News tagged with carpet
Old carpet to fuel Shaw plant
Jun 12, 2009 |
2 / 5 (4) |
1
That old, weathered carpet torn out from your living room could now be used to make new carpet.
Boosting the numbers of rare moth
Biology /
Dec 05, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Reading has collaborated with the National Trust on research which has resulted in one of the rarest moths in the UK returning to Derwentwater in the Lake District, nine ...
Search results for carpet
Japan astronaut to try flying carpet in space lab: official
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
11
A Japanese astronaut going to space this month will try to fly on a carpet, use eyedrops in zero gravity and meet a series of other off-beat challenges, a space agency official said Thursday.
Comforted by carpet: How do floors and distance affect purchases?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Consumers who stand on carpeted flooring feel comforted, but they judge products close to them to be less comforting, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
The Physics Of A Bump In A Rug
Oct 20, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (7) |
0
Scientists often have to make sacrifices for their work. Physicist Dominic Vella chopped his bathroom rug into strips, and L. Mahadevan's coauthor ran off with his bookshelf. With these sacrifices, these two ...
A flying carpet might take us to Pluto
Apr 26, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (12) |
0
A U.S. scientist says a giant solar panel unfurled in space like a carpet might one day make space flights possible without using nuclear propulsion.
Invisibility visualized: German team unveils new software for rendering cloaked objects
Nov 13, 2009 |
4 / 5 (5) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team of researchers at the ...
Sun powers stars' cells on Oscar night
Feb 23, 2006 |
3 / 5 (7) |
0
The makers of a solar-powered charger for cell phones are hitching a ride with Hollywood's hottest stars to pitch their product on Oscar night.
Vacuumed mercury forces school evacuation
Oct 13, 2006 |
1.9 / 5 (16) |
0
School officials in Rockford, Ill., learned that vacuuming mercury, while fast, isn't healthy.
XM Radio set to battle Apple's iPod
Feb 02, 2006 |
1.8 / 5 (5) |
0
XM Radio announced today that it will launch "GRAMMY Radio," a dedicated channel providing unmatched coverage of GRAMMY week events.
Scientists create darkest material
Jan 14, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (98) |
10
A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder.
Study: Napoleon duped the British
Apr 16, 2007 |
4.1 / 5 (8) |
0
A British academic has found evidence Napoleon duped the British by planting false intelligence concerning Copenhagen, Denmark.
List of search results for carpet
