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  • Book previews online

    Click the Resources tab and then click the Preview bullet to preview any Hearlihy-published book online! Did you know you can preview Hearlihy-published books online? You can! When looking at the product page, just click the Resources tab and then click the Preview bullet to download a PDF file with selected pages from the publication.
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-08-2008
  • Dancing Robot Hexapod

    When you watch this dancing robot strut his stuff, you'll know why it won first place in Austria's annual Hexapod Robot Competition. Sources Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-21-2008
  • Fuel-producing fungus discovered

    Colorized environmental scanning electron microscope photo of Gliocladium roseum, an endophtic fungus that produces myco-diesel hydrocarbons. (Photo courtesy of Gary Strobel.) In a Patagonian rainforest, plant pathologist Gary Strobel has discovered a previously unknown species of fungus that excretes gases including at least eight hydrocarbons that
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-21-2008
  • Gas sipper not for sale here

    Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Photo: autobloggreen.com Ford, one of the carmakers taking a beating from Congress and the American people for its reliance on gas-guzzling SUVs, actually manufactures a car that gets 65 miles the gallon. It's the Fiesta ECOnetic but we can't have it. Ford sells this little gas miser only in Europe. Why? Because it runs
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-19-2008
  • Oxy-Cut Art

    Photo: Cal Lane.com Rusty shovels and wheelbarrows, old oil drums and car parts – any disreputable, likely-to-be-discarded steel objects – are turned into lacy-looking, decorative art with an oxyacetylene torch and the keen eye of artist/welder Cal Lane. These "industrial doilies," as Ms. Lane calls them, mirror the yin yang forces
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-07-2008
  • Jumping from the edge of space

    Photo credit: U.S. Air Force Museum First (and only) man to reach the speed of sound without an aircraft On August 16, 1960, Air Force Captain Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., jumped from an open balloon gondola at 102,800 feet, breaking the sound barrier with his body as he descended. The jump, which lasted 13 minutes, 45 seconds and included a four-minute
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-05-2008
  • Medieval Technology zaps heating bills

    The interior of a masonry stove is usually made of brick. The exterior tiles can be brick, stone, stucco, or a combination of these materials. Many vintage masonry stoves, like this one in Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg, are works of art. Wikipedia Homeowners trying to cut their heating bills may be better off looking to the past for the most efficient
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-24-2008
  • We've got your number

    It’s time to phone a friend for a little math fun. Get your calculator – this works! What are the first three digits of your phone number? (Ignore your area code and use only your seven-digit phone number.) Multiply by 80 Add 1 Multiply by 250 Add in the last four digits of your phone number Add in the last four digits of your phone number
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008
  • Surprising find in an unlikely place

    Mindarus harringtoni Photo: Rothansted Research Visual Communications Unit A previously unknown insect has been discovered – on eBay. The bug, trapped in amber, was offered for sale on the auction site and purchased by entomologist Dr. Richard Harrington who could not identify it. An expert in Denmark confirmed that the insect was a previously
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-01-2008
  • Not all green roofs created equal, research suggests

    The Wildflower Center monitors temperatures inside insulated metal boxes topped with three different roofs – green, white, and blacktop. Visit the Wildlife Center to see what the temperatures are now. Native plants improve performance Green roofs can keep buildings cooler in the summer and reduce rain runoff into streets and storm drains, but
    Posted to In The News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-01-2008
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