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New Flu Treatment Outsmarts Mutations
Candy Coated A new treatment targets "lollipop" molecules on the flu's surface. Russell Kightley/Photo Researchers Before swine flu swept through the U.S., the virus had bounced around South America...
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Disaster City: Inside the World's Largest Search-and-Rescue Training Facility
Broken Home A rescue worker guides an earthquake victim from a 7,000-square-foot mountain of lumber. Brent Humphreys March 28, 2009: 4 p.m.Down here it smells like fresh wood. Sawed lumber and shop...
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Theme Building: Incredible DIY Projects for Summer
Burn Notice Builder Trent Whatley had to remove the excess fuel from the Chevy's carburetor. Without doing so, he says, "you're making yourself a nice little bomb." Trent Whatley Self-described "Mr....
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If a Mosquito Bites Me after I’ve Had a Beer, Can It Get Drunk?
Barflies iStock Shockingly, no major studies have been conducted on this topic. "The implications are, however, profound," says Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland. "Reckless...
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A Water-Powered Jetpack
Up, Up and Away Controlled with a throttle on the handgrip, Raymond Li's Jetlev-Flyer (shown here operated by Steven J. Grey, one of Li's official demonstrators) can provide up to two hours of...
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Blackout Bomb: Air Force's High-Powered Microwave Weapons Fry Enemy Equipment
Blackout Bomb Graham Murdoch In modern warfare, where missions are sometimes over in minutes, a blind enemy is a defeated enemy. The electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear weapon detonated miles...
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Why Does Coke From a Glass Bottle Taste Different?
The Usual Suspects Various container materials might impart slight changes to Coke's flavor. Courtesy The Coca-Cola Company It doesn't. That's what Coca-Cola's spokespeople say, anyway. "The great...
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Five Tools To Survive the Apocalypse
Air Filter out ammonia, chlorine or swirling toxic dust. The Advantage respirator gives a snug fit in seconds, using a harness that tightens two head-straps with a single clip. Its facepiece comes in...
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Kit of the Month: Twitter Your Home's Power Consumption
Juicy Details Twitter users can keep tabs on how much energy your Xbox and other electronics are consuming. Luis Bruno Nothing motivates like peer pressure, whether it's friends goading you into one...
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Another League Under the Sea: Tomorrow's Research Subs Open Earth's Final...
Flying Low The Deep Flight II sub uses stubby wings that propel it down like an airplane goes up. Nick Kaloterakis By liberal estimates, we've explored about 5 percent of the seas, and nearly all of...
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30-Second Science: Sun and Water Enable New Self-Healing Materials
Pressure Point The polymer fibers in flexible concrete help it resist 500 times as much stress as conventional concrete. Courtesy Nicole Casal Moore/University of Michigan; FlexcreteResearchers have...
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The Future of Farming: Eight Solutions For a Hungry World
Desert Oasis The Sahara Forest Project will use concentrating solar power to provide energy to greenhouses in the desert. Paul Wootton Today's crops crisscross the globe: Mexico's tomatoes end up on...
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Five Lessons for Dangerous Living With Bill Gurstelle
Fire God Gurstelle demonstrates his homemade flamethrower Courtesy Karen Hansen View Photo GalleryI learned a lot of interesting scientific facts while writing Absinthe and Flamethrowers: Projects and...
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New Lawsuit Challenges the Right to Patent Human Genes for Profit
Gene Justice Companies can patent gene sequences for diseases such as breast cancer in order to sell diagnostic tests for the genes. The ACLU charges that this has created a monopoly and hopes to set...
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How Can I Make My Computer Boot Up Faster?
Revved-Up Laptop Start Your Engines Dave Helfrey Good news for the busy and the impatient: It's easy to speed up your start-up. PC users can boot up within 15 seconds using new "instant-on" Linux...
View ArticleIf a Mosquito Bites Me after I’ve Had a Beer, Can It Get Drunk?
Shockingly, no major studies have been conducted on this topic. âThe implications are, however, profound,â says Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of…
View ArticleA Water-Powered Jetpack
When Raymond Li decided to build a jetpack propelled by water instead of rocket fuel, most of his friends thought he had gone crazy. Worse, engineers told him it would be…
View ArticleBlackout Bomb: Air Force's High-Powered Microwave Weapons Fry Enemy Equipment
In modern warfare, where missions are sometimes over in minutes, a blind enemy is a defeated enemy. The electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear weapon detonated miles…
View ArticleWhy Does Coke From a Glass Bottle Taste Different?
It doesn't. That's what Coca-Cola's spokespeople say, anyway. "The great taste of Coca-Cola is the same regardless of the package it comes in," they insist. Rather, they say,…
View ArticleFive Tools To Survive the Apocalypse
Swine flu, nuclear tests, global warmingâsigns of impending doom abound. Should the unthinkable happen, the smart survivalist has two options: flee the planet or, for those…
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