Why does a mouse's heart beat about the same number of times in its lifetime as an elephant's, although the mouse lives about a year, while an elephant sees 70 winters come and go? Why do small plants and animals mature faster than large ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The unrelenting winter of 2014 delivered another massive storm last week, bringing with it more economic uncertainty and higher fuel prices. For the second time in less than a month, much of the southeastern United States battled a major ...
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New U.S. seedings of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures increased by 5% last year over the 2.39 million acres planted in 2012. It was the second year in a row to see an increase, even though it’s the third-lowest total of newly seeded acres ...
I know what you're thinking right now, because I was thinking it too as soon as I saw the phrase "marsupial robot team:" you're thinking about robot koalas. Or robot kangaroos. Or maybe robot wombats. As awesome as that would be, today ...
Green flooring options are becoming more and more popular each year. Flooring manufacturers have, understandably, taken a two-pronged approach to green flooring options, developing new products and more aggressively marketing current ...
Tags: Bamboo, cork, Sustainably Harvested Hardwood, Reclaimed Lumber
Image Courtesy of Reddit.com Creating Your Own Cubicle Paradise Okay, so maybe the above image is a little ... too much; but it’s safe to say, if you work in an office with cubicles, your cubicle is where you’re going to ...
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The national drug store chain CVS Caremark said Wednesday that it's phasing out the sale of tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores across the United States. The company said cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco will no longer be ...
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SumoSalad switches to 'free-range' chicken Salad fast food retailer SumoSalad has announced it is making the switch to 'free-range' chicken in response to "growing consumer concern for animal welfare". SumoSalad said it would begin ...
Tags: chicken, Spicy Devil Chicken, Crumbed Chicken Caesar, Summer Chicken
German sports car manufacturer Porsche has opened its expanded production plant in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Along with the final assembly line, the plant now features a body shop and an ultra-modern paint shop. It has the capacity to ...
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GPU manufacturer Nvidia made a series of code contributions to the open-source project Nouveau late last week, signaling a possible thawing of relations with the Linux community. The company's support for its Linux drivers has long been a ...
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By coaxing light out of a single polymer molecule, researchers have made the world's tiniest light-emitting diode. This work is part of an interdisciplinary effort to make molecular scale electronic devices, which hold the potential for ...
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Milwaukee has been jamming by coming out with new and improved products over the last couple of years. One thing they have lagged behind on was a cool radio. Well today that comes to an end. Milwaukee introduced a cool new radio that has ...
Tags: Bluetooth Radio
Is it just me or do you find yourself having to transfer fluids frequently? Pouring gas is usually a one way thing. What if you need to recover that gas or put it back in the can? I have tried hand pumps with no luck. Recently I set out on ...
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Well here it goes my first tool review for Tools in Action, and it is the Gerber MP1 multi-tool it is part of their industrial lineup of multi-tools. I have to say I am pretty impressed with the fit and finish of this multi-tool, but for ...
Tags: Industrial Multi-Tool
Relieving Stress at Your Desk Work-related stress is a very real and serious thing. According to a study by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 40% of workers reported their job “very or extremely ...
Tags: Relieving Stress, desk