Health
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
I was disgusted this morning to see the "news" on yahoo's main page, with the headline of "Most dangerous kind of car on the road?" and "These cars are invisible." Of course with their sophistication of journalism I wasn't surprised to see that they don't actually tell you what kind ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Washing machines are versatile instruments, and they’ve been used in many applications which have nothing to do with getting your whites white. I’ve seen them converted into Sten guns in WWII and their timers connected to IEDs in Iraq, but 3 students from Cuiaba, Brazil, have come up with a ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Lead contamination is a huge problem in many parts of the world. From mining operations to industrial waste, it can leech into the ground water and soil, causing huge neurological issues with animals and humans. Emily Dellwig of Kansas, has developed a method of removing lead from soils using some ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Access to clean drinking water has been, and will be, a continuing concern for the inhabitants of many countries in the world. Even when water is available, sometimes in abundance, it can be unsuitable for drinking due to microbial contamination. This is often the case with river water in Belo ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Water may look clean, but it can contain many clear or diluted chemicals, unobservable by the naked eye, that can seriously harm human health. Water testing is not prohibitively expensive, but it only tests for certain things. So Leah Schecter of Florida decided to see if one can actually SEE ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Denmark may not be a big country, with only 5.6 million inhabitants, but there are more than 160,000 mopeds there, not to mention lawnmowers, chainsaws, and even cargo ships that transport goods. Each of these have a common thread: they all run on two-stroke engines. Michael Madsen and Jesper Rasmussen, ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
As the climate gets hotter, evaporation increases and there are fewer areas where clean and safe drinking water are available, most frequently in third world countries. Already we've seen wars break out between various African tribes over water shortages, and many predict that it is only a matter of time ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Ever wonder what might be in your body that really shouldn't be there? Unfortunately we are exposed to a vast array of different harmful substances on a daily basis but never know what goes out and what stays behind. We are told by manufacturers and the FDA that things are ...
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