popsci.com - 11/8/2008
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A Dad Who Fought Back When Brian Hart lost his son to a roadside ambush in Iraq, he channeled his grief into creating an affordable robot that defuses bombs so the troops don’t have to Making All the Right Calls An engineer and his students turn the cellphone into a lifesaving ...
Inauguration Day | Popular Science
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Last Call? | Popular Science
popsci.com 12/24/2008 — Nearly five decades ago, Americans learned that one of their most treasured habits—smoking—was lethal. This year, we could get more scary news, when scientists announce the results from Interphone, the largest-ever study to investigate whether ...
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gawker.com 10/3/2008 — what we need more of is science Scientists Explain Why People Vote For Republicans Every election season, commentators trot out the old statistics about how more education makes people more likely to support Democrats, more studies are published on ...
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newscientist.com 10/29/2008 — An iron will runs in the family The mental toughness needed to bounce back and win in sport or pass exams, even when the chips are down, is largely inherited, reveals a study 18:07 29 October 2008 3 comments Men have a sharper eye for a love cheat ...
Crowds at the Capitol | Popular Science
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Guitar’s New Hero | Popular Science
popsci.com 10/17/2008 — Every shredder, from Les Paul to Jack White, has tweaked the sound of his guitar—adding echo, distortion or “wah-wah”—by manipulating the electric signal it produces. The Moog Guitar, on the other hand, manipulates the strings themselves, changing ...
Smart Coaster | Popular Science
popsci.com 11/22/2008 — No matter your poison -- coffee, tea, hot chocolate, sake -- take a gulp too soon out of the pot and chances are good that you'll burn your mouth. But build this Smart Coaster and you'll always know when it's safe to sip. According to my thermometer, ...
Robo Hop | Popular Science
popsci.com 10/23/2008 — We’re not sure which is scarier, getting lost in the woods or being rescued by a swarm of mini robotic grasshoppers. But it’s search-and-rescue situations that a Swiss robotics lab had in mind when they built the world’s smallest hopping robot. Small ...