News tagged with wooden
Statue, chapels and animal mummies found in Egypt
A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Why NHL goalies prefer wooden sticks?
Goalies in the National Hockey League overwhelmingly continue to use wooden sticks largely indistinguishable from those used decades ago by their mask-less predecessors.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound
(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 ...
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years
(AP) -- A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly ...
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Jun 25, 2010 |
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Less lively aluminum baseball bats change game
Baseball is considered relatively safe, but its reputation was established in the era of wooden bats. Aluminum bats, introduced in the 1970s, had an enormous “trampoline effect” and made the game ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Ageing wooden power poles increase risk of fires
Research at RMIT University has proven conclusively that wooden poles used for electricity distribution deteriorate with age and that their electrical performance worsens over time.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Experts deny Taj Mahal 'collapse' claims
Archeologists overseeing the upkeep of the Taj Mahal denied on Friday a press report that said the iconic structure could collapse in as little as two years because of its weakened foundations.
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Researcher's new conservation tool: a wooden post
The latest tool for protecting one of Victoria’s most important wetlands is a simple wooden post.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Massive earthquake simulation could lead to stronger, safer wooden buildings
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.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Traditional craft industry with a bright future
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 ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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