Netwon's Apple Tree Sample to Defy Gravity

From Boing Boing:

Above is a hunk of the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton to develop his theory of gravity when he saw fruit falling from its branches in 1666. The bark, and a photo of Sir Isaac, will soon defy gravity aboard the Atlantis space shuttle slated for launch th

Human Stem Cells Grow Differently in Space

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Human stem cells grown in a rotating vessel to simulate microgravity are vastly different from those allowed to develop under normal conditions, a new study shows. The research raises questions about the viability of humans traveling in space w

Netbook PC

Hi,

I would like to know which would be the cheapest at the same time good quality Netbook available. The brands in mind - ASUS, MSI, DELL Mini.

I would like to have one with 2 gb RAM with fairly good video resolution where are many are having only 1 gb RAM and most dealers say it is not upgr

De-Cluttering Your Digital Life Can Set You Free

From msnbc.com: Tech and gadgets:

We've got multiple e-mail accounts, social networks, media streams, blogs, websites, electronic calendars, instant messages, phone contacts, online bills, passwords coming out of our ears and screen after screen after screen of computer stuff to ba

Heat Energy Conversion

As we all know that when we ride a car or a bike there is lot of heat generated in its engine. so why cant we use this heat energy as a feedback for conversion of heat energy into electrical energy which can be used for charging of its own battery?

Vacuum Tank for Reservoir (Palm Oil Industry)

Im involved in Palm Oil Processing Industry. Recently we were having problem with our vacum tank/ priming tank at reservoir and all pit.The tank is always empty after used. Everytime need to be filled with water again before start the pump. Pls advise on how to overcome this problem and possibility

Streamliners – Yesterday's Cars of the Future

For all the streamliners and teardroppers sketched out, put into clay and prototyped, very few successfully became the car of the future that they claimed to be. But they sure made for excellent copy for the newspapers and mechanics magazines of the day. Then there were some photographs that we

Shifting Gears Without Clutch

i have a friend that has a 5 speed car while he is driving the only time he uses the clutch is on take off from a full stop , after that point shifting to 2nd,3rd,4th adn 5th he does not use the clutch but just shifts to the next gear, he does "time" the shift but i have never heard the gears grind

Alcohol as a Fuel

We are involved in a government licensed distilling facility. Currently we are distilling farm grown sorghum. We are looking for a sources of raw material that is a waste product from a manufacturer or distributor. We are going to grow a crop of sugar beets. As more farms in our area convert to

Trolley On Rails Question

I need to make a trolley to run on rail tracks 1metre wide.

I have the rail tracks and the trolley I want to make is of 1m x 1m, and running on a rail track of 3 metres lenght.

Can someone help to give sketch of how to make this trolley and the what material is required as regardin

Portable Generator Question

I am installing a temporary 2000kw portable generator and noticed on the back it said it was rated for 480vac 3p and 240vac single phase. The building it is feeding is a 480y277v connected. This portable generator will be feeding chillers and a handful of single phase loads.

I am having

Underground Fires At Landfills Worry State EPA

I have been scavenging at and then reading about landfills since I was a kid, and from the beginning decided they were such a waste of resources.

I remember seeing H.J. Heinz products dumped by the truckload because the weight was off, clothing from stores, new & boxed appliances, other box