Driving home recently, I encountered a familiar sight: four dining chairs on the kerb waiting for some sucker to rescue them. Loading them into the car (sucker!) I wondered: how long were these chairs in shed limbo-land before ...
Social Sciences
Dec 27, 2022
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Some schools around Australia, and elsewhere, have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work.
Education
Nov 8, 2021
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A new study shows that when people replace their old couch with a new one that has no added flame retardants, levels of the harmful chemicals in household dust drop significantly. Replacing the foam inside the couch cushions ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2021
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The COVID pandemic has meant many students learnt from home for a lot of the year. But with schools returning to normal across Australia, how will students readjust from learning at the kitchen table (or couch, or bedroom) ...
Education
Nov 19, 2020
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There are good reasons to be worried about indoor air quality right now, in light of COVID-19. In addition to transmitting infectious agents, indoor spaces can also be a source of harmful chemicals in consumer products. A ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2020
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Anyone who has tried to live the urban lifestyle knows living space can be a scarce resource. The average size of a new apartment in the U.S. in 2018 is 941 square feet, 5 percent smaller than 10 years ago, according to RENTCafe ...
Engineering
Mar 6, 2019
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A Purdue University researcher has designed what he calls a "minimal chair" that can be shipped in a thin flat box, taking only seconds to assemble without tools, as part of an effort to create furniture design processes ...
Engineering
Jan 9, 2019
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Thinking about getting a new flat-screen TV for the holidays, or a dresser for the baby's room? Factor safety into your choice.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 27, 2017
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A university student has gone from stool to stools after transforming cow manure into a range of designer household furniture.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 5, 2017
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In October, Macy's joined a growing list of major retail stores that have pledged to stop selling furniture containing flame retardants, which research suggests could cause developmental problems. Despite the trend, however, ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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