998-2007 growth rate of about 9 percent a year -- more than double the 3.7 percent growth rate for traditional jobs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Wine in a box? Think 'good' not 'gauche'
In a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cartons (a.k.a. ‘boxes’) may help reduce ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Life without plastic
Amid a recent flurry of worrisome reports about plastic, a simple question came up: Could we live without it? Could my typical family - a mom, a dad, a 3-year-old girl and a 7-month-old boy - put aside the very material of ...
Jan 02, 2009 |
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