A Haitian program to recycle used soap bars from luxury hotels has proven a win-win-win proposition, reducing waste, helping fight water-borne disease and giving employees like Magoiana Fremond the chance to send her kids ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2017
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A good art dealer can really clean up in today's market, but not when some weird chemistry wreaks havoc on masterpieces.
Other
Apr 20, 2017
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Mummies, ghosts and vampires are three Halloween topics that can make your hair stand on end. But fear not, these classic figures are not as scary as they appear.
Other
Oct 30, 2015
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Creatures like the Morpho butterfly on the leaf above appear to be covered in shimmering blue and green metallic colors. This phenomenon is called "iridescence," meaning that color appears to change as the angle changes, ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 28, 2015
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When HBO rolled out a mockumentary poking fun at high tech this spring, Silicon Valley checked it out.
Business
May 31, 2014
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This Sunday, nearly 180 million Americans will settle in front of TV sets with beer and chicken wings and, over four hours, watch commercials interrupted by an American football game.
Internet
Jan 31, 2013
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a world-leading pvT (pressure-volume-temperature) and thermal conductivity test kit.
Polymers
Sep 26, 2011
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Time seemed to stop. Teachers Alison Miller of South Brunswick High School and Darrell Williams of Fisher Middle School in Ewing floated over their science experiments, wearing olive-drab green jumpsuits -- not wings -- and ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2011
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National Physical Laboratory, after over nine years of extensive research, has developed a world-leading pvT (pressure-volume-temperature) and thermal conductivity test kit that can be used to help improve the design and ...
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People seek out shortcuts just about everywhere -- in traffic, at grocery stores, in weight loss regimens and on keyboards. But Frank Morgan, an upcoming UA guest speaker, said soap bubbles present the most ...
Mathematics
Feb 9, 2011
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