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The Importance of the Equal Sign

The Importance of the Equal Sign

Researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered new evidence regarding mathematics education. Their study suggests that the understanding of the equal sign (‘=’) is crucial in acquiring logical and mathematical thinking, and therefore it should be emphasized when teaching youth ...

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Regen ReNu – innovative solar charger

Regen ReNu – innovative solar charger

San Francisco based Company Regen has recently announced the future launch of an innovative solar charger, dubbed “ReNu”. The new gadget is capable of charging a large variety of devices, including the popular iPod and iPhone, giving users the ability ...

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Water Resistant Power Strip

Water Resistant Power Strip

Shohero Technologies, Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan has developed a new water resistant power strip. The strip, marketed under the name Wet Circuits, also builds in a variety of safety features not found in standard power strips including protection against overheating, ...

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Cost-Effective Self-Healing Concrete

Cost-Effective Self-Healing Concrete

A team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island (URI) has recently published an article describing a self-healing concrete that would be inexpensive to produce. According to Elite Force Staffing, such concrete could help reduce structure repair costs, lower ...

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Improving Lithium Ion Battery Life

Improving Lithium Ion Battery Life

Researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California are developing new carbon-silicon nanowire electrodes that increase the charge storage capacity of current lithium ion batteries by as much as 600 percent. Unlike recent electrodes using pure silicon, the carbon-silicon nanowires ...

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Omni-Directional Vibrating Speaker

Omni-Directional Vibrating Speaker

The Dwarf 360 is a USB powered device, which produces omni-directional sound. In addition, it vibrates in order amplify the sound. The device could be useful in situations that require circular dispersing of sound, such as conference meetings. This innovative, ...

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Generating Power from Pavement

Researchers at Novotech, Inc. of Acton, Massachusetts and two Massachusetts universities are developing a method to channel heat from asphalt and other paving materials into usable power. In addition to the power directly generated by the asphalt, this process would ...

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GoblinAero – A Hybrid Tricycle

GoblinAero – A Hybrid Tricycle

Goblin Motors, based in Arizona, USA, has introduced a new tricycle, named ‘GoblinAero’. Thanks to the vehicle’s hybrid engine – utilizing both electric power and traditional gas – it enables drivers to travel ecologically, consuming only 150 miles per gallon. ...

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Lightspeed Optical Communications

Lightspeed Optical Communications

Researchers at the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, the Office of Naval Research, and Torrey Pines Logic, Inc. of San Diego, California have been developing technology that permits voice, video, and data transmission via optical devices. The ...

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Toshiba’s Touch Multimedia Tablet

Toshiba’s Touch Multimedia Tablet

Toshiba announced its first touch-screen mobile device, JournE Touch, at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) electronic consumer fair in Berlin. The launch of Toshiba’s touch-screen came as a surprise, as the company was rather expected to announce its first Blu-ray disc ...

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