News tagged with screwdriver
Sonic screwdriver tightens up fundamental physics
When the scriptwriters for Doctor Who imagined a futuristic device, they came up with the Sonic Screwdriver. Now a team of physicists at the University of Dundee have taken equipment designed for MRI-guided focused ultrasound ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Doctor Who's trusty invention is anything but sci-fi
Television's favourite Time Lord could not exist without his trusty sonic screwdriver, as it's proved priceless in defeating Daleks and keeping the Tardis in check. Now Doctor Who's famous cure-all gadget could become a reality ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Astronaut recalled Uncle Frank during Hubble fix
(AP) -- Sometimes all the high-tech training is nothing compared to what Uncle Frank and a big screwdriver can teach an astronaut about removing stubborn parts, even 350 miles above Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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Dutch 'Repair Cafe' give trash a new lease of life
A broken-down vacuum cleaner, an old bicycle, a torn shirt ... almost nothing is impossible to fix for a group of crafty Dutch volunteers dedicated to giving potential trash a second lease of life.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Rock, pop, white power: How music influences support for ethnic groups
Just a few minutes of listening to mainstream rock music was enough to influence white college students to favor a student group catering mostly to whites over groups serving other ethnic and racial groups, a new study found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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No future without scarce metals
It is not just in laptop computers, mobile telephones and LED screens that scarce metals are to be found but also in solar cells, batteries for mobile technologies and many other similar applications. The ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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A pillow fight on auto-pilot
The breezeway between McLaughlin and O’Brien halls looks like an electronic components store after an explosion. Color-coded wires, screwdrivers, white sprockets and power tools litter the floor—wherever ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Seven myths about physical security
The high-tech access control device was secure, sophisticated, and complex; it was intended to protect nuclear materials and other important assets. But security experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers controlled by the mind are going a step further with Intel's development of mind-controlled computers. Existing computers operated by brain power require the user to mentally move ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Nanofluidic 'multi-tool' separates and sizes nanoparticles
A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers at the National ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 04, 2010 |
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The fungus among us: A new way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic
Just as cooking helps people digest food, pretreating polycarbonate plastic — source of a huge environmental headache because of its bisphenol A (BPA) content — may be the key to disposing of the waste in ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Researchers study knife-wielding robots (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many people have dreamed of robots helping around the house, vacuuming the carpets, making the beds, and chopping vegetables in the kitchen. Now a new study has found such robots could pose ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Hard plastics decompose in oceans, releasing endocrine disruptor BPA
Scientists today reported widespread global contamination of sea sand and sea water with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) and said that the BPA probably originated from a surprising source: Hard plastic ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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