News tagged with wooden
Traditional craft industry with a bright future
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Mary and Joseph, the angels, the manger -- at Christmas time, lots of people still decorate their homes with high-quality wooden figures depicting the nativity scene. Now, the wood carvers of South Tyrol are ...
Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon ...
Massive earthquake simulation could lead to stronger, safer wooden buildings
Jul 09, 2009 |
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A destructive earthquake will strike a lone, wooden condominium in Japan next week, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Michael Symans will be on site to watch it happen.
New Jupiter Mouse Accelerometer: Less, But Better
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Actbrise Electronics embraces form and function in creating the Jupiter Mouse. The round wooden mouse is made from Chinese Flowering Ash located in the countryside of Gunma Prefecture in ...
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Evidence that priming affiliation increases helping behavior in infants as young as 18 months
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Most of us are willing to help a neighbor in need, but there's no question that we pay a price for our altruism. Not necessarily in money, but in valuable time and energy, and with no promise of payback. So, why do we engage ...
Study looks at metal baseball bat safety
Oct 19, 2007 |
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Baseball players who use alloy bats are no more likely to be injured than those using wooden bats, a study in Illinois found.
Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum ...
Doctors issue warning about the danger of heavy toilet seats to male toddlers
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Doctors have expressed considerable concerns about the growing trend for heavy wooden and ornamental toilet seats after a number of male toddlers were admitted with crush injuries to their penises.
The use of wooden casks or steel tanks for Chardonnay influences its fermentative aroma
Apr 30, 2009 |
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After analysing different points of the process of the transformation of grape juice to wine, Ms Ana González Marco concluded that the type of container (wooden cask or steel tank) employed notably influences the fermentative ...
Termites get the vibe on what tastes good
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Mar 20, 2007 |
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Researchers from CSIRO and UNSW@ADFA have shown that termites can tell what sort of material their food is made of, without having to actually touch it. The findings may lead to improvements in the control of feeding termites. ...
4 free iPhone games worth playing
Mar 05, 2009 |
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In these harsh economic times, no one can begrudge you a little free fun. Especially if that fun comes on an iPhone, for which you paid a pretty penny back in the salad days of 2007-08. Here are a few free iPhone games to ...
Shipwreck from the Early Islamic Period discovered off Israeli coast
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Jan 23, 2007 |
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An 8th century shipwreck was discovered off Dor Beach and excavated by researchers from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies of the University of Haifa. It is believed to be the only boat from this ...
Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
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Jul 15, 2009 |
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A joint experiment by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. succeeded in solving the riddle: Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
Robot planter moves toward the sun
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Designers from The Play Coalition have developed a robotic planter for the home that moves toward the sunlight as the sun moves across the floor.
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