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Super Fast-Charging Battery Design
Via: petey-coober
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
In the use of rechargeable batteries to store power there are two big limitations which need to be overcome [especially for use in the electric car] : 1] What is the energy density per unit...
Experts weigh Sandy's causes
Via: petey-coober
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
Here are some excerpts from a fairly interesting news story filled with speculations about the "cause" of the Frankenstorm which hit the northeastern US . Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist in...
New taste receptors beyond the basic 5 ?
Via: petey-coober
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10 years ago
Well ... the election is over and it is possible [I'm not even saying probable] that peoples attentions may be freed up for other matters . Given that , I thought a little science might be...
The before & after of Meth - WARNING: HORRIFYING PHOTOS!
Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner
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10 years ago
The above photo is one of the least horrific in the article...there are a lot of "before" and "after" pictures there plus some informative text..warning: do not click link if you want to sleep...
Hope in preventing the Iranian nuclear bomb [with video]
Via: petey-coober
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
Boeing's Advanced EMP Missile Published on Oct 24, 2012 Boeing has completed another successful test for technology that fries enemy electronics with little to no collateral damage to other...
The Problem with Facebook
Via: perrie-halpern
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
I was one of the first members on Facebook when I joined it in 2004 at the request of my much younger and much hipper younger cousins who live in England. Back then the only functions you could do...
Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Tonight: How to Watch Online
Via: maddad
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10 years ago
Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Tonight: How to Watch Online this should be interesting.... The near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis , which is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) wide, will zoom within...
Dealing with the Trolls under the Bridge
Via: dowser
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88 Comments
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10 years ago
Trolls and other obnoxious behaviors are a fact of life on the internet, and offers a degree of vitriol thatmany people do not often encounter in our real lives. For this reason, some of the worst...
You Can Watch Movies on TV-- from your KINDLE
Via: dowser
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Health, Science & Technology
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8 Comments
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10 years ago
Amazing, to me anyway, but true! My husband bought a Kindle Fire HD for me for Christmas, and I've been having a blast with it! I've watched a bunch of free movies and have added a whole bunch of...
Science Question of the Week -- Where Does YOUR Rainwater Go?
Via: dowser
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
Last Sunday, we were watching the History Channels The Shape of the States, when the host of the program asked five or six people, Where does the rainwater go that falls on your property? No one...
Science Question of the Week -- Where Does YOUR Rainwater Go? Part 2
Via: dowser
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46 Comments
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10 years ago
Surface Water Runoff Weve now managed to chip away at the total rainfall amount by the amount of water that is evaporated, transpired, and soaked into the ground. The remainder of the water...
The Amazing Life of a Man With No Legs or Arms
Via: charlie-courtois
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10 years ago
Featured on CBS this A.M. the amazing life of Nick Vujicic shows the world that nothing is really impossible. Our creator put this man on earth for a reason, I believe. This baby was born...
Has Anyone Used WordPress?
Via: dowser
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10 years ago
I had a web site a couple of years ago, when I hosted the Louisville VineMeet. I used Webstarts, which was reasonably priced, ($7.95/mo.), and fairly easy to use. The web site did what I wanted...
Track THIS…!!!...Part One of Three
Via: time-lord
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10 years ago
Its been said, When it comes to advertisements on websites, theres a fine line between nuisance and blatant privacy invasion. Sometimes its just a coincidence that you see the same ad on different...
Track THIS...!!! Part 3 of 3
Via: time-lord
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10 years ago
I know the suspense is KILLING ya...This is how they get around privacy issues related to gathering and dispersing your Personal Information:any information that you voluntarily choose to display...
Track THIS...!!! Part 2 of 3
Via: time-lord
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10 years ago
This is what they have to say about Third Party Advertisers. We may allow other companies, called third party ad servers or ad networks to serve advertisements within Networks on the Ning Platform....
Listening to a Jurassic Love Song
Via: dowser
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10 years ago
Rarely does the fossil evidence yield enough clues to learn about an ancient animal's sounds and colors. About all we can do is infer, from the bits of data available, specific behaviors of...
The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL
Via: nc-slim
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10 years ago
Why has the fight over a pipeline, which, if completed, would provide only 4% of the US petroleum supply, assumed such strategic significance? As in any major conflict, the answer lies in three...
Airbus Ditches Lithium-Ion Batteries
Via: luckydog
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10 years ago
The first flight test A350 XWB awaits completion outside the Airbus factory in December. Photo: Airbus Airbus is activating what it is calling Plan B and dropping lithium-ion batteries from...
Dogs cured of Type 1 Diabetes
Via: miss-construed
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Health, Science & Technology
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10 years ago
Gene therapy has successfully banished type 1 diabetes in dogs, the first time this treatment has worked to treat the disease in a large animal, according to a study published online in the...
Google Chrome and Shockwave Crashes: Fix Em!
Via: broliver-thesquirrel-stagnasty
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Health, Science & Technology
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28 Comments
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10 years ago
I have been having a lot of problems Lately with the Shockwave Flash player crashing/operating slowly while using Chrome. So, today, I went looking for a solution because I found the behavior...
Man swallowed up by a sink hole. How sad.
Via: debora-zahn
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23 Comments
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10 years ago
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/01/florida-man-swallowed-by-massive-sinkhole-in-bedroom/?test=latestnews I pray that this man is actually found alive and that no other homes and/or families...