Iron is a metal that literally changed history. It changed the way that people could farm, build things, and make weapons. When it was made into tools (either for everyday life or warfare) it was stronger than bronze. It made…
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Where Are the Aliens? Are we alone in the Universe? At this very moment someone, somewhere around the world is bombarding the galactic airwaves with our radio, TV, microwave, infrared and other communicative signals. We are peering into the distant…
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With the coming of the atomic age, mankind had discovered the means to yield enormous amounts of energy from the splitting of atoms. This has been both a curse and blessing, with the advent of both the atomic bomb and…
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One of the most exciting science gifts for adults this year comes from the PicoTurbine company. This company has developed a range of kits and add ons that will allow the enterprising scientist (and children who are age 10 and…
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The Dimino Thread: The Presence of Energy Scientific progress is on-going, but when we begin to praise scientific progress, we begin to realize that there is still so much that remains to be discovered. Are we only finding fragments, or…
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Light as a feather is heavy compared to the new lightweight material developed by U.S. engineers. They tout the new material as one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam, yet it offers extreme energy absorption. Experts say the material could be…
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One of the most puzzling questions to humanbeings, which had not been answered for centuries already is that are we alone in this universe? Or are there other kinds of lives on other planets in our galaxy or in other…
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Beginning in the 1960s, there was a movement within this country to adopt the metric system as the official system of measurement. After years of study, the United States Metric Study concluded in 1971 in “Report to the Congress: A…
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There is pretty much one way and one way only to wow judges with a weak experiment at a science fair. No, don’t go bribing the judges. Bribery will get you nowhere and it’s going to make you look bad…
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Science festivals are about bringing science to the people, to create an understanding of how science impacts our lives. Recent science festivals have placed an emphasis on our connection with the world around us and how science affects humanity through…
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