Major polluting companies that refuse to comply with the new regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have to take a significant amount of money out of their pockets. This appears to be the case of CalPortland, a cement plant located in in the vicinity of Mojave, whose owners will have to pay a... |
19 December 2011
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You'd think that gadgets should be light, cheap and easy (as well as reasonably safe) to throw around, but those traits definitely do not apply to the BugHouse Future Fossils, and that's not just because of the prices.
While the $50 to $500 (37 to 371 Euro) range does raise a few question marks, the mater... |
7 December 2011
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In a discovery with potentially far-reaching implications, researchers at the Purdue University have discovered the ingredients that oysters use to produce the glue which keeps them together. The team that made the findings included experts from many research institutions and universities, but the work was coordinate... |
21 September 2010
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Oysters differ from other marine animals that produce glue to affix themselves to each other via the fact that they produce cement to keep their colonies together. The conclusion, which belongs to a new study by experts at the Purdue University and the University of South Carolina (USC), may holds great importance fo... |
24 August 2010
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Since flash drives established themselves as a market, storage solutions developers have been diligent in the invention of new ways to ensure that these devices, along with the data stored onto them, are secure. Among the more successful design features and technologies that have come to be as a result of this need a... |
26 May 2010
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More than 2,000 years ago, some bright scientists in the Roman Empire created a compound that has remained in use throughout history, up to this day. Cement is still one of the most widely used construction materials in the world, with most constructions employing it in one form or another. However, despite its wide-... |
10 February 2010
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Romans have been using forms of naturally occurring cement since before the year 0, in constructing aqueducts and other large infrastructures in their vast empire. The practice of using it has continued to this day, with most of the world's large buildings relying on it for their strength. As funny as it may sou... |
10 September 2009
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Ever since Ancient time, when mortar, concrete and cement were not your average commodities in the world, people have employed an old constructions technique that was equally cheap and green. With the use of rammed earth, engineers of old managed to erect impressive structures, ranging from garrisons to churches and ... |
2 June 2009
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It's less dangerous walking through the jungle than driving a car in a big city. The city traffic clearly produces much more victims. A new study could improve the state of victims of the most severe spinal injuries caused by car crashes.A collaboration between the University of Leeds and Queen's University... |
30 October 2007
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The common theory says that the Egyptian pyramids were made of carved giant limestone blocks that were carried up on ramps. But this explanation leaves a large quantity of unsolved questions. Two decades ago, Joseph Davidovits, Director of the Geopolymer Institute in St. Quentin, France, said that the pyramid blocks ... |
19 May 2007
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